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Seattle flotilla protests Shell's Arctic drilling plans
2015-05-16 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of activists in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay on Saturday to protest plans by Royal Dutch Shell to resume oil exploration in the Arctic and keep two of its drilling rigs stored in the city's port. Environmental groups have vowed to disrupt the Anglo-Dutch oil company's efforts to use the Seattle as a home base as it outfits the rigs to return to the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, saying drilling in the remote Arctic waters could lead to an ecological catastrophe. Demonstrators...
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Pres. Obama Defends Arctic Drilling Decision
2015-05-15 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama on Thursday defended his administrations decision to allow offshore oil and natural gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, a move that has been the subject of criticism from environmentalists. Obama told reporters that although he wants the country to move completely away from fossil fuels at some point, domestic oil and natural gas production is still necessary in the short term. I believe that we are going to have to transition off of fossil fuels as a planet in order to prevent...
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UN Clmate Official Pans Idea of Arctic Drilling in Subtle Slap at Obama Admin
2015-05-14 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The United Nations top climate official took a subtle poke at the Obama administration on Wednesday over its decision to conditionally allow oil exploration off Alaskas coast, suggesting that the Arctics oil and gas should stay underground. Despite the tentative green light given to Shell Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, both the environment and Shells stockholders would be best served if such projects are shelved, said Christiana Figueres, the executive director of the U.N. Framework Convention...
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LLOG to restart drilling at Deepwater Horizon explosion site in US
2015-05-14 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
US-based LLOG Exploration Offshore is set to restart deep-water drilling near the site of the Deepwater Horizon, after an accident in 2010, killing 11 people.
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Here's why Obama is approving Arctic drilling again
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For a leader who has made fighting climate change a priority, President Barack Obama's decision to approve Royal Dutch Shell's return to oil and gas exploration off Alaska was seen by many environmentalists as a contradiction. On Tuesday, his administration upheld a 2008 Arctic lease sale, clearing an important hurdle for Shell. The Interior Department will now consider the company's drilling plan, which could take 30 days. But Shell, which has already spent about $6 billion exploring the Arctic,...
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