Shell Won't Drill in the Alaskan Arctic This Summer After All

Shell Won't Drill in the Alaskan Arctic This Summer After All

The company's funds for exploration and development have been greatly reduced

“If You Like It then You Shouldn't Put a Rig on It,” Greenpeace Tells Shell

“If You Like It then You Shouldn't Put a Rig on It,” Greenpeace Tells Shell

New Greenpeace video asks Shell not to drill in the Arctic

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 7th, 2014
Shell Moves Forward with Plans to Drill in the Great South Basin

Shell Moves Forward with Plans to Drill in the Great South Basin

The company expects that a test well will be drilled in about two years' time

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 20th, 2013
Shell Readies to Resume Drilling in the Alaskan Arctic

Shell Readies to Resume Drilling in the Alaskan Arctic

The company wants to finish a well it started last year, drill five new ones

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 2nd, 2013
Shell Announces Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic in 2014

Shell Announces Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic in 2014

The company wishes to resume exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 7th, 2013
Shell Made to Cough Up $1.1 Million (€0.83 Million) for Air-Quality Violations in the Arctic

Shell Made to Cough Up $1.1 Million (€0.83 Million) for Air-Quality Violations in the Arctic

Vessels used to drill oil-exploration wells failed to properly monitor pollution levels

Greenpeace Is Building a Polar Bear the Size of a Double-Decker Bus

Greenpeace Is Building a Polar Bear the Size of a Double-Decker Bus

The polar bear is named Aurora, will soon be paraded around London

GNOME Shell 3.9.3 Improves the Workspace Switcher

GNOME Shell 3.9.3 Improves the Workspace Switcher

The latest version of GNOME Shell can be downloaded from Softpedia

Nokia EOS’s Metallic Case Emerges Again

Nokia EOS’s Metallic Case Emerges Again

The 41MP handset should become official on July 11

Turtle Sporting Nail Polish and Glitter on Its Shell Rescued by Conservationists

Turtle Sporting Nail Polish and Glitter on Its Shell Rescued by Conservationists

The turtle's rescuers suspect an “artist” merely wanted to prove his worth

First GNOME Shell in 3.9.x Branch Has Tons of Improvements

First GNOME Shell in 3.9.x Branch Has Tons of Improvements

The latest version of GNOME Shell can be downloaded from Softpedia

Hermit Crab Species Discovered Alive for the First Time Ever

Hermit Crab Species Discovered Alive for the First Time Ever

The species was only documented with the help of dried specimens found 100 years ago

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 16th, 2013
"Shell Screwed Up in 2012", Ken Salazar Says

"Shell Screwed Up in 2012", Ken Salazar Says

The US Interior Secretary agrees that the company has a lot of things to make amends for

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 28th, 2013
Shell Cancels This Year's Plans to Drill in the Arctic

Shell Cancels This Year's Plans to Drill in the Arctic

Environmentalists say this is the company's way of calling it quits

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 7th, 2013
Lucy Lawless Sentenced to 120 Hours Community Work, $651.44 (€480.764) Fine

Lucy Lawless Sentenced to 120 Hours Community Work, $651.44 (€480.764) Fine

The actress was brought to court after illegally boarding a drilling ship

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 26th, 2013
Polar Bears, Activists Shut Down Shell Fuel Station in Davos

Polar Bears, Activists Shut Down Shell Fuel Station in Davos

The protest was part and parcel of Greenpeace's Save the Arctic campaign

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 3rd, 2013
Kulluk, One of Shell's Oil Rigs, Goes Haywire in Alaska

Kulluk, One of Shell's Oil Rigs, Goes Haywire in Alaska

The rig has 139,000 gallons of fuel on board, sparks major environmental concerns

 
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