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America's Arctic Ocean, the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, is home to polar bears, bowhead whales, walrus and many other iconic animals. Yet oil and gas development continues to threaten these waters despite a serious lack of scientific understanding of the region and no credible means for cleaning up an oil spill in the Arctic's harsh and remote conditions. America’s Arctic is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change – warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world – and offshore drilling will only exacerbate the problem. | America's Arctic Ocean, the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, is home to polar bears, bowhead whales, walrus and many other iconic animals. Yet oil and gas development continues to threaten these waters despite a serious lack of scientific understanding of the region and no credible means for cleaning up an oil spill in the Arctic's harsh and remote conditions. America’s Arctic is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change – warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world – and offshore drilling will only exacerbate the problem. | ||
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Revision as of 17:18, 12 September 2018
America's Arctic Ocean, the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, is home to polar bears, bowhead whales, walrus and many other iconic animals. Yet oil and gas development continues to threaten these waters despite a serious lack of scientific understanding of the region and no credible means for cleaning up an oil spill in the Arctic's harsh and remote conditions. America’s Arctic is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change – warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world – and offshore drilling will only exacerbate the problem.
| KEY FACTS |
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Fact Sheets | Congressional Letters | Public Letters | Maps | Reports & Previous Attempts to Drill
Opportunities to Show Support
- S.2720, Clean Coasts Act
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Talking Points
