Shell’s Drilling Plans Expose Just How Unprepared The U.S. Is For A Melting Arctic
BY NATASHA GEILING AUG 12, 2015 1:02PM
As Shell moves forward with itsplans to drill in remote Arctic waters, the U.S. Coast Guard is being forced to divert resources — including a national security ship normally used for monitoring drug trafficking — to ensure that the oil and gas company sticks to its safety and environmental requirements.
“That for me is the opportunity cost,” Admiral Paul Zukunft, commandant of the Coast Guard, told Reuters in an interview last week. “It means you do less somewhere else in order to supplement activity in the Arctic.”
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