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Erickson Quickly Delivers Emergency Generators to Arctic Canadian Community Following Fire
2015-05-13 00:35:51| Air Courier - Topix.net
The community of Pangnirtung is located on Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut, in Canada's far north, which is one of the most remote and sparsely settled regions in the world. The accident occurred in April, during the winter season, when average temperatures are just above zero degrees Fahrenheit, necessitating urgent intervention.
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Obama administration grants Shell conditional approval for Arctic drilling
2015-05-12 20:00:45| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: An effort to bring oil rigs to waters off the Alaskan coast took a step forward Monday as the Obama administration granted conditional approval to a plan by Shell Gulf of Mexico to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea. The decision by the Interior Departments Bureau of Ocean Energy Management removes a major obstacle to Shells years-long effort to begin oil and gas operations in U.S. Arctic waters. But the company must still obtain federal and state permits before any drilling can begin....
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Shell wins key federal approval for its Arctic oil drilling plans
2015-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: Shells plan to take up oil drilling again this summer in remote Arctic waters of the Chukchi Sea cleared a key hurdle on Monday, winning approval from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. As we move forward, any offshore exploratory activities will continue to be subject to rigorous safety standards, the bureaus director, Abigail Ross Harper, said in a statement. We have taken a thoughtful approach to carefully considering potential exploration in the Chukchi Sea, recognizing the...
Obama administration gives the nod to Arctic oil drilling
2015-05-12 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The US Interior Department has given its approval to the oil giant Shell to begin drilling in Arctic waters, subject to safety conditions being met. But pressure groups have responded with criticism over Shell`s ability to overcome safety concerns. After a long review into the procedures, American officials referred to rigorous safety standards and said that, should Shell receive approval from safety agencies, it can begin drilling for oil in the region. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
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Back to the Arctic: BOEM conditionally approves Shells revised Chukchi Sea exploration plan
2015-05-12 11:55:39| Green Car Congress
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