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Star Member RiverLover (4,785 posts)
Cries of Betrayal, Calls to Organize as Obama Approves Arctic Drilling
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Cries of Betrayal, Calls to Organize as Obama Approves Arctic Drilling
'With this decision, President Obama has given Shell an open invitation to turn the Chukchi Sea into an energy sacrifice zone,' said Marissa Knodel of Friends of the Earth
President Barack Obama on Wednesday afternoon gave the final go-ahead for Royal Dutch Shell PLC to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska, flouting fierce public opposition to the extraction over the severe danger it poses to the ocean ecosystem, climate, and coastal communities.
"The president has made a big mistake allowing Shell back into the Arctic," declared Center for Biological Diversity Alaska director Rebecca Noblin in a press statement released Wednesday. "The risks of a devastating oil spill in this harsh environment are just too great, particularly for a company with such poor performance record. This is a reckless move by a country that is still struggling to reduce its impact on global warming."
The permits granted Wednesday mean that the oil giant can commence with drilling exploratory wells as soon as its vessels and equipment reach the sea. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced it has included some conditions, limiting Shell to "drilling only the top sections of wells and prohibit Shell from drilling into oil-bearing zones."
But campaigners say that the restrictions are weak, and the fact that Shell will now be permitted to drill in the Arctic constitutes a deep betrayal of Obama's own pledge to make tackling climate change one of his top three priorities during his second term.
Moreover, the decision comes as scientists warn that to avert a climate catastrophe, the majority of fossil fuel deposits around the world must remain unused....
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/07/22/cries-betrayal-calls-organize-obama-approves-arctic-drilling
Repost from last wkd~
Uh oh. Looks like it's time for 0loser to make another soaring speech about how bad the cops are and how much he loves queers. (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027001290)
Bought and sold AGAIN, DUmmies.
Star Member Dustlawyer (4,491 posts)
2. Better yet, boycott Shell until they relent and any other company that thinks about going there.
You already are.
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Star Member RiverLover (4,785 posts)
Cries of Betrayal, Calls to Organize as Obama Approves Arctic Drilling
...Moreover, the decision comes as scientists warn that to avert a climate catastrophe, the majority of fossil fuel deposits around the world must remain unused....
That's a new one. :lol:
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That's a new one. :lol:
Not at all if you follow the cult.
They are literally calling for 0 fossil fuel use by 2050.
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That's a new one. :lol:
Yeah but ain't a damn one of them climate change scientist parked their cars, cut off electricity to their house or started wearing animal skins/wool year round.....and neither will I.
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Not at all if you follow the cult.
They are literally calling for 0 fossil fuel use by 2050.
I know, but this "scientist calling for remaining fossil fuel deposits to remain unused" BS is a new one.
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I know, but this "scientist calling for remaining fossil fuel deposits to remain unused" BS is a new one.
A google search of "leave fossil fuels in the ground"
https://www.google.com/search?q=leave+fossil+fuels+in+the+ground&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
They truly are radical lunatics.
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Not at all if you follow the cult.
They are literally calling for 0 fossil fuel use by 2050.
The same people who told us we would run out of oil in 50 years, and that was 40 years ago.
It must be nice to never have to let a fact get in your way of being an activist.
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Quote from: diesel driver on Today at 09:32:42 AM
That's a new one. :lol:
Not at all if you follow the cult.
They are literally calling for 0 fossil fuel use by 2050.
Yeah, just a repackage of the same drivel. ...which will sound completely different to the lunkheads.
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A google search of "leave fossil fuels in the ground"
https://www.google.com/search?q=leave+fossil+fuels+in+the+ground&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
They truly are radical lunatics.
I guess I'm not "enlightened" enough (THANK GOD!) to understand. :rotf: