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The Fight to Keep Arctic Oil In the Ground Heats Up In Norway, Part III
Earlier this summer, Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship entered the exclusion zone around the Statoil rig Songa Enabler, as activists from across the world took to inflatables and kayaks in protest against Norway's plans to pump oil to Hammerfest.
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The Fight to Keep Arctic Oil In the Ground Heats Up In Norway, Part II
“They say they have the best technology in the world. It is false. Maybe they have PhDs, but they do not have real knowledge. They are playing with nature and physics, but do not understand its dangers,” says Annie Henriksen of the oil drillers in the Arctic.
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The Fight To Keep Arctic Oil In the Ground Heats Up In Norway, Part I
Norway, which started drilling for oil in 2013 in the Barents Sea, has recently opened up 93 blocks for exploration licences in the area between Hámmárfeasta, the Svalbard archipelago and Arctic Russia.
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Interior Department Halts Arctic Offshore Drilling Leases
The Friday news follows a Sept. 28 announcement by Shell that it would cease exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas after spending $7 billion on Arctic exploration.
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Activists Rappel From Portland Bridge As Kayaks Swarm to Block Shell's Arctic Vessel
Dozens of kayaktivists took to the water to block Shell's Fennica ice breaker from leaving port, while a group of 13 climbers rappelled off a bridge in Portland, Oregon, with enough supplies to last days if needed.
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Protesters Worldwide Demand Release of Arctic 30, As Masked Men Break Into Greenpeace's Russian Office
As the Arctic 30 faced their 30th day of imprisonment in Russia, nearly 10,000 people took to the streets following a break-in at a Greenpeace office in Russia.
