Drones in the Arctic: New Tools for Risky Drilling?

Scientists studying Arctic sea ice and melt ponds in the Chukchi Sea. (Photo: NASA/Kathryn Hansen)Environmentalists cheered the news in April that ConocoPhillips had halted its plans for risky Arctic drilling. However, any fears that its stopping of fossil fuel exploitation in the harsh environment was only temporary may be confirmed by a move this month … Continue reading Drones in the Arctic: New Tools for Risky Drilling?