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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