Publication Name
Fuel Fix
Author(s)
Associated Press
Pew Environment Group over the weekend paid for national television commercials that imply that the Arctic is not ready for drilling to move forward. They begin with the question: “Are we really ready to drill for oil in the Arctic?”
“There are still unanswered questions, and I think there is a lot of pressure in our country right now to drill for oil,” said Marilyn Heiman, the group’s U.S. Arctic program director.
After pictures of icebergs in placid waters, the ad switches to an image of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig burning in the Gulf of Mexico. It notes that the Gulf of Mexico blowout took three months to cap and that an Arctic blowout would face the additional challenges of drifting ice, subzero temperatures, a lack of Coast Guard presence, no roads, and no ports for 1,000 miles.
The advertisements appeared during “Meet the Press,” ”Face the Nation,” and “State of the Union.” Additional airings were scheduled for “Morning Joe” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
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Read the full article, Group Questions Arctic Drilling in Ad Campaign, on the Fuel Fix website.
