Booster4324 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Greenpeace activists climbed aboard an oil rig off Istanbul on Friday in a bid to prevent it from reaching Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic, but the vessel ploughed on undeterred. She said six activists left the rig on speed boats as it crossed the Dardanelles, but five were still on board. "It is inconceivable that Leiv Eiriksson's operators, Cairn Energy, can recklessly plow on into the freezing waters of the Arctic with our climbers still on board," Greenpeace campaigner Ben Ayliffe said in a statement. "At some point Cairn will have to stop this rig." Link :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 oops - probably huge financial impact if the rig is not moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 "It is inconceivable that Leiv Eiriksson's operators, Cairn Energy, can recklessly plow on into the freezing waters of the Arctic with our climbers still on board," Greenpeace campaigner Ben Ayliffe said in a statement. "At some point Cairn will have to stop this rig." Sure, they'll stop it when it gets to where it is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 "It is inconceivable that Leiv Eiriksson's operators, Cairn Energy, can recklessly plow on into the freezing waters of the Arctic with our climbers still on board," Greenpeace campaigner Ben Ayliffe said in a statement. "At some point Cairn will have to stop this rig." Why the hell not? They recklessly boarded the platform. The environmental group said eleven activists, some in rock-climbing gear, used speedboats to intercept and then climb atop the Leiv Eiriksson at dawn after it had left a port in Istanbul. They climbed the rig's derrick, unfurling a banner that read: "Stop Arctic destruction" and "Go Beyond Oil, Choose Clean Energy." Oh, fer cryin' out loud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I say drill baby drill. I wonder how many barrels of oil they can get per hippie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I say drill baby drill. I wonder how many barrels of oil they can get per hippie? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Looks like they updated the article, the activists gave up.... Sozudogru said six activists left the rig on speed boats as it crossed the Dardanelles, which connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean, but five remained. However, a heavy gale then forced the remaining activists to give up the protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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