Obama defends Arctic drilling decision on eve of Alaska climate change trip
by Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent from on (#JTEB)
President accused of undermining own agenda with decision to allow hunt for oil in Arctic, as he prepares for three-day tour to showcase effects of climate change
Barack Obama has been forced to defend his decision to allow the hunt for oil in the last great wilderness of the Arctic, on the eve of an historic visit to Alaska intended to spur the fight against climate change.
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