In response to the US Department of Interior’s approval of Shell Oil’s Chukchi Sea drilling lease, Greenpeace Arctic campaigner Ian Duff said:
“It’s an indefensible decision. The Arctic is melting rapidly because of climate change. But instead of seeing it as a warning, Shell sees profit. It wants to drill for more of the stuff that caused the melting in the first place. And all the evidence shows Shell can’t drill safely in the Arctic. The extreme conditions means it’s when, not if, a spill will happen.
