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Fighting a Shell Game in the Arctic

Jan 24, 2010
A legal challenge by environmental and indigenous Alaskan groups may dampen Shell Oil's chances of drilling for billions of barrels of oil in the U.S. portion of the Arctic's Chukchi Sea. It's feared the controversial plan could spell disaster for endangered species as well as increase global warming.