Portlanders Protest Arctic Drilling As Obama Heads To Alaska

The polar bear, named Aurora after the northern lights seen in the Arctic, has been roaring through Shell’s front door at intervals.

I grew up in the jungles of Venezuela, child of a Dutch engineer who worked for Royal Dutch Shell.

“I am here to remind you, the people, that we have an vast amount of power”, Siegl said.

All the scrutiny, along with Shell’s own internal review, have gone into safety considerations.

This is the first confirmation that protected sea mammals are swimming through the Burger oil leases which Shell just got permission to deep drill.

Extreme conditions in the Arctic, including massive floating icebergs and stormy seas, make offshore drilling risky and increase the possibility of a disastrous oil spill.

Actress Emma Thompson joined Greenpeace activists in London on Wednesday to help install an enormous fake polar bear outside the headquarters of oil giant Shell to protest against drilling in the Arctic.

Marvin Odum informed The Related Press security would be the overriding determinant of whether or not Shell completes exploratory wells this yr within the Chukchi (chuk-CHEE’) Sea.

“Obama has signed the permits for Shell to go ahead and drill, even though he’s trying to say that he’s a leader on climate change”.

“Shell respects the right of people to protest against the activities we undertake to ensure the world’s energy needs are met. However, it is disappointing that Greenpeace continually chooses to focus on mounting publicity stunts rather than engage constructively in the debate about how to meet the world’s growing demand for energy while reducing Carbon dioxide emissions”, a Shell spokeswoman said.

The event was part of Greenpeace’s month-long run of Titanic-themed orchestral protests against Arctic drilling outside Shell’s offices on the South Bank.

Environmentalists and scientists say any further exploitation of fossil fuels must be halted in order to limit the rise in average global temperatures to within 2°C of pre-industrial levels and avert serious climate change.