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Oil Companies Could Be a Nightmare for the Whales of the Arctic
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.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe 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.
