With just a month left in office, President Obama is took steps to protect his environmental legacy by ordering wide swaths of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans placed permanently off-limits for oil drilling. Obama was joined in the effort by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Back in March, the two leaders pledged to work together on environmental concerns.
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The order is seen as a preemptive move ahead of his oil-drilling friendly successor Donald Trump.
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PM.Trudeau & Pres.Obama to BAN ALL FUTURE OFFSHORE DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC #cdnpoli https://t.co/y6q7B9Xtnj
TY #POTUS44 & PM #JUSTINTRUDEAU pic.twitter.com/XrTe5zhb97
— Brook Bufa (@jupiter896) December 21, 2016
Polar bears are just one of the animals that will benefit from President Obama's recent ban on oil drilling https://t.co/MX4ZnX7TNw
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) December 21, 2016
Thank you Mr PresidentPresident Obama bans oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic Oceans https://t.co/6idPKDObq2
— Sebastian Roché (@sebroche) December 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/811546744295145472
(AURN)
