alaska
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ConocoPhillips Wants To Install Chilling Devices in the Arctic To Get More Oil
You may have heard: President Biden approved an enormous fossil fuel development in the Alaskan Arctic on Monday. The Willow Project,a planned $US8 ($11) billion oil and gas extraction endeavour by ConocoPhillips, is set to move forward in the state’s North Slope — despite fierce pushback from climate and other environmental stakeholders.
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Alaska May Be Hiding a Huge Volcanic System
As if we needed more upsetting right news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of Alaskan islands is actually part of an interconnected volcanic system of the same kind seen at Yellowstone National Park.
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The Oil Industry Threatens Alaskan Polar Bears in Their Dens
Pregnant polar bears enter dens when they give birth for up to eight months. The process makes bear mums super vulnerable — they fast, surviving off the fat on their bodies, and can lose up to 43% of their body weight. And in that environment, the mums must care for their newborn cubs.
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Trump’s Latest Rollback Will Allow Hunters to Shoot Wolf Pups and Bear Cubs in Their Dens
The Trump administration is finalising a still-raging pandemic.