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Pro-Drilling in the Arctic: Energy companies like Shell are advocates of drilling in the Arctic and offshore. They advocate that their would be no damage in the ecosystem due to their drilling procedures. They are defending themselves by regulation rules such as have to be completely removed from the land prior to the formation of any sea ice had returned. Another is that they have to have an oil spill response boat, the Arctic Challenger.
In 2005, the oil within the Arctic had an estimated cost of 374 billion dollars. It would take 123 billion dollars to extract and sell the oil, however.
One of the largest current battles in Arctic drilling started in 2008 when TransCanada Corporation applied for a permit to build the 'Keystone Pipeline.'
On February 24, 2015, the infamous 'Keystone Pipeline," was approved by Congress by 270-152 votes, the majority-Republican party voted unanimously aside from one member against the bill. Obama vetoed the bill with a simple 104-word letter.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-sends-obama-bill-approve-keystone-pipeline-n304676
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/us/politics/as-expected-obama-vetoes-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill.html?_r=0
http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/arctic-drilling/current-state-arctic-oil-drilling-us
http://www.rff.org/Publications/WPC/Pages/Drilling-for-Oil-in-the-Arctic.aspx
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/us/politics/as-expected-obama-vetoes-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill.html?_r=0
http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/arctic-drilling/current-state-arctic-oil-drilling-us
http://www.rff.org/Publications/WPC/Pages/Drilling-for-Oil-in-the-Arctic.aspx