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May 15, 2015

Protesters in Kayaks Oppose Docking of Shell Oil Rig in Seattle 
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A Shell oil rig bound for drilling in the Arctic has docked in Seattle,
Washington. Dozens of activists staged an "unwelcome party," paddling
out in kayaks and bearing signs reading "s Hell no." Despite opposition
by the city, Seattle has become a base for Shell's supplying of oil rigs
bound for remote and pristine Arctic waters. The Obama administration
granted Shell conditional approval for Arctic drilling this week in a
major blow to environmentalists, who warn the drilling will be
catastrophic for the climate. The move comes as NASA has confirmed the
first four months of this year were the warmest start to any year in
recorded history.

 

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