Trump Administration Pushes for Arctic Drilling, Denies ‘Climate Crisis’
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Trump Administration Pushes for
Arctic Drilling, Denies ‘Climate Crisis’ The Trump administration is currently
seeking the ability to offer lease sales
for oil drilling across 1.56 million
acres of coastal plains in Alaska. In a recently released environmental impact statement,
the Bureau of Land Management argued in favor of the
administration, saying “there is not a climate crisis.” BLM, via statement They went on to argue that the warming
of the Earth does not cause “unlivable”
conditions, but rather favorable ones. BLM, via statement According to environmental groups,
the statement by the BLM is a “coordinated
disinformation effort” by the administration. Brenda Ekwurzel, Union of Concerned Scientists
Director of Climate Science, via ‘The Hill’
Arctic Drilling, Denies ‘Climate Crisis’ The Trump administration is currently
seeking the ability to offer lease sales
for oil drilling across 1.56 million
acres of coastal plains in Alaska. In a recently released environmental impact statement,
the Bureau of Land Management argued in favor of the
administration, saying “there is not a climate crisis.” BLM, via statement They went on to argue that the warming
of the Earth does not cause “unlivable”
conditions, but rather favorable ones. BLM, via statement According to environmental groups,
the statement by the BLM is a “coordinated
disinformation effort” by the administration. Brenda Ekwurzel, Union of Concerned Scientists
Director of Climate Science, via ‘The Hill’