BG chief welcomes $70 billion Shell offer with ‘mixed emotions’

May 5th, 2015 

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Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, left, shakes hands with the Chairman of BG group Andrew Gould during the press conference announcing Royal Dutch Shell had agreed to buy British Gas for $70 Billion. 

BG chief welcomes $70 billion Shell offer with ‘mixed emotions’

Tuesday May 5, 2015 

(Reuters) – BG (BG.L) Chief Executive Helge Lund on Tuesday welcomed with “mixed emotions” Royal Dutch Shell’s (RDSa.L) $70 billion takeover bid, which came only two months after he took office.

Speaking at BG’s annual general meeting in Reading, England, the former Statoil (STL.OL) boss said there is still much to do before the transaction can complete but that Shell’s bid, at a 50 percent premium to BG’s share price on April 7, maximizes BG’s value while removing potential risks.

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Seattle mayor snubs Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling fleet

Seattle mayor snubs Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling fleet

May 5th, 2015 

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Seattle mayor snubs Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling fleet: 5 May 2015

Local officials are trying to stop Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling fleet from docking at Seattle’s harbor for the summer, saying that current arrangements go against the port terminal’s land-use permit. Shell has multiple ships and oil rigs en route.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the current contract between the Port of Seattle and a company representing Royal Dutch Shell PLC violates the land-use permit for the port’s Terminal 5, and that the Port would have to apply for a new permit.

“After reviewing the 20-year-old permit for the operation of the cargo terminal, [Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development] has found and I concur that the long-term moorage and maintenance of Arctic drilling equipment falls outside the current permit,” the mayor said Monday morning at a fundraising breakfast for Climate Solutions, a self-described “clean-energy economy” nonprofit.

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Voices for Public Transit is joining forces with National Infrastructure Week

The clock is ticking. Funding for the Highway Trust Fund and its Mass Transit Account (which funds public transportation infrastructure) once again runs out on May 31 unless Congress takes action. We have to keep up the pressure on Congress to fund public transportation for the long term. On May 13th, Voices for Public Transit is joining forces with National Infrastructure Week (http://infrastructureweek.org/) and mayors from all over the country for another big online event—the Rally to Rebuild America. The Rally’s message to Congress is the same message we’ve been delivering all year: It’s time to pass long-term transportation funding. We need to keep sending that message until Congress pays attention and takes meaningful action. Congress must take action to keep our public transit systems working and—better yet—expanding. Your participation in the Rally to Rebuild America will help keep the pressure on as we get closer and closer to the May 31 deadline. Thank you, Mantill Williams Voices for Public Transit Community Coordinator

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Bernie Sanders's Socialism as American as Apple Pie

TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015

Bernie Sanders's Socialism as American as Apple Pie

Peter Dreier: Sanders’s views are in sync with a longstanding American socialist tradition. Throughout our history, some of the nation’s most influential activists and thinkers, such as Jane Addams, John Dewey, Helen Keller, W.E.B. DuBois, Albert Einstein, Walter Reuther, Martin Luther King, and Gloria Steinem, embraced socialism.           READ MORE

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TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015 Bernie Sanders's Socialism as American as Apple Pie Peter Dreier: Sanders’s views are in sync with a longstanding American socialist tradition. Throughout our history, some of the nation’s most influential activists and thinkers, such as Jane Addams, John Dewey, Helen Keller, W.E.B. DuBois, Albert Einstein, Walter Reuther, Martin Luther King, and Gloria Steinem, embraced socialism. READ MORE Vladimir Putin: Ideologue, Idealist, or Opportunist? Walter Moss: There is little evidence to support the charge that he really doesn’t believe any of the rhetoric he spouts about values. READ HERE It's Simple. It's Rovian. And It's Back Larry Wines: Expect more repetitions by GOP operatives of the latest Rovian assertion - totally devoid of details - that America "can't afford another four years of these failed liberal economic programs policies." READ MORE Walmart’s ‘Plumbing Problem’ Bobbi Murray: The employees of two of the shut-down stores — in Pico Rivera and Tulsa — have been active in organizing efforts by OUR Walmart to improve working conditions. READ MORE Soul Searching in Another America RJ Eskow: Police officers in urban America, like correctional officers, are themselves often struggling to escape economic hardship. READ MORE

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See how a group of Swedish police officers responded when a fight broke out on the New York subway.

See how a group of Swedish police officers responded when a fight broke out on the New York subway.

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Shell’s Arctic return faces hurdle at Seattle port

Shell’s Arctic return faces hurdle at Seattle port

May 4th, 2015 

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Shell’s Arctic return faces hurdle at Seattle port

By Timothy Gardner: 4 May 2015

(Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s quest to return to Arctic drilling for the first time in three years could face delays after Seattle ruled that the city’s port must apply for a permit for the company to use it as a hub for drilling rigs.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, a Democrat who has fought against new projects by coal and oil companies, applauded the requirement by the city’s planning department.

“This is an opportunity for the port and all of us to make a bold statement about how oil companies contribute to climate change, oil spills and other environmental disasters – and reject this short-term lease,” Seattle’s Mayor Ed Murray said on his website.

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SHELL TO FUND NIGER DELTA CLEANUP; COSTS COULD HIT €500 MILLION

SHELL TO FUND NIGER DELTA CLEANUP; COSTS COULD HIT €500 MILLION

May 4th, 2015

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Article by Janene Van Jaarsveldt published 4 May 2015 by nltimes.nl 

Shell will clean up the oil spill in a heavily polluted area in the Niger Delta. This area is located in Bodo, Nigeria, which has about 40 thousand inhabitants. The company will also carry the costs of the cleanup. 

According to the Volkskrant, the cost of the cleanup is estimated at between 134 to 446 million euros.

This agreement was made between Shell, the local population and local environmental organizations with the help of former Dutch ambassador to Nigeria, Bert Ronhaar. The agreement was signed in Prot Harcout in the Niger Delta on Friday.

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