Shell-Seattle feud takes new turn

Shell-Seattle feud takes new turn

May 28th, 2015 

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Shell-Seattle feud takes new turn

By Devin Henry – 05/28/15 10:26 AM EDT

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The federal government approved Shell’s plan to drill for oil and natural gas in the Arctic north of Alaska on May 11. Shell signed a deal with a Seattle company to use the port as home base for its drilling fleet, but local officials have tried to stop that from happening.

Last week, the state’s Department of Natural Resources sent Shell a letter telling them that mooring their drilling fleet in the port might violate the state’s constitution, according to the Post-Intelligencer.

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

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OceanaGold’s mine would ruin the little remaining clean water left in El Salvador

The World Bank could soon decide whether the tiny nation of El Salvador will have to pay millions for rejecting a destructive gold mine. OceanaGold’s mine would ruin the little remaining clean water left in El Salvador -- tell the World Bank tribunal to side with Salvadorans!   DEAR FRIEND, This is a matter of mining versus life. In just a few weeks, a World Bank tribunal could decide whether the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador will have to dish out millions to a Canadian-Australian mining giant -- just for rejecting a destructive gold mine. OceanaGold is suing El Salvador for a whopping $301 million under investor laws that allow corporations to shamelessly sue countries. El Salvador has the right to reject the mine to protect its water and people -- 90% of the country's water is contaminated already, and OceanaGold’s mine would ruin its last remaining sources of clean water. With a decision coming any day, now is the time to pile on the pressure. Let's raise an outcry the World Bank can't ignore, and convince it to throw out this deeply unpopular case. Sign the petition telling the World Bank to throw out OceanaGold's case! Allowing OceanaGold to go ahead with the mine could be disastrous. It would pollute El Salvador's last bit of clean water, something the country has been fighting tooth and nail to protect after decades of reckless industrial activity. Without clean drinking water, Salvadorians will be at risk of waterborne illness and food shortages. Stopping OceanaGold is not just about helping El Salvador. If OceanaGold gets its way it could set a dangerous precedent, making it easier for companies to sue countries when their laws or policies hurt profits. That’s why we’re also working hard to kill two shady international trade deals (TTIP and TPP) that would allow more companies to do what OceanaGold is doing to El Salvador. In this campaign, hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members have stood with El Salvador from the very beginning -- last year we delivered almost 200,000 signatures to OceanaGoldtogether with our amazing partners. We’ve also pressured AMP, a huge Australian investment fund and one of the largest investors in OceanGold, to tell the company to drop the lawsuit. If we’re to win this campaign, we’ve got to take it to the next level. The World Bank will be making a decision imminently. We need to give one big push to make sure the tribunal stands with the people of El Salvador and throws out this ludicrous lawsuit now. Ask the World Bank to let El Salvador protect its water from corporate exploitation. Thank you for all that you do, Taren, Kat, Ledys, and the team at SumOfUs ********** More information: El Salvador groups accuse Pacific Rim of 'assault on democratic governance', The Guardian, April 10 2014. El Salvadorian Activists Protest TPP-Like Lawsuit: How The Pacific Rim Arbitration Case Is A Preview Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Latin Times, March 19 2015.

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WHY THE ASSAULT ON LGBT RIGHTS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FAILED

WHY THE ASSAULT ON LGBT RIGHTS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FAILED


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WHY THE ASSAULT ON LGBT RIGHTS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE FAILED

THIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WANTS EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A VACATION

CONGRESS IS PROBABLY ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT WHITER THANKS TO THE SUPREME COURT

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10 IDEAS TO SAVE THE ECONOMY: STRENGTHEN UNIONS

Dear FRIEND,

There is one solution to skyrocketing inequality that many of the TV talking heads love to ignore.

Well, I'm not afraid to talk about it—and I'm relying on you to get the word out. Please watch and share now:

More economic growth, higher wages, shared prosperity—all by doing one simple thing. And here's a hint: 50 or 60 years ago, it was considered obvious.

The first step is to spread the word by sharing this message right now, because MoveOn will be campaigning for the idea that gets the most traction in our Big Picture series.

This video is the latest in the "Big Picture: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy" series I'm working on with MoveOn. And MoveOn has committed to campaigning on the ideas that get the most traction. So if you believe in fair pay for a hard day's work, you won't want to skip watching and sharing this video. 
Thanks for all you do. 

–Robert Reich

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Minimum Wage? How About a Maximum Wage?

