Ahh! costly being the watchword, It would be no big deal if it did not cost them money. They could in fact care less about the environmental damage.
*Wait a minute, they haven't even
started yet and look at the list of accidents and mistakes: The company's two
drill ships -- the Noble Discoverer which is not theirs but they rent and the
Kulluk suffered serious accidents as they were leaving drilling sites in the
seas last fall and winter and are being towed to Asia for repairs. That is said
to take 2 drilling seasons.
*The Noble Discoverer while on its way
from Seward Alaska had an engine fire. Remember, they rent this ship so know
nothing about its upkeep or condition.
*My Representative Edward Markey Dem.
from Massachusetts revealed the Coast Guard discovered 16 violations with the
Noble Discoverer, including air-pollution concerns and a propulsion system that
"does not result in sufficient speed while at sea to safely maneuver in all
expected conditions without towing assistance." Remember they rent this and know
nothing about its condition!
*Remember last July when the Noble
Discoverer dragged its anchor and nearly ran aground on an uninhabited island in
the Alutions? We never were told if the dragging anchor was due to man made
error or mechanical problems. Plus 4 months later after being towed to port it
was further damaged by an explosion and a fire.
*The Kulluk owned by Shell but leased
to another company also ran aground on an uninhabbited Island during a storm. As
a result it was eventually freed but suffered hull and electrical damage.
* They have also suffered weather delays
and their equipment designed to contain a spill failed. I refuse to believe that
knowing all this and more the Department of the Interior and Obama is still
allowing them and Exxon to drill there. You know we are being lied to and only
being told about the issues they can not hide.
*I am further stupefied that the
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska can turn this demonstrated fiasco
into a positive saying it shows Shell is as concerned about safety standards as
she is. What?
I bet she can see Russia from her house
too! We better stop this right now before it even starts. We can not even drill
on land without having an accident let alone in the Arctic sea under some of the
worse conditions on earth.
Do you trust Shell? Me neither. And the Obama
administration shouldn't either.
Tell the Obama administration that we can't afford to just trust Shell.
Thank you for everything you do for our environment,
Dan Ritzman
Sierra Club Arctic Campaign Director
P.S. Forward this this email to your friends, family and colleagues -- or share it on Facebook and Twitter:
Tell the Obama administration that we can't afford to just trust Shell.
Thank you for everything you do for our environment,
Dan Ritzman
Sierra Club Arctic Campaign Director
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Gardner, Ma
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