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next >>The Arctic Wildlife Refuge and sensitive areas offshore of it must be protected against exploration for oil or drilling for oil. The FWOC opposes any invasion of the Refuge and these offshore areas by oil interests. [Res. 12, 1990] The areas would only provide 51 days of fuel if developed. [Res. 11, 2000] The section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on the Arctic plain ought to be closed to oil exploration and drilling and added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The biological heart of this refuge, which contains the most important polar bear denning habitat in the U.S., harbors millions of migratory birds and critical calving and summer feeding ground for the Porcupine caribou herd, ought not be jeopardized; this habitat needs to survive untouched. [Res. 17, 1995] Legislation ought to be enacted giving wilderness designation to the coastal plain of this refuge. [Res. 7, 2007] All decisions regarding oil development must be accompanied by full NEPA compliance and reviews required under the Endangered Species Act. [Res. 12, 1990] The FWOC supports continued moratoria on drilling for oil in sensitive offshore areas. [Res. 12, 1990] In light of the fact that 68 million acres of public land have been leased to oil companies which they are not choosing to develop, no more areas offshore of California, Oregon, and Washington should be opened for oil and gas drilling. The need simply does not exist. [Res. 18, 2008] Federal law should require that all oil tankers operating in U.S. waters have double hulls to reduce risk of oil spills from collisions, as well as other safeguards to prevent accidents. Those transporting oil at sea should have comprehensive contingency plans in the event of accidents. [Res. 13, 1990] The quality and productivity of the waters of Puget Sound should not be jeopardized by projects that would risk more oil spills there, such as the Trans-Mountain Pipeline Project that would construct an oil facility near Port Angeles and bring larger tankers into these waters. [Res. 21, 1991] next >> |
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