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Kayaktivists Greet Shell’s Damaged Ship in Portland

About 75 "kayaktivists" activists protested against Shell’s Arctic drilling on Saturday afternoon, holding a peaceful on-the-water rally against the company's ill-judged activities.

Shell and BP on course for extreme warming levels

Shell and BP base their business plans on projections of energy use that would lead to a disastrous 4-5 degrees centigrade of global warming

Shell Suffers Mishap in “Doomed” Arctic Drilling Campaign

Shell’s comedy of errors that is its Arctic drilling campaign never ceases to amaze. You would have thought the oil giant would have learned from its disastrous attempt three years ago when one of its drilling rigs, the Kulluk, ran aground. Another one, the Noble Discoverer, had a near mishap, too.

Shell to Drill in Arctic “Within Two Weeks”

As much of the world is pre-occupied with the Greek financial crisis, oil giant Shell is quietly carrying on with its plans to drill in the Arctic.

Kayaktavists Try to Stop Shell Igniting Arctic “Carbon Bomb”

As dawn broke over Seattle yesterday, dozens of kayakers paddled out to confront Shell’s vast Polar Pioneer drilling rig and tried to prevent it from leaving port.

Why the FT is Wrong Over the Arctic

If the oil giant Shell has learnt anything over the last few weeks, it is that it has few friends in its quest to drill in the Arctic.

#ShellNo! Reflections on Two Weeks of Action.

Despite receiving approval from the Obama Administration to drill in the Arctic, Shell's ambitions have been thrown into question by everyday people no longer standing idle while Big Oil tramples over local officials, ignores scientists, and propels our planet further towards the climate cliff.