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Alaska Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Drill Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Alaska Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Drill Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation Wednesday night that would open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development for the first time. The bill could advance with only 51 votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60 as it complies under Congress’ budget resolution instructions for 2018. […]

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    Alaska Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Drill Arctic Wildlife Refuge

    Alaska Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Drill Arctic Wildlife Refuge

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation Wednesday night that would open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development for the first time. The bill could advance with only 51 votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60 as it complies under Congress’ budget resolution instructions for 2018. […]

    Trump Administration Approves Exploratory Drilling in Arctic Ocean

    Trump Administration Approves Exploratory Drilling in Arctic Ocean

    The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a plan submitted by Eni US to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, setting the stage for a devastating oil spill in one of the most biologically rich areas in America’s Arctic. The company, a U.S. subsidiary of the Italian oil and gas giant, has sat on its […]

    WATCH LIVE CAM: Annual Polar Bear Migration

    WATCH LIVE CAM: Annual Polar Bear Migration

    Explore.org welcomes back the mystical polar bear species to Pearls of the Planet live nature cam family for another season. [facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1340284565984477/ expand=1] The live cameras are being hosted with nonprofit Polar Bears International, which is dedicated to conserving polar bears and the sea ice they depend on. Frontiers North Adventures, a long time ecotourism […]