Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling

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Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling

Shell Sues Oceana, Others Over Arctic Drilling Posted Mon, Mar 5, 2012 by RProkop to arctic , lawsuit , lucy lawless , offshore drilling , shell You’ve probably heard that Shell is planning to drill in Arctic waters. But now the plot thickens: In a bizarre move, Shell has decided to preemptively sue a group of environmental groups, including Oceana , to attempt to silence our voices and remove our right to challenge their spill response plan. Naturally environmentalists have been fighting against Shell’s plan — the Arctic is a fragile environment, and an oil spill there would be a tragedy for Arctic communities, seals, polar bears, and more. Even the US Coast Guard has said they don’t have the resources to deal with an Arctic spill. Oceana has been campaigning to prevent unsafe drilling in the Arctic, along with many other environmental groups. Greenpeace made the news rec...

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@pinkyvyp » 01 Apr '12, 1pm
Ridiculous! Shell Sues @Oceana, Others Over #Arctic #Drilling [link] #ocean
@FloridaOceana » 08 Mar '12, 3pm
Shell launches a preemptive strike against Oceana and other environmental organizations to silence objections to... [link]
@ReikiConnect » 07 Mar '12, 9pm
RT @liquidcanopy: Blog: Shell Sues Oceana, Others Over Arctic Drilling: You’ve probably heard that Shell is planni... [link]
@ethicalstudios » 07 Mar '12, 8am
RT @Papafranco: Shell is suing NGOs over their efforts to prevent Arctic drilling [link] - via @oceana
@SachiTamayo » 07 Mar '12, 6am
Ironic? Shell sues Oceana for Arctic drilling [link]
@womenforwhales » 07 Mar '12, 4am
we will not silenced! great work Oceana! [link]
@Oceana » 07 Mar '12, 12am
Shell's afraid we can stop their plans to drill in the Arctic - so they're suing us [link]
@SETKacir » 06 Mar '12, 9pm
“@Oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]” Shell just made my boycott list.
@LeidyImages » 06 Mar '12, 7pm
shell sucks...bp sucks...etc etc [link]
@regnilmerM » 06 Mar '12, 7pm
@iansomerhalder "@Oceana: Shell is trying to silence the opposition - suing Oceana and others over Arctic drilling [link]"
@Trouper29 » 06 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @Oceana: Shell is trying to silence the opposition - suing Oceana and others over Arctic drilling [link]
@Shalyn67 » 06 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @CindyFrancine: RT @DianeN56: RT @Oceana Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
@ocean_zen » 06 Mar '12, 6pm
“@D_Aldridge: This is like suing, in advance, a potential witness to the murder you are about to commit [link] #Shell #Arctic”
@CarolHink » 06 Mar '12, 5pm
ahem... RT @DianeN56: RT @Oceana Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
@D_Aldridge » 06 Mar '12, 4pm
This is like suing, in advance, a potential witness to the murder you are about to commit [link] #Shell #ArcticDrilling
@D_Aldridge » 06 Mar '12, 4pm
Shell to preemptively sue a group of environmental groups over Arctic drilling plans [link] Eh!
@phytoplanktonic » 06 Mar '12, 4pm
Shell wants to sue environmental groups, including @Oceana, over Arctic drilling. What the crap, is that even allowed?! [link]
@CezzaLew » 06 Mar '12, 4pm
RT @jamie_bd: Odd, unnerving and sad. Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link] via @Oceana #oceans #arctic
@jamie_bd » 06 Mar '12, 4pm
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@Wronkle » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
RT @EverybodySolar: Stay classy #Shell -- RT @sejorg @Oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
@Papafranco » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
Shell is suing NGOs over their efforts to prevent Arctic drilling [link] - via @oceana
@EverybodySolar » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
Stay classy #Shell -- RT @sejorg @Oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
@NanoCalvo » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
Shell is planning to drill in Arctic waters. Hope it's just another stupid idea that never takes place. Thanks @Oceana [link]
@SailorsforSea » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
Don't let these groups be silenced: MT @oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
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Wow. RT @Oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
@arcticaace » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
Shell is showing their true environmental commitment - Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over #Arctic drilling [link]
@sungsdynasty » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
@Shell is suing a group of environmental groups for challenging their spill response plan. [link] #arcticdrilling
@ThePhoenixSun » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
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@Lynnibinny » 06 Mar '12, 3pm
RT @Oceana: Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link] <#drilling is Not the way for #Healthy_Ocean !
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Shell is suing Oceana (and others) over Arctic drilling [link]
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Shell Sues Oceana, Others Over Arctic Drilling: [link]
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