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Obama Administration, Key Congress Members Standing by Plans to Drill Offshore in the Arctic
2013-01-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Anchorage Daily News: Critics want a halt to offshore Arctic drilling in the wake of Shell's latest mishap in the waters off Alaska but there's no sign the Obama administration and key members of Congress are backing off their support for drilling in the sensitive region. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar let Shell begin preparatory drilling in Alaska's Arctic waters this summer, the first time in two decades. Environmental groups on Thursday called for the administration to immediately stop all permitting for Arctic...
Rig accident shows need to pause Arctic drilling: Green groups
2013-01-03 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Opponents of Royal Dutch Shell's ambitious Arctic oil program have called on the Obama administration to put offshore drilling plans in the region on hold after one of the company's oil rigs broke away from tow boats in high seas and ran aground off Alaska. The Natural Resources Defense Council and The Wilderness Society on Thursday said the accident involving Shell's Kulluk oil rig is new evidence that oil companies are not prepared to safely manage the extreme conditions of the Arctic. The...
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Critics: Accident shows folly of Arctic drilling
2013-01-03 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: There's no indication of a fuel leak from a petroleum drilling ship that ran aground on a remote Alaska island, the Coast Guard says, but the maritime accident has refueled debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean. The Royal Dutch Shell PLC ship was being towed to a Pacific Northwest shipyard for maintenance when it went aground during a vicious storm New Year's Eve. "There are still no signs of any sheen or environmental impact and the Kulluk appears to be stable," Coast Guard...
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Rig Grounding Revives Debate Over Shells Arctic Drilling
2013-01-03 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: This weeks grounding of a rig off the coast of Alaska adds to a series of mishaps in Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA)s seven-year quest to tap the vast oil reserves of the Arctic and emboldened critics who say it cant be done safely. The drill ship Kulluk broke free of a tow boat in a storm Dec. 31 and remained upright though stranded last night on the coast of Sitkalidak Island, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of the town of Kodiak. The crew was evacuated and there were no signs the vessel...
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As the Arctic melts who has the most formidable ice-going naval fleet?
2013-01-03 05:00:00| Naval Technology
As Arctic Sea-ice levels continue to diminish, the increasingly ice-free waters offer the promise of new trade routes and previously untapped mineral wealth. They may also be about to define new roles for some of the world's navies. Dr Gareth Evans r
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