Greenpeace protesters blocking oil ship rappel down from. Risks and potential impacts of oil exploration in the arctic. Greenpeace says 30 of its activists are being held at gunpoint by security officers after an attempt to board a russian oil drilling platform in the arctic. Greenpeace activists board arctic oil drilling rig. The environmental and climate stakes in arctic oil drilling. Shell complaint claims greenpeace activists risk success. Greenpeace protesters dangling from a portland, oregon, bridge lowered themselves to the willamette river on thursday, clearing the way for an oil company icebreaker to. Greenpeace arctic 30 fail to stop gazprom drilling plans posted by news editor in at risk, energy, latest news, rss on november 4, 20 11. For the sake of the people and animals that call the arctic homenot to mention the global climatewe must keep offshore oil in the ground for good. They claimed that shell was not prepared for a spill, with the nearest port to their drilling location over a thousand nautical miles away. Theres no climatesafe future that involves drilling in the arctic ocean. Protesters forcibly removed by police as arctic drilling. Shell, greenpeace spar over arctic drilling safety zones.
Russia seizes greenpeace ship after arctic rig protest. The new oil drilling in the arctic is violating the norwegian constitution, says greenpeace. Greenpeace arctic 30 fail to stop gazprom drilling plans. The nearest response stations to arctic drilling sites are located thousands of miles away. The constitution says that the state shall ensure future generations the right to a safe and healthy. But the arctic ocean still isnt off limits for shell or another oil company to move in and try to drill at a later date, especially with the former ceo of exxon rex tillerson as. Two greenpeace activists dressed as polar bears boarded an oil platform in norway on wednesday to protest against norwegian.
Greenpeace s assertion that the drilling industry is unprepared, in fact unable, to clean up a major arctic oil spill is resoundingly seconded by scientists. Canada, the arctic council, greenpeace, and arctic oil. Greenpeace arctic campaigner mary sweeters testified that halting shell drilling is a top priority for her organization and that peaceful protest. Drilling in the fragile arctic something oil industry giants like exxon and shell are eager to do is an especially bad idea. In february 2012, greenpeace launched an initiative to stop royal dutch shells oil drilling project in the arctic ocean. While a growing movement calling for real action on climate change is happening all over the world, equinors rig is preparing for a season of oil drilling in the. Complicating an already complicated picture by rob huebert january, 2014 page 1 canada, the arctic council, greenpeace, and arctic oil drilling anada is now in its second rotation chairing the arctic council. Greenpeace going all out to stop shell drilling in the arctic. Canada, the arctic council, greenpeace, and arctic oil drilling. Six greenpeace activists boarded a shell oil drilling ship monday in the middle of the pacific ocean and vowed to stay there to protest the companys plans to. Im ambivalent when it comes to federal decisions on offshore arctic drilling. Rypefjord, norway four peaceful activists from norway, sweden, denmark and germany have climbed the oil rig west hercules, located near rypefjord village in the north of norway to protest against drilling for oil in the arctic.
In september 2015, shell retreated from its arctic ocean drilling operations, and in october 2015 the obama administration announced plans to remove the arctic from leasing opportunities for the next two years. Greenland fines greenpeace for drilling rig stunts reuters. Russia broke the ice, so to speak, in 20 with its prirazlomnaya project, the worlds first stationary oildrilling platform in the arctic ocean. Greenpeace activists board arctic oil drilling rig greenpeace activists have climbed aboard an oil drilling rig in the norwegian arctic, in an attempt to stop statoils drilling operations. Greenpeace assails oil rig in russian arctic bbc news. The dangers of drilling for oil in the arctic are immense. Greenpeace activists have so far been successful in blocking shells icebreaker from leaving portland, further tightening the window of opportunity for the companys arctic drilling plans. Recent studies have shown that harsh arctic conditions would make it impossible to effectively respond to a spill during most of the arctic drilling season. Six greenpeace activists boarded a shell oil drilling ship monday in the middle of the pacific ocean and vowed to stay there to protest the companys plans to drill above the arctic circle, the. Drilling in the arctic what is the environmental impact. This is something that many have been looking forward to for some time. Oil spilt into near freezing water takes many times longer to dissipate than in warmer oceans.
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