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In
this 2007 photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station
at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. The Obama administration
is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to
environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm
marine mammals and exacerbate global warming. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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The Obama administration
is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to
environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm
whales, walruses and other wildlife and exacerbate global warming.
