A group of 573 scientists today released a letter to President Obama asking him to stop oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic waters until experts can study the proposed oil development's impacts on sensitive Arctic ecosystems and native subsistence activities.
ARCTIC: Hundreds of scientists ask Obama to halt drilling
Jan. 27, 2012 | Greenwire | Greenwire | Marageret Kriz Hobson
Topics: U.S. Arctic Policy, U.S. OCS Policy
Regions: Alaska, Beaufort Sea – U.S., Chukchi Sea, U.S. Arctic Waters
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