Posts under ‘Greenpeace’

If the court rules in Shell’s favor, it would have a profound chilling effect on First Amendment rights across the country. Nothing would stop other corporations from taking similar preemptive legal action against anyone they deem to be likely protesters. This case isn’t just about the fate of the Arctic. It is about the state [...]

Our arch-critic, LondonLad, who has been posting comments on our Shell Blog for many years under his current or former alias, mostly highly critical of our articles, has stated: “I genuinely salute the Donovan�s for inserting comments on the Blog from the likes of myself.” Unlike Royal Dutch Shell, we are receptive to criticism. Sometimes [...]

OSLO | Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:20am EDT (Reuters) – Environmental group Greenpeace launched a website on Wednesday seeking to attract whistleblowers from within oil companies to reveal risks with drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic. Greenpeace wants governments to ban oil and gas firms from the fragile Arctic environment. It urged employees [...]

According to our whistleblower source, the entire rebuild and preparation was carried out at a reckless pace and the Noble Discoverer departed on its way to New Zealand without even being certified. As a consequence of the botched processes, the ancient ship repeatedly broke-down on the high seas during the move to New Zealand. Because [...]

In February 2011, Peter Voser, who can be compared with Custer for leading an ill-advised charge, was becoming irate about the delays stating: �I�m not prepared to take the uncertainty and pay the money and then not get to the drilling,�; �We need urgent and timely action on permitting to go ahead with the 2012 [...]

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Court of Appeals said environmental group Greenpeace needs to end its campaign of interfering with Shell’s work offshore Alaska. The court upheld a ruling from the lower U.S. District Court for Alaska. The appeals court said Shell had shown “a likelihood of success on the merits of its [...]

By John Donovan I feared that the John Lewis UK department store chain, which also owns Waitrose Supermarkets, was in danger of slipping off it ethical trading platform when it announced plans to get into bed with the scandal-ridden oil giant, Shell. It is worth remembering that Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi [...]

Shell, a company with one of the worst human rights and environmental records in history, has cancelled its plans to drill this summer in the Alaskan Arctic. A fitting end to a year-long tragicomedy of errors. A year that began with boasting and bravado and ended in a series of accidents and outright safety violations [...]

Royal Dutch Shell has called time on its troubled Arctic exploration programme for another year after a series of mishaps in 2012 scuppered its plans to drill for oil in the region this summer. By Emily Gosden 8:20PM GMT 27 Feb 2013 The controversial campaign has so far cost Shell about $5bn (�3.3bn) over seven [...]

Selection of Shell related article links kindly supplied by a regular contributor Stranded Shell drill vessel won’t face state tax: FuelFix (blog)-State oil and gas attorney Martin Schultz said the policy covers the Kulluk. �It’s a pretty straightforward interpretation as it applies to the Shell … G8 and Nigeria’s Oil Wealth: Corruption and Wealth of [...]

By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, January�25, 10:23�AM DAVOS, Switzerland � Activists with a big fake polar bear have occupied a Shell service station in the Swiss resort of Davos to protest Royal Dutch Shell PLC�s oil drilling in the Arctic. About 25 activists from around Europe chained gas pumps together Friday at the station near [...]

MPs on the all-party Environmental Audit Committee say the UK has a moral responsibility. The committee held an enquiry into protection of the Arctic last year. As part of the investigation they questioned Shell. They are now recalling the firm for enquiries since its drill rig Kulluk ran aground in Alaska this month. By Roger [...]

According to the agency, Shell�s self-reporting of emissions revealed excess nitrogen oxide was released from both the Discoverer and Kulluk, leading the EPA to conclude that Shell had �multiple permit violations for each ship� during the company�s 2012 drilling season. Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:00 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Alaska The [...]

Shell’s most recent ‘mishap’ a few days ago was not the first setback the oil giant has suffered in its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. In fact, it’s the eighth in a growing list of reasons why Shell should not be trusted in the Arctic. 1. Shell has no idea how much [...]

In a double blow to Shell, Waitrose have also declared their support for Greenpeace’s ‘Save the Arctic’ campaign – to create a global sanctuary in the high Arctic. Posted: 13/12/2012 11:41 This was meant to be a blog about Waitrose’s relationship with fossil fuel giant Shell (Waitrose had been considering plans to open up shops [...]