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阿拉斯加溼地石油開採 美聯邦法院喊停

2006年09月13日
ENS美國,阿拉斯加,安哥拉治報導;蘇家億編譯;蔡麗伶審校

雪布克湖海鴨是當地著名的野生動物(圖片來源:FWS)布希政府將開放超過170萬英畝阿拉斯加溼地鑽油的計畫,在7日遇到了阻力。聯邦法院對此做出初步判決,將暫時中止這項鬆綁的法案。做出該判決的法官指出,聯邦政府未善盡對鄰近特雪布克湖的環評責任,該地被視為是北極地區最重要野生棲地之一。

Court Blocks Drilling in Alaskan Wetlands
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, September 8, 2006 (ENS)
The Bush administration's plan to open more than 1.7 million acres of Alaska wetlands to oil drilling hit a roadblock Thursday when a federal judge issued a preliminary decision temporarily blocking the leasing proposal. The judge criticized the federal government for failing to properly analyze the environmental impacts of drilling near Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake, which is considered one of the most important wildlife habitat areas in the Arctic.

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蔡麗伶(LiLing Barricman)

In my healing journey and learning to attain the breath awareness, I become aware of the reality that all the creatures of the world are breathing the same breath. Take action, here and now. From my physical being to the every corner of this out of balance's planet.