Activists say #ShellNo after Obama greenlights Arctic drilling [View all]

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Environmentalists warn of ecological disaster if Shell is allowed to drill



US activists are reigniting efforts to stop Arctic oil drilling, after the Obama administration gave a conditional approval to Royal Dutch Shell's exploration plan.

The move is seen as a major win for the oil industry, which has long wanted to drill in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. An estimated 20 per cent of the world's undiscovered supply of oil and natural gas is located in the Arctic

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201505121524-0024750

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This plan is so fucked up - hell, just let them drill on land, at least a blow out there would be less destructive to the environment.