Willow, the ConocoPhillips drilling project on the North Slope, has drawn criticism from around the country. Now, with a legal challenge still pending in court, even the United Nations Human Rights Council wants to get involved. And so does Patagonia.
An exploration site at ConocoPhillips’ Willow prospect is seen from the air in the 2019 winter season.
The ConocoPhillips oil drilling site on the North Slope known as the Willow Project has drawn criticism from around the country, primarily because of the implications to the global climate from pumping more fossil fuel out of the ground, burning it for energy and putting more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Now, with a legal challenge still pending in court, even the United Nations Human Rights Council wants to get involved.The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.: Well, it’s the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change. They’ve asked the judge hearing the legal challenge for permission to file a friend of the court brief in the lawsuit, which was filed by environmental groups and other groups trying to stop the Willow Project.: Yeah, it’s a funny U.N.
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