As Shell’s Arctic Drilling Hopes Hit Snags, Its Rivals Watch by C Krauss and J. Broder Jan 17 2013 New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/business/energy-environment/rivals-watch-travails-of-shell-arctic-drilling.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130118&adxnnlx=1358525060-jtZ/7sNBuv0IsqWhv689ZQ
[excerpted] — Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program is now officially in jeopardy and its prospects will depend on the findings of two continuing federal inquiries. One review is on the grounding of the Kulluk drill ship on New Year’s Eve after it was set adrift for five days in stormy weather, and the other is on the safety management of the entire Shell program....
This early phase of Arctic exploration was supposed to be the easy part —
drilling low-pressure wells in shallow water during generally benign
summer weather. But problems with equipment, transportation, persistent
sea ice and poor management have caused many to question whether the
infinitely more complex long-term goal of year-round production in the
Arctic is even feasible....
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Jan 02, 2013
Carbon
Based Energy Threatens Ecosystem in Myriad Ways. It seems that every
time I read the newspaper I find yet another article discussing the
myriad ways carbon-based fuel is destroying our ecosystem. What people ...
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