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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Alaska Sea Drilling Will Harm Animals, Groups Say


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Melted ice chunks linger on the Chukchi Sea, on June 9, 2005, in Shishmaref, Alaska.

Environmental groups say a government plan to open sea floor off the northwest coast of Alaska to petroleum leases is based on incomplete information and seriously threatens already burdened arctic species.

Photograph by Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images