Shell picked wrong city, Seattle protesters say

Shell picked wrong city, Seattle protesters say

May 18th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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By Daniel J. Graeber     |   May 18, 2015 

Shell picked wrong city, Seattle protesters say

Company using city ports as staging ground for arctic drilling campaign.

SEATTLE, May 18 (UPI) — Energy company Royal Dutch Shell picked the wrong city to serve as a base of operations for its offshore Alaska program, advocacy groups said Monday.

A flotilla of kayakers took to the waters off the coast of Seattle during the weekend to protest the presence of Shell drillships bound for the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. With federal approval in hand, Shell said it may start its drilling campaign as early as this summer.

Matt Maiorana, a Seattle campaigner for advocacy group Oil Change International, said the western U.S. city wants to wash its hands of Shell’s arctic ambitions.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Business Principles, Chukchi Sea, Environment, Greenpeace,Human Rights, Litigation, Oil Spill, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Gas · Litigation · Royal Dutch Shell Plc ·Shell

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