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Why Shell Abandoned the Arctic: A Primer on Market Forces for Activists
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Why Shell Abandoned the Arctic: A Primer on Market Forces for Activists

Richard Matthews October 2, 2015

While the laudable efforts of activists have been given credit for ending Arctic drilling, environmentalists could benefit from a better understanding of the dynamics at play. Attributing Shell’s decision to cease its drilling operations in the Arctic to environmental protest is an undeniably compelling narrative. If only a handful of passionate kayaktavists could stop Shell from drilling in the Arctic. The problem is that […]Read More

Greenpeace Launches Campaign to Establish an Arctic Sanctuary
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Greenpeace Launches Campaign to Establish an Arctic Sanctuary

Andrew Burger August 13, 2013

Warming twice as fast as the rest of our world, the Arctic region has become a climate change hotspot. Given the profound ramifications for ecosystems and societies across the region and worldwide, the rapid (from an Earth history perspective) warming taking place in the Arctic has scientists, governments, environmentalists and public interest groups concerned, as […]Read More

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