... environmental damage will be limited because of the practices and experience of Arctic operations for over twenty years. By using new efficient techniques, impact on the tundra and the wildlife will be minimal. From these high-tech modern drilling techniques, fewer drilling platforms will be built. Building the oil fields on gravel pads the permafrost underneath will be protected. Pipelines will be lifted off the ground and these pipes will have fitted loops that will limit oil spills or leaks. Also, by using horizontal drilling, winter-only exploration due to migration and ice instead of gravel roads wildlife will not be ruined. Oil companies have claimed that they will clean and regenerate the areas they use by studies being made on how to turn back tundra to its original state. It is a fact that many companies are forced to use environmental-friendly products to lessen environmental damage. Unlike what environmentalists have argued, ...

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