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Shell Gets Go Ahead for Drilling in Chukchi -- With Restrictions
The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas are believed to contain more recoverable oil than Alaska's Prudhoe Bay - and Prudhoe Bay, you'll recall, is the greatest oil find in North American history. So it was no small news today (Thursday) when -- for the first...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Mitt Romney, North America, Oceans, Gulf of Mexico
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Shell Oil Rigs -- The First to Explore the Arctic Ocean in Decades -- Delayed by Sea Ice
Channel 2 NewsOn Sunday, the Vice President of Shell Oil in Alaska told Governor Sean Parnell (R-Alaska) and Senator Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska) that heavy sea ice in the Bering Straight will delay historic drilling operations -- scheduled for this summer. Those...Tags: Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Oceans, Lisa Murkowski, Sean Parnell
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U.S. Coast Guard Medevacs Man from Noble Discoverer
Channel 2 NewsA U.S. Coast Guard helicopter medevaced a man complaining of an irregular heartbeat from the Shell drillship Noble Discoverer near Nome Wednesday morning. According to Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis, the 17th District...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Lucy Lawless
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Activists warn of risk of disastrous oil spill in Russian Arctic
World NowEnvironmentalists warned Tuesday that an oil spill could wreak havoc on the Russian Arctic before emergency crews could reach the remote area where a Russian company has installed a platform, planning to start drilling in the treacherous region.... -
Shell: Divers Find No Signs of Grounding
Channel 2 NewsA spokesman for Shell Alaska said late Monday night that divers found no signs that one of its drilling ships grounded while being adrift Saturday evening. Curtis Smith said the underwater inspection done Monday showed "there was no contact with the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Oceans, Oil Spills
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Tags: Elections, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, CNN (tv network), Social Media
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A memory on the rocks
The small, plastic train, poking out between the rocks, looked like any toy lost on the beach. It measured a few inches long, small enough to tumble out of a pocket or purse, with four thin wheels and rear-end contours hinting at where other cars should...
Tags: American Red Cross, Toy Industry, Yokohama (Japan), Tokyo (Japan), NPR
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Alaska Offshore Drilling: Shell Ships Leave Seattle, Greenpeace follows
Channel 2 NewsTwo vessels fitted with drilling rigs left Seattle Wednesday for Alaska. The Kulluk and Noble Discoverer and support ships are headed first to Dutch Harbor. Once open water allows, the rigs will move to the Beaufort and Chukchi seas for offshore... -
Heavy Sea Ice Throws Significant Delay Into Shell's Drilling Plans
Channel 2 NewsHeavy sea ice will significantly delay Shell Oil’s planned offshore drilling operations this summer in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Shell is saying that sea ice coverage in the Bering Sea is 30 to 40 percent above normal, the worst it’s...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lucy Lawless, Justice System
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Tags: Natural Resources, Crime, Law and Justice, BP Plc, Gulf of Mexico, Science and Technology
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Shell Drilling Rigs Ready to Leave for Chukchi Sea -- Greenpeace is Watching
Channel 2 NewsRival Vessels are both sitting in the Port of Seattle tonight (Saturday). And both are on the verge of an historic mission. The first of those vessels consists of 2 unique drilling rigs -- refurbished by Shell Oil. They are the Kuluk and...Tags: Mexico, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Gulf of Mexico, Science and Technology
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Mexico cancels mega-resort project near Baja California reef
World NowMexico's government on Friday halted a controversial mega-resort development in Baja California Sur after environmentalists said it would have threatened a large coral reef in the Sea of Cortes that has rebounded dramatically from years of damage. The...
Aug 30, 2012
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Aug 14, 2012
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Jun 27, 2012
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Jun 15, 2012
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