Greenpeace holds Titanic-themed musical protest at Shell HQ over Arctic oil drilling

Greenpeace holds Titanic-themed musical protest at Shell HQ over Arctic oil drilling

Aug 3rd, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Greenpeace held a Titanic-themed musical protest outside Shell’s offices this morning after the oil company began drilling operations in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea last week.

by Anna Reynolds: 3 August 2015

The orchestral performance entitled ‘Requiem for Arctic Ice’ was inspired by the quartet playing on the Titanic as the ship went down.

Today’s protest on the South Bank is part of a month-long campaign against oil drilling. Each Shell employee was offered a gift bag with a copy of the music and a whistle-blower email address.

A Shell spokesman said: “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 CO2 emissions.

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

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Choose Shell Over Greenpeace For Arctic Oil And Natural Gas

Choose Shell Over Greenpeace For Arctic Oil And Natural Gas

Aug 3rd, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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Jude Clemente: 2 August 2015

Greenpeace’s ongoing attack on Royal Dutch Shell is a concern for energy resource and thus human development around the world. It failed, but Greenpeace just tried to stop Shell’s icebreaker from leaving port in Portland, Oregon, in the hopes of blocking Shell’s drilling plans in the Arctic. Greenpeacers dangled from ropes off St. Johns Bridge to stop the Arctic drilling ship. A federal judge in Alaska ordered Greenpeace to pay $2,500 for every hour that protesters block the icebreaker from leaving Portland.

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As ‘Do-Or-Die’ Talks End In Failure, Could TPP Be Derailed for Good?

As ‘Do-Or-Die’ Talks End In Failure, Could 

TPP Be Derailed for Good?

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 05:17 AM PDT

Global justice campaigners say disintegration of Maui negotiations 'good news for people and the planet'

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams

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