Oil Change International response to final Shell Arctic permit approval
The President’s decision today to give final approval for Shell to drill in the Arctic this summer is another stark reminder of the catastrophic disconnect between the nation’s energy policy and our climate imperatives.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2015
Contact:
David Turnbull, david [at] priceofoil [dot] org
Oil Change International response to Shell Arctic permit approval
In response to the Obama Administration’s approval of the final permit allowing Royal Dutch Shell to begin oil drilling activities in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, David Turnbull, Campaigns Director of Oil Change International issued the following statement:
“The President’s decision today to give final approval for Shell to drill in the Arctic this summer is another stark reminder of the catastrophic disconnect between the nation’s energy policy and our climate imperatives. While President Obama has made strides to tackle climate pollution, he continues to undermine his own actions by allowing the industry to dig up oil that must be left in the ground if we want a stable climate. Arctic oil is simply unburnable in a climate-safe future, and the rising movement to stop Arctic drilling will continue to make this fact loud and clear.”
Just last week, Oil Change International released a report in partnership with Greenpeace USA detailing why Arctic oil drilling is incompatible with action on climate change. That report, entitled, “Untouchable: The Climate Case Against Arctic Drilling” can be found here: http://oilchange.org/2015/08/13/untouchable-the-climate-case-against-arctic-drilling/
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