Trump officials may allow 'shaker machines' to search arctic refuge for oil

Seismic testing plan would cause irreparable harm to Alaska national wildlife refuge, biologists sayThe Trump administration has announced it is considering a proposal to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas in the Arctic national wildlife refuge, the largest such preserve in the US.If the plan moves forward, vehicles with "shakers" - diesel-powered equipment that sends tremors through the landscape - will be deployed along Alaska's northern coastal plain in an effort to map underground hydrocarbon deposits. Continue reading...