From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Twenty-eight years ago, the Exxon Valdez oil spill coated 1,300 miles of Alaska’s coastline, destroying lives and decimating populations of fish, marine mammals, and birds alike. Since then, we have seen several devastating spill disasters … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/20/incredible-victory-obama-bans-drilling-parts-arctic-and-atlantic Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Common Dreams Move comes in response to efforts by climate activists urging president to secure environmental protections before new administration takes power By Nadia Prupis, staff writer Although green groups … Continued