Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday indicated its continued desire to drill in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska by submitting new plans for exploratory operations to federal agencies. "Shell’s preparations are a red flag for the millions of people around the world who want to save the Arctic from catastrophe." —John Deans, Greenpeace...
Offshore Drilling
Despite increasing western sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine...
The Obama administration on Friday gave the greenlight for fossil fuel...
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