Minimum Wage? How About a Maximum Wage? THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015 Jack Rothman: The trickle down theory holds that when financial elites heap up profits, good stuff cascades down to poor folks at the bottom. What I've seen trickle down is meager jobs and hardly-livable housing. Mansions never seem to trickle down. READ MORE shared from

THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015 Minimum Wage? How About a Maximum Wage? Jack Rothman: The trickle down theory holds that when financial elites heap up profits, good stuff cascades down to poor folks at the bottom. What I've seen trickle down is meager jobs and hardly-livable housing. Mansions never seem to trickle down. READ MORE Untold Story of Race and Retribution Norman Solomon: A dozen years before his recent sentencing to a 42-month prison term, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was in the midst of a fruitless effort to find someone in Congress willing to look into his accusations about racial discrimination at the agency. READ HERE Cleveland's Police Department Needs a "Culture Change" Cheryl Dorsey: Why was Brelo the only officer charged when it is obvious to me that the 13 officers involved in the shooting acted, in my opinion, unreasonably? READ MORE Vindicating the Ways of God to Man in Gihembe Refugee Camp Georgianne Nienaber:International media did not broadcast this moving ceremony, but camp residents used photography and social media to communicate thousands of words that demanded to be heard. READ MORE Whatever Happened to Antitrust? Robert Reich: We’re now in a new gilded age of wealth and power similar to the first gilded age when the nation’s antitrust laws were enacted. But unlike then, today’s biggest corporations have enough political clout to neuter antitrust. READ HERE

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Republicans Try To Strip Predatory Lending Protections For American Troops, Again

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Posted: 05/11/2015 2:38 pm EDT Updated: 05/11/2015 2:59 pm EDT
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are again attacking measures aimed at protecting U.S. troops from predatory lending practices, two weeks after a similarGOP effort failed.

The military has been grappling with the financial impact of predatory lending on service members for years. In 2006, Congress passed legislation cracking down on some forms of high-interest credit, particularly payday lending. Lenders responded by exploiting loopholes in the law, and late last year, the Department of Defense proposed a new set of regulations designed to curb these creative workarounds that target troops.

Republicans have been working to kill those regulations before they can take effect. This week, Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) will offer legislation that would block DOD from finalizing its rules until a host of unrealistic technical certifications could be made for a database of active-duty military members. The House will vote on Stivers' plan as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, a major bill that establishes military funding.

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Shell Names China Boss To Key BG Merger Post

Shell Names China Boss To Key BG Merger Post

May 28th, 2015 

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Huibert Vigeveno is to lead the integration of FTSE-100 giants Shell and BG after their mega-merger, Sky News learns.

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor: Thursday 28 May 2015

The head of Royal Dutch Shell’s operations in China is to spearhead the oil major’s integration with BG Group as the industry’s biggest-ever takeover inches forward.

Sky News understands that Shell informed senior managers this week that it was naming Huibert Vigeveno, its executive chairman for China, as executive vice-president for integration, with the appointment due to take effect at the beginning of August.

The role being handed to Mr Vigeveno, a long-serving Shell executive, will be a crucial one.

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Posted in: BG Group, Bidness Etc, Gas, Reuters, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, Simon Henry.
Tagged: BG Group · China · Gas · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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King County Tells Shell to Take Its Shit Elsewhere

King County Tells Shell to Take Its Shit Elsewhere

May 28th, 2015 

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by Sydney Brownstone • May 27, 2015

The Polar Pioneer’s shit has run into a snag with King County sewers.

A waste management company contracted by Shell applied for a permit to dump the Arctic drilling rig’s human excrement directly into a King County manhole. Today we learn that King County said “no.”

The county’s reasoning:

First off, Shell didn’t apply for the permit directly, and permits from third parties who aren’t the ones generating the waste are usually denied. Secondly, the contractor didn’t provide any data about the shit to King County’s industrial waste program. You’re supposed to test the shit, then send data about the shit to the regional officials. And that didn’t happen.

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Offshore decommissioning ‘a new beginning for North Sea industry’

Offshore decommissioning ‘a new beginning for North Sea industry’

May 28th, 2015 

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Offshore decommissioning ‘a new beginning for North Sea industry’

Brent Delta is among the most iconic platforms

By Ken Banks: BBC Scotland North East reporter

As a growing number of North Sea oil and gas fields head towards the end of their production lives, industry leaders are waking up to the challenges – and opportunities – that lie ahead. Hundreds of business figures attended a conference in Aberdeen this week to learn more about where the decommissioning process is heading.

There’s a growing realisation that offshore decommissioning is now really happening.

Over the next 25 years or so, the process of retiring North Sea oil and gas facilities could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to projections.

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Tagged: Gas · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell North Sea Platforms

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