Trump officials may allow 'shaker machines' to search arctic refuge for oil
by Brendan Jones in Sitka, Alaska from Environment | The Guardian on (#3VF38)
Seismic testing plan would cause irreparable harm to Alaska national wildlife refuge, biologists say
The Trump administration has announced it is considering a proposal to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas in the Arctic national wildlife refuge, the largest such preserve in the US.
If the plan moves forward, vehicles with "shakers" - diesel-powered equipment that sends tremors through the landscape - will be deployed along Alaska's northern coastal plain in an effort to map underground hydrocarbon deposits.
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