Shell Oil Foots Bill for Environmental Disaster Greenpeace Created Protesting Shell Oil

Shell Oil Foots Bill for Environmental Disaster Greenpeace Created Protesting Shell Oil

Jun 19th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Emily Zanotti on 6.18.15 

A group of Greenpeace “kayaktivists” took to the waters of the Puget Sound a few short weeks ago in an attempt to stop the Polar Pioneer, Shell Oil’s newest Arctic drilling rig, from taking a breather in port on its way up to Alaska. They were ultimately thwarted by the Coast Guard’s concern for their safety and Shell Oil’s determination to continue on its mission, and just a few short days ago, the last kayaks finally pulled back.

Little did we know, as they left, Heartland’s story on Greenpeace’s hypocritical opposition to Arctic drilling – they getplenty of funding from their own team of petroleum profiteers – wasn’t the end of coverage of the odd ironies of #ShellNo. As Greenpeace pulled away, they left behind an environmental disaster, littering a popular dive site and rolling over a marine wildlife habitat, causing around $10,000 in damage to a protected locale, and angering local environmental groups who had been working to save the natural resource and its inhabitants.

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

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Feds say Shell completed test for blow-out well response ahead of Arctic drilling

Feds say Shell completed test for blow-out well response ahead of Arctic drilling

Jun 19th, 2015 

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Feds say Shell completed test for blow-out well response ahead of Arctic drilling

Posted on June 18, 2015 | By Jennifer A. Dlouhy

WASHINGTON — Shell employees and contractors successfully deployed and tested emergency equipment meant to respond to a blown-out well in the Arctic Ocean, federal regulators said Thursday.

The exercises, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday in waters near Washington state, focused on Shell’s capping stack, designed to sit atop a damaged well and choke off flowing oil and gas.

Officials with the Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement oversaw the deployment of the equipment Tuesday in waters slightly deeper than Shell’s proposed drilling sites in the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska. Specifically, they watched as workers maneuvered the capping stack up and off the rear deck of the MV Fennica and 150 feet below the surface of the water.

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Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Beaufort Sea · Chukchi Sea · Environment · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell

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Exclusive – Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell

Exclusive – Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell

Jun 19th, 2015 

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Exclusive – Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell

The deal with Shell is a coup for Gazprom at a time when many Western companies are reducing their exposure to Russia because of Western sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. Gazprom, which is under U.S. but not EU sanctions…

Fri Jun 19, 2015

Gazprom (GAZP.MM) is building a global strategic alliance with energy major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) that will include asset swaps and allow the Russian gas giant to penetrate new markets, its chief executive told Reuters.

Gazprom, the world’s top gas producer, said on Thursday that Shell and its long-time gas buyers in Europe – Germany’s E.ON (EONGn.DE) and Austria’s OMV (OMVV.VI) – had agreed to build two new Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea to Germany.

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THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS RESPONSES TO THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE

THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS RESPONSES TO THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE

BY SAMANTHA PAGE POSTED ON JUNE 19, 2015 AT 8:00 AM

The papal encyclical on climate change — highly anticipated and applauded by people who accept and care about the fact that human-caused climate change is threatening our existence — came out Thursday morning. Not everyone was pleased.In the lead-up to the release of the document (which was leaked earlier this week), climate deniers and conspiracy theorists have railed against Pope Francis, theologian and former chemist, for wading into the “political” issue of taking care of the environment.

The Usual Suspects

The Heartland Institute got out ahead of the curve, publishing a piece titled Is The Global Left Counting on Pope to Split the Catholic Church Over Global Warming? back in May. Take a moment to ponder this:

Has the Left finally come out with a method that will destroy the power of the Church to cause further damage to an already weakened Church, having been busy for years preparing for this moment? Not to be forgotten is the unholy alliance of international communism with the jihadi Islamists.

According to the article, the Pope’s stance on global warming is part of a left-wing communist conspiracy to… do something. You can read the whole thing here.

Steve Milloy, co-founder of the conservative Free Enterprise Action Fund, offered up a plethora of shocked tweets, calling the pope a communist and saying climate change is not real. READ MORE

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Short film “HIAS: For the Refugee”

On World Refugee Day, June 20, people around the globe commemorate the millions of people who’ve been forced to flee their homes because of who they are or what they believe. At HIAS, we’ve been rescuing and resettling refugees for over 130 years. And now we have a brand new video to tell the story. Watch our short film “HIAS: For the Refugee” now. Thank you for joining us in honoring the 60 million people around the globe searching for sanctuary today, Mark HetfieldPresident & CEO P.S. In honor of World Refugee Day, we invite you to do your part. After youwatch the video, please share it with your friends and families and invite them to join us, too. 333 Seventh Avenue, 16FL New York, NY 10001-5019 Main Number: 212-967-4100 Helpline:1-800-HIAS-714

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Setting Bernie's Record Straight on Guns and Race

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CELEBRATE : George "Rocky" Graham Community Park

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	Join us! Please join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration with activities, games, and entertainment for everyone. Saturday, July 11, 2015 Noon—Speakers and ribbon cutting 1:00–3:00 p.m.—Community celebration/mural unveiling George "Rocky" Graham Community Park 800 block of Drake Avenue Marin City, CA 94965 Special thanks to The Marin Community Services District, Community Development Corporation, and our many generous funders and supporters who worked with The Trust for Public Land to craft a place for the community to meet, play, and connect with the outdoors in the heart of Marin City. For more information, please contact Carla Coleman at 415.495-4014 or carla.coleman@tpl.org.

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