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Two Arctic Ice Seals Gain Endangered Species Act Protection - Warming Climate a Key Factor
2013-01-02 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Responding to a 2008 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the federal government today finalized Endangered Species Act protection for two ice-dependent Arctic seals threatened by melting sea ice and snowpack due to climate change. Ringed seals and bearded seals, found in the waters off Alaska, are the first species since polar bears to be protected primarily because of climate change threats. "Arctic animals face a clear danger of extinction from climate change," said Shaye Wolf,...
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Shell oil drilling platform stranded in sensitive Arctic region
2013-01-02 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The multinational oil giant Shell is facing fresh criticism of its Arctic offshore oil drilling programme, after one of its platforms was left stranded in an environmentally sensitive area of the Alaskan coast. The rig, called Kulluk, ran aground on an uninhabited island during a storm at the weekend while being towed back to Seattle for maintenance. By high winds and heavy seas were still preventing crewmen from boarding to check for damage. No leak has so far been seen from the rig, which is...
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Arctic oil rig runs aground
2013-01-02 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On Monday night, an oil drilling rig owned by Dutch Royal Shell ran aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska, prompting fears of an oil spill. As of yesterday no oil was seen leaking from the rig according to the Coast Guard, but efforts to secure the rig have floundered due to extreme weather. The rig, dubbed Kulluk, contains over 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The incident occurred when harsh weather caused the rig to break free from a ship that was towing the Kulluk from the Arctic...
Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Raising Grave Concerns of Drilling in the Arctic
2013-01-02 15:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak conducts hoists of the second of 18 crewmen from the mobile drilling unit Kulluk in 15 to 20-foot seas 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City Saturday, Dec. 29. The Coast Guard was prompted to rescue the crew of the Kulluk after there were problems with the tow Thursday and the weather conditions began to deteriorate. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Despite warnings from wildlife advocates of the risks...
Shell under fire as Arctic oil rig runs aground
2013-01-02 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Environmental campaigners have stepped up calls for a moratorium on offshore drilling in the Arctic oceans, after a rig operated by Shell ran aground off Kodiak Island in Alaska. The Kulluk rig broke free of Shell's Aiviq tug in stormy conditions last Thursday and after repeated failed attempts to restore the towing lines the rig ran aground on Sitkalidak Island off the southern end of Kodiak in water around 40ft deep. The US Coast Guard reported yesterday that the rig, which is estimated to...
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