Seattle drilling rig protest

Activists hold ''Shell No'' protest in Seattle

The protesters gathered at a West Seattle park and then joined hundreds of others in Elliott Bay, next to the Port of Seattle Terminal 5, where Shell''s Polar Pioneer drilling rig is docked.

LIVE: ''Kayaktivists'' take to water to block Polar

SEATTLE - Anti-Shell Oil activists took to the waters of Elliott Bay Monday morning, to try and blockade the "Polar Pioneer" rig platform as it

sHell No to Arctic Oil Drilling: Protests in Seattle!

Lauren Regan''s recap from the ShellNo "Paddle in Seattle" action May 15th-18th. