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Archaeologists Sound Alarm about Risk BP Drilling in Libya Could Pose to Ancient Sites

Some of Libya’s most important coastal ruins could be irreparably harmed by an oil spill. Photo by moscayan via Flickr. With its rich ancient sites only recently opened up to visitors, Libya ‘s slowly developing tourism industry may be in trouble before it really even gets going. According to archaeologists, 7th-century-BC cities and historic shipwrecks — many o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Archaeologists Sound Alarm about Risk BP Drilling in Libya Could Pose to Ancient Sites