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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Shell Spent $4 Billion in Campaign to Open the Arctic for Oil Drilling

Shell Spent $4 Billion in Campaign to Open the Arctic for Oil Drilling

Alice Ross writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:Offshore oil drilling in the Arctic has long been considered off-limits – but as the New York Times revealed . . ., a sustained and ingenious campaign by Shell has overcome all objections.The campaign to win permission to drill in the Arctic is a masterclass in major-league lobbying: Shell has spent seven years and an incredible $4bn (£2.55bn) to win over opponents at almost every stage, from the local Native Eskimo community, through multiple layers of environmental agencies,…Read more...

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