Oil company abandons search for Arctic oil due to polar bears
In a blow to the Trump administration, which hoped to find oil and gas reserves, warnings from US government scientists were taken to heart
11 July 2019 - 18:15
Washington — A company has abandoned plans to conduct an aerial survey of potential oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge following stern warnings from US government scientists the work could harm polar bears.
The risk to polar bears “is high enough that it cannot be discounted”, US department of interior Fish and Wildlife Service told CGG Canada Services in a June 7 letter obtained by Bloomberg News...
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