Article by Joel Connelly published by seattlepi.com on 6 April 2015
Greenpeace boards Seattle-bound Shell drilling platform in mid-Pacific
A half-dozen Greenpeace activists have boarded Shell Oil’s Seattle-bound drilling platform as it crosses the eastern Pacific, but say they will make no effort to interfere with the navigation of the ship.
“The hope is to shine a light on what the rigs will be doing: They are crossing the ocean but in 100 days they intend to be drilling in Alaska waters, which stands to impact and intensify climate change,” said Travis Nichols of Greenpeace.
One of the activists, Aliyah Field, an American, tweeted: ”We made it. We’re on Shell’s platform. And we’re not alone. Everyone can turn this into a platform for people power.”
Protesters with the environmentalist group Greenpeace on Monday intercepted and climbed a Royal Dutch Shell drill rig in the Pacific Ocean to protest the company’s plans to drill in Alaska’s Arctic.
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