Seattle arctic drilling rig

''Paddle in Seattle'' protesters gather against Shell oil rig

Saturday''s protest flotilla was meant to show environmentalists'' disapproval of the Port of Seattle and of Shell, even if the massive oil rig, the

LIVE UPDATES: Shell''s Polar Pioneer oil rig enters

SEATTLE -- A 400-foot-long Arctic oil drilling rig pulled by tugs has arrived in Seattle waters despite environmentalists'' protests and the city''s

DRILLING DILEMMA. Seattle, Washington, becomes

Shell Oil Company, the U.S. subsidary of Royal Dutch Shell, has eyes set on docking the two massive oil rigs at Terminal 5 before journeying to

Kshama Sawant Speaks to Greenpeace Activists on Arctic Drilling Rig

On Monday, April 6th, six Greenpeace activists boarded the "Polar Pioneer," a Shell Oil drilling rig on its way to Seattle. Shell plans to use Terminal 5 of Seattle''s port to

Seattle Fights Arctic Oil Drilling Fleet

SEATTLE (CN) - Shell''s Arctic drilling rigs are headed for Seattle, though the Port of Seattle Commission asked the company to delay the move pending legal review. The port on Tuesday

Kshama Sawant Speaks with Activists Occupying Shell''s Arctic Drilling Rig

Today, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant spoke via satellite phone with activists aboard Shell''s Arctic drilling oil rig 750 miles northwest of Hawaii. Sawant was joined

Oil rig coming to Seattle despite Port vote to delay

Port of Seattle commissioners asked that Shell''s Arctic drilling rigs delay their arrival at Seattle''s waterfront while the port appeals a city ruling that a new permit is needed.

Rig Runs Aground in Alaska, Reviving Fears About

Its drilling rigs completed two shallow pilot holes and left the Arctic in late fall to return to Seattle for maintenance work but have encountered

Shell oil rig arriving Thursday is just the start of Arctic

The rig, arriving in Seattle on Thursday afternoon, is the biggest piece of a 25-vessel fleet Shell will use for oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea

Shell Arctic drilling rig departs Seattle surrounded by protesters

A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic left its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to stop

Seattle mayor, ''kayaktivists'' take on Arctic oil drilling

SEATTLE (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle''s waterfront, but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks

Kayak protesters detained after trying to stop Shell oil rig

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily detained two dozen protesters who formed a blockade with kayaks and other vessels Monday to try to stop Royal

Seattle protesters seek to block access to Shell Arctic drilling rig

A group of protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Tuesday seeking to block workers attempting to reach a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig that could depart this week to resume fossil

Shell Arctic drilling rig departs Seattle surrounded by protesters

A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic pulled out of its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in kayaks tried to

Seattle protesters kayak to Arctic drilling rig – Oregon Business

ASSOCIATED PRESS: The oil drilling rig that will be sent to the Arctic is being staged in Seattle''s harbor. "Unless people get out there and put themselves on the front lines

Kayaktavists take over Seattle''s port to protest Shell''s

Kayaktavists gather to protest the Polar Pioneer, Shell''s artic oil drilling rig stationed in the Port of Seattle. Greenpeace Get your news from a

Giant Arctic oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer docks in Seattle

SEATTLE — The Polar Pioneer oil rig docked Thursday at Port of Seattle''s Terminal 5, which is facing controversy over its agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to service

Shell Arctic drilling rig departs Seattle surrounded by protesters

A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig that will search for oil in the Arctic left its temporary base in Seattle on Monday for the trip north to Alaska as dozens of activists in

Seattle Arctic drilling protests

Protests against Arctic drilling began in Seattle in 2015 in response to the news that the Port of Seattle authority made an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to berth offshore drillships and

LIVE UPDATES: Shell''s Polar Pioneer oil rig enters Elliott Bay

SEATTLE -- A 400-foot-long Arctic oil drilling rig pulled by tugs has arrived in Seattle waters despite environmentalists'' protests and the city''s opposition to letting it dock

Some answers concerning Shell Arctic offshore drilling

Shell is planning to park two Arctic offshore drilling rigs in Seattle before they head north, but the company will first have to get around protesters wanting to thwart the new frontier in oil

More protests planned after giant oil rig muscles in

The protesters, opposed to the Port serving as a base for Shell Oil''s Arctic fleet, met the Polar Pioneer rig in more than 20 kayaks. Then they

SLIDESHOW: It''s here; Polar Pioneer drilling rig arrives in Elliott

SLIDESHOW: It''s here; Polar Pioneer drilling rig arrives in Elliott Bay Updates and photos of the arctic drilling rig as it arrives at Terminal 5 The sHellNo coalition was out in

Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell''s Arctic

The immediate target of protest is Shell''s Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in Puget Sound last Thursday. Shell intends to use Seattle as a

Ruling means Shell oil rig could return to city

A city hearing examiner cleared the way for Shell''s Polar Pioneer and other vessels to return to Terminal 5, ruling the city was not justified in

Seattle ''Kayaktivists'' Protest Shell''s Arctic Drilling

SEATTLE, May 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of activists in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay on Saturday to protest plans by Royal Dutch Shell

sHell No to Arctic Oil Drilling: Protests in Seattle!

Lauren Regan''s recap from the ShellNo "Paddle in Seattle" action May 15th-18th. Hundreds of activists created a flotilla to stop the Arctic-bound Royal Dutch Shell "Polar

Arctic Drilling Protesters Block Oil Rig Entry Into Seattle Port

Arctic Drilling Protesters Block Oil Rig Entry Into Seattle Port. A few hundred critics of oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean blocked the entrances Monday to a seaport terminal in Seattle, where Royal

Kayaktivists Vs. A Massive Oil Rig: Inside Seattle''s Fight Against

Protesters lift up a circular tarp painted in earth colors during a rally at Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle, Monday, May 18, 2015, in Seattle where the Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig

Seattle mayor: Port needs new permit for Arctic oil fleet

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Ed Murray threw a wrench into plans for a 400-foot oil-drilling rig to arrive in Seattle when he announced Monday that the Port of Seattle can''t host

Seattle ''kayaktivists'' protest Arctic drilling rig

Protesters in kayaks and boats, who oppose Royal Dutch Shell''s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, prepare Saturday to paddle to Shell''s Polar Pioneer drilling rig that was

Kayakers protest as Arctic drill rig moors off Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — As a massive oil drill rig moved into Seattle, about two dozen activists in kayaks paddled to the middle of Elliott Bay, linked boats and unfurled a banner to make a

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