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We can’t clean up one Arctic oil spill, let alone hundreds

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A warming Arctic means a new frontier is opening to oil and gas exploration, with the promise of prosperity for Arctic nations. But can oil companies clean up even one oil spill in icy waters?

WWF’s Alexander Shestakov argues that the technology simply does not exist to ensure safe oil development in the Arctic, in this new documentary from Danish broadcaster DR.

Watch the documentary (In Danish and English, with Danish subtitles)

Note: Mr. Shestakov speaks (in English) at 1:30, 5:35, 9:50 and 27:20.

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