To: President Donald Trump
President Obama: Keep Shell Out of the Arctic
Despite a track record of failure in the icy Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Royal Dutch Shell Oil is preparing to again apply to the Obama administration for a permit to drill.
Tell President Obama to keep the Arctic safe from dirty oil spills and to keep Shell out.
Tell President Obama to keep the Arctic safe from dirty oil spills and to keep Shell out.
Why is this important?
Royal Dutch Shell Oil is preparing to once again attempt to drill for oil in the Arctic. Shell has shown, year after year, that they are not "Arctic ready" and can not be trusted to operate responsibly in these icy, desolate seas.
The last time they tried--in 2012--they had to suspend operations after two of their drilling ships suffered serious accidents, one of them washing ashore. Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard found numerous pollution control equipment violations on the ships after inspecting them. It was also found that they did not have adequate spill prevention and cleanup equipment available for potential spills. Shell isn't ready for the Arctic and the Arctic will never be ready for Shell.
The last time they tried--in 2012--they had to suspend operations after two of their drilling ships suffered serious accidents, one of them washing ashore. Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard found numerous pollution control equipment violations on the ships after inspecting them. It was also found that they did not have adequate spill prevention and cleanup equipment available for potential spills. Shell isn't ready for the Arctic and the Arctic will never be ready for Shell.