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Arctic nations' oil spill plans too vague: Environmentalists

2013-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Plans by Arctic nations to start cooperating over oil spills are vague and fail to define corporate liability for any accidents in an icy region opening up to oil and gas exploration due to global warming, environmentalists said on Monday. A 21-page document by the eight-nation Arctic Council, seen by Reuters and due to be approved in May, says countries in the region "shall maintain a national system for responding promptly and effectively to oil pollution incidents." It does not say what...

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