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Shell halts 2013 drilling plans in Alaska's Arctic seas

2013-02-28 10:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell will not drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic seas this year, the company said Wednesday in a widely expected decision that follows a series of high-profile setbacks in 2012. Both critics and supporters of Shell's controversial Arctic offshore foray welcomed its decision to give up on drilling there for 2013 while the company tries to get its drill ships ready and answers to U.S. investigators. Michael LeVine, senior Pacific counsel for environmental group Oceana in Juneau, Alaska,...

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