EcoWatch: After a year of embarrassing failures and accidents, Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday it would not drill in the Arctic this year.
"It is encouraging that Americas pristine Arctic has been given a reprieve and we are happy Shell has now officially recognized they cannot safely drill in the Arctic. Now, its time that the Obama Administration recognizes the same thing," said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club.
"Shell began its Arctic folly by declaring they would take...