The BP oil spill fouled the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and cleanup is still under way. What would happen if there were a similar accident in Arctic waters off the shores of Alaska? The Obama Administration has issued an environmental impact report that has environmentalists furious about the potential for just such a disaster. Subhankar Banarjee is author of Arctic Voice: Resistance at the Tipping Point.
Oil Companies Could Be a Nightmare for the Whales of the Arctic
Credits
Guest:
Subhankar Banerjee - environmental writer and activist
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Banerjee on Obama, Shell and the fate of the far north
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Sáša Woodruff,
Jenny Hamel