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Environmentalists outraged over drilling commencement Eric Carey. Several environmentalists expressed shock and outrage yesterday after learning that exploratory oil drilling by Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) commenced in Bahamian waters. Bahamas National Trust (BNT) Executive Director Eric Carey called it “duplicitous” and “hypocritical” as he said it pushes the country back years and goes contrary to the steps needed in addressing the effects of climate change that plague the country. “It’s an unfortunate and sad day for the development of our country because I think it takes us a step back into fossilized times,” Carey said. “We’re looking at fuels that are destructive and are a detriment to our own existence and it’s a sad day that as a country that is so vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, we have been to the United Nations and elsewhere telling the world that we are at risk, that we’re going to go under as the sea levels are rising because

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