View from the Helm: The local and global impacts of Shell’s misguided Arctic adventures
If Arctic drilling goes forward, the repercussions will be felt both locally and far beyond Puget Sound.
Tag: Fossil Fuels
City of Seattle says Port must obtain a new permit to host Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet
The decision reinforces our ongoing lawsuit against the Port in partnership with Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, Seattle Audubon, and Washington Environmental Council.
Conservation groups file lawsuit challenging the Port of Seattle’s decision to make Seattle a homeport for Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet
Shell’s disastrous 2012 Arctic Ocean drilling and transport operations demonstrate that even technically advanced and well-resourced companies are no match for Arctic conditions.
New Documentary Exposes Tar Sands Mining Plans in Utah: “Last Rush for the Wild West” Screens at Seattle University on February 22nd
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2015 MEDIA CONTACTS: Carlo Voli, Rising Tide Seattle, (206) 992-7474 Jennifer Ekstrom, Director …
Three oil train derailments over holiday weekend, fires still burn days later.
Three trains in one weekend. In Northern Ontario late Saturday night, 29 cars of a …
Oil spill in the Ship Canal
Around 55 gallons of oil spilled from a vessel moving through the Ship Canal Labor …
Stand Up Against Increased Oil Traffic in Puget Sound
Drawing on the one year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic disaster, advocacy against oil trains has …
25th Anniversary of Exxon Valdez
The 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez and a recent spill are reminders of current threats to Puget Sound.
Major win for conservation groups in coal dust case against BNSF
This morning the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied a motion to dismiss in its entirety, allowing a Clean Water Act lawsuit against BNSF Railway Company to proceed for coal dust contamination of U.S. waterways.
Thank you Seattle City Council and Mayor Murray!
Yesterday the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to oppose the construction of new oil infrastructure in Washington until the existing risks are better understood and addressed.