BREAKING: #ShellNo Protest Halts Arctic Drilling Vessel in Portland; Meditators Spotted on the Bridge
(Photo from Mosquito Fleet)Activists rappelled off a bridge in Portland, Oregon early this morning to stop a Shell Oil vessel from heading back north to support Arctic drilling.
BREAKING: Activists dangle from St. Johns Bridge in #ShellNo protest http://t.co/vONrXOKSxX via @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/QwHUERdeY8
— AlaskaWild (@alaskawild) July 29, 2015
Hearing on credible authority that @greenpeaceusa climbers prepared to stay in place for days. Bring coffee to St. Johns Bridge #shellno
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) July 29, 2015
Early morning meditators were spotted on the bridge, steadying hearts and minds for the task at hand - stopping the Shell Oil icebreaker Fennica from getting back to the Arctic, where it supports drilling operations. It had been docked in Portland for repairs.
As the sun rises we meditate. Peace is the way. Arctic drilling is not. #SaveTheArctic pic.twitter.com/AAJWJ9L5vn — Kristina N. Flores (@KristinaNFlores) July 29, 2015
Annie Leonard, executive director of Greenpeace USA says, “This is President Obama’s last chance to wake up and realize the disaster that could happen on his watch. There is still time for our President to cancel Shell’s lease to drill in the Arctic, living up to the climate leader we know he can be. Shell has ignored the world’s best scientists, as well as millions of people around the world, who have all said repeatedly that the melting Arctic is a dire warning, not an invitation." (via EcoWatch)
Photo: Sunrise, hanging with 13 climbers ready to block Shell icebreaker, Fennica, from enabling Arctic oil... http://t.co/3MJulH11lx — Indian Bummer (@williemaze) July 29, 2015
Great solidarity and formations from #shellno kayaktivist pic.twitter.com/AzN77ZsPlw — Dan Cannon (@DanEnviroCannon) July 29, 2015
I'm willing to go to great heights to say #shellno @potus don't fall short on your climate legacy deny shell! pic.twitter.com/6DDjmh3qqI — Dan Cannon (@DanEnviroCannon) July 29, 2015
Tears in my eyes. So much support ! You all give me strength. Approaching our 7th hour now. Staying as long as it takes to #SaveTheArctic — Kristina N. Flores (@KristinaNFlores) July 29, 2015