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Shell's Arctic drilling set back by US court ruling
2014-01-23 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Shell's hopes of drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska this summer faced a serious setback when a US federal court ruled that the full range of environmental risks had not been assessed by the government. The 9th circuit court of appeals ruled in favour of green groups and Native Alaskan tribes which want Shell and its partners to call off their exploration programme for fear of an oil spill. The Anglo Dutch oil group declined to comment on the implications of the court case and would only say:...
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