je.st
news
Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shells Arctic drilling plans
2015-05-19 03:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: For the second time in three days, Seattle is the vibrant center of the global climate movement. On Saturday, hundreds of kayaktivists took to the water to protest the recent arrival of a Shell oil drilling rig. On Monday, hundreds of activists blocked road traffic to the port where the rig is stationed, preventing the majority of port workers from getting to their jobs. The immediate target of protest is Shells Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in Puget Sound last Thursday. Shell intends to...
Tags: plans
port
seattle
protest
Category:Electronics and Electrical