Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

We have to be bold. We have to provide leadership. Now it's true that we disagree on this. The governor said that he doesn't think this problem is necessarily caused by people. He's for letting the oil companies into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Houston has just become the smoggiest city in the country.

Hypothesis: When companies are exploring and drilling they are extracting the vegetation and destroying permafrost which can cause harm to the land.
It's impossible to say