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Alaska Governor wants to fight the effects of climate change by drilling more oil
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October 14, 2015
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"Alaska Governor Bill Walker (I) said this week that his state should be allowed to drill more oil to help cover the costs of fighting climate change.
Walker told BBC News that many small coastal towns in Alaska were facing erosion caused by climate change, but the state is facing budget shortfalls caused by a drop in energy prices over the last two years. Alaska, which has no income tax, gets 90 percent of it’s revenue by taxing oil and gas production.
In one case, the town of Kivalina lost 10 feet of shoreline in a matter of hours last week. Experts have said that it could cost $100 million to move the town.
“We have villages that are washing away because of the change in the climate,” Walker explained. “I don’t see anybody putting together contribution funds to help move Kivalina, and so that’s our obligation.”
“We’ve got about 12 villages in that same situation,” he added. “This isn’t something we can put off for 10-20 years… We have to begin this process now – it’s an absolute urgency for Alaska.”
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