Native Defenders Are Trying to...

Sep 14, 2020 by

Native Defenders Are Trying to Protect the Arctic Refuge—And Their Way of Life

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LAST OIL COMPANY PULLS OUT OF ...

Jun 13, 2016 by

LAST OIL COMPANY PULLS OUT OF ARCTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING EFFORTS IN CHUKCHI SEA

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock The Pacific Walrus calls the Chukchi and Bering Seas home.  ...

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FIELD NOTES TO LIFE DURING THE...

Sep 5, 2015 by

FIELD NOTES TO LIFE DURING THE APOCALYPSE

[Translate]   by Arun Gupta  COUNTERPUNCH Shell’s Arctic drilling rig. Photo: Greenpeace. When the apocalypse arrived no one knew it...

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CAN SHELL AFFORD THE RISKS OF ...

Aug 15, 2015 by

CAN SHELL AFFORD THE RISKS OF ARCTIC DRILLING?

[Translate] Ice in the Chukchi Sea.    NASA By Karl Mathiesen  GRIST This story was originally published by the Guardian and is...

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PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN ...

Jul 31, 2015 by

PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN TO BLOCK ARCTIC-BOUND SHELL OIL ICEBREAKER

[Translate] Greenpeace activists dangle from a Portland, Oregon, bridge in a bid to derail plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean...

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THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG FOR SH...

Jul 7, 2015 by

THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG FOR SHELL’S ARCTIC DRILLING PLANS

[Translate] In the latest development, crew members discovered a hole in the hull of one of the oil giant’s vessels Lindsay...

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SEE HOW CLOSE OIL DRILLING WIL...

May 14, 2015 by

SEE HOW CLOSE OIL DRILLING WILL GET TO ARCTIC WHALES THIS SUMMER

[Translate] The region where Shell plans to sink wells is home to polar bears, walruses, seals, and other wildlife. beluga whales...

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Obama quietly approved arctic ...

Apr 11, 2015 by

Obama quietly approved arctic drilling, amid controversy and environmental concerns

[Translate] by Cat DiStasio, INHABITAT   On March 31, President Barack Obama‘s administration renewed the 2008 Arctic lease...

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To Drill or Not to Drill, That...

Mar 4, 2015 by

To Drill or Not to Drill, That Is the Question

[Translate] By Subhankar Banerjee, rx TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG (NASA Goddard Photo and Video (CC BY 2.0)) This piece first appeared...

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