Shell Game in the Arctic

[polly7]

Published Aug 3 2012 by TomDispatch, Archived Aug 3 2012

by Subhankar Banerjee

http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2012-08-03/shell-game-arctic

When you go to the mountains, you go to the mountains. When it’s the desert, it’s the desert. When it’s the ocean, though, we generally say that we’re going “to the beach.” Land is our element, not the waters of our world, and that is an unmistakable advantage for any oil company that wants to drill in pristine waters.

Take Shell Oil. Recently, the company’s drill ship, the fabulously named Noble Discoverer, went adrift and almost grounded in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. That should be considered an omen for a distinctly star-crossed venture to come. Unfortunately, few of us are paying the slightest attention...........

[davidpdx]

1. Another disaster looms

The only little bit I know about Dutch Harbor is from watching Deadliest Catch. It looks like a beautiful place though.

[Odin2005]

2. Oil Addiction Psychotic Disorder.