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Shell Abandons 2013 Arctic Drilling
2013-02-28 14:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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...
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Shell halts 2013 drilling plans in Alaska's Arctic seas
2013-02-28 10:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell will not drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic seas this year, the company said Wednesday in a widely expected decision that follows a series of high-profile setbacks in 2012. Both critics and supporters of Shell's controversial Arctic offshore foray welcomed its decision to give up on drilling there for 2013 while the company tries to get its drill ships ready and answers to U.S. investigators. Michael LeVine, senior Pacific counsel for environmental group Oceana in Juneau, Alaska,...
NOAA to Map Alaskas Increasingly Ice-Free Arctic Waters
2013-02-28 04:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has launched a program to update some of its nautical charts, thanks largely to climate change. The revisions affect Alaska's coast, which has America's only Arctic seafront. As a result of global warming, ice that has historically blocked Arctic waters, even in summer, has been plummeting in recent years, with 2012 ice melting back to the smallest extent since satellite records began. And as sea ice recedes, said NOAA Coast Survey director...
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Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013
2013-02-27 23:40:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Royal Dutch Shell says that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety.
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Shell suspends Arctic oil drilling for the year
2013-02-27 23:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it was setting "pause" on its exploratory drilling activities in the Arctic for 2013. Shell's operations are currently under review by the federal government after the oil company suffered numerous setbacks during last year's opening attempt to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, including running its drilling rig aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska in late December. "We've made progress in Alaska, but this is a long-term...
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