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Greenpeace Activists Protest Near Statoil Drilling Rig in Barents Sea
G-Captain via Reuters ^ | 7/21/17 | Fouche

Posted on 07/22/2017 8:18:59 AM PDT by Rebelbase

Environmental activists protested on Friday near an offshore rig contracted by Statoil in the remote Norwegian Arctic, where the firm is looking for oil and gas deposits.

The Nordic country wants to open up northern areas for exploration to offset declining production in the south. Oil and gas production is Norway’s leading industry, accounting for 20 percent of its economy.

From the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship, 11 campaigners launched inflatable boats carrying banners opposing Statoil’s Songa Enabler oil rig, 275 km (170 miles) north of the Norwegian coast, in the Arctic Barents sea.

One of the banners read ““The People Vs. Arctic Oil”.

“We are doing this because the Norwegian government fails to understand what they are supposed to do according to the Paris agreement,” protest leader Sune Scheller told Reuters.


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Posted because IMO this quote crystallizes and exposes one of the major goals of the climate change crowd:

"“The vast majority of the oil and gas has to remain in the ground if we are going to protect our homes from the consequences of climate change.”

1 posted on 07/22/2017 8:18:59 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
"“The vast majority of the oil and gas has to remain in the ground if we are going to protect our homes from the consequences of climate change.”

If it is so bad then they should stop using electricity, driving cars and using public transportation.

2 posted on 07/22/2017 8:23:05 AM PDT by plain talk
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Just wondering how many galley slaves they use to row their ships and RIB’s around the ocean to do their protests? Hypocrisy abounding


3 posted on 07/22/2017 8:30:44 AM PDT by my job (Terry McAuliffe; exagerate much?)
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To: Rebelbase

Shoot holes in their boats.


4 posted on 07/22/2017 8:45:50 AM PDT by Rumplemeyer (The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
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“We are doing this because the Norwegian government fails to understand what they are supposed to do according to the Paris agreement,”
Says it all right there
5 posted on 07/22/2017 9:08:36 AM PDT by lewislynn
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“near an offshore rig”

So did they row out there?


6 posted on 07/22/2017 11:48:21 AM PDT by fruser1
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