Reading the following article (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=us-agency-approves-shell-arctic-oil) just makes me sick to my stomach, (like listening to Ann Coulter talk) a real kick in the groin. Being an avid birder, photographer and self-proclaimed tree-hugging lefty, the thought of oil rigs in the pristine arctic wilderness just boggles the mind (like the popularity of Bill O' Reilly). What part of "disaster waiting to happen" doesn't the Obama administration understand? Has the massive gulf oil spill taught us nothing? The EPA and us, the citizens of our country (ie. "We the people") have an obligation to oppose this fiasco in the making.
A study by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) already points of the dangers that aircraft and industrial development pose to wildlife in the Bering and Chukchi seas. Both of those areas are scheduled for "exploratory drilling" in July 2012, right when young fledgling chicks are at their most vulnerable.
I'm reminded of an scene from Star Trek when the Enterprise travels through time to an earth under Borg control. The planet is an industrial wasteland, eastern Europe in the late 50's was bright and sunny by comparison. My point is, we need to draw the proverbial "line in the sand" somewhere. I can think of no better place than the pristine north slope of the arctic.
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