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<td>Stop the next big oil spill</td>
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<td>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:30:47 +0000</td>
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<td>Josh Nelson, CREDO Action <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:act@credoaction.com"><act@credoaction.com></a></td>
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<td>Spencer Graves
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<pre> Stop Shell’s reckless Arctic drilling plan
The Interior Department is considering a disastrous plan to allow Shell to
drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean in 2015. Submit a public comment before
the December 22 deadline.
[1]Take action now ►
Dear Spencer,
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The last time Shell tried to drill for oil in the Arctic, its Kulluk
drilling rig drifted out of control and slammed into Alaska’s Kodiak
Islands with 150,000 gallons of toxic diesel fuel on board.
Shell’s next Arctic drilling mishap could be much worse – and it could
happen as soon as next year.^1
The Interior Department is considering a plan to allow Shell to drill for
oil in the Arctic in 2015 despite the Obama administration’s own
analysis showing a 75% chance of a disastrous oil spill if the plan moves
forward. The Interior Department’s crucial public comment period ends on
December 22, so we need to act fast to keep Shell out of the Arctic.
[3]Tell the Interior Department: No Arctic drilling! Click here to submit
a public comment now.
CREDO activists have been fighting to stop Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
for years. Twice now – once during the Bush administration and once
during the Obama administration – federal courts have invalidated the
Interior Department’s sales of leases for Arctic drilling due to poor
science and faulty economic assumptions. But Shell has continued pushing
for drilling rights – and the Obama administration is now poised to give
Shell the green light for drilling once again.
Just this month, the contractor that operated Shell’s Kulluk drilling
rig agreed to plead guilty to eight felonies for environmental and
maritime crimes and pay more than $12 million in fines. Worse, a U.S.
Coast Guard report on the incident released in April found that Shell made
the decision to tow its rig away from Alaska through icy waters in
December 2012 – which led to the rig running aground – in order to
avoid millions of dollars in tax liabilities.^2
Arctic drilling is an environmental nightmare. According to the Interior
Department’s analysis, an oil spill in the Arctic could kill countless
endangered beluga whales and polar bears, and thousands of seals.
But even without a massive oil spill, allowing Shell to drill in the
Arctic would be disastrous for the climate. The Arctic Ocean is estimated
to hold 13 percent of the globe’s undiscovered oil and 30 percent of all
undiscovered natural gas, so there is simply no way to keep climate change
from spiraling out of control without putting a stop to Arctic drilling.
[4]Click here to submit a public comment now: Stop Shell from drilling for
oil in the Arctic Ocean.
Thanks for fighting to stop Arctic drilling.
Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager
[5]CREDO Action from Working Assets
Add your name:
[6]Take action now ►
[7]Learn more about this campaign
1. "[8]Shell Oil renews plan to drill Arctic waters after 2012 debacle,"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 28, 2014.
2. "[9]Coast Guard Blames Shell Risk-Taking in Kulluk Rig Accident,"
National Geographic, April 4, 2014.
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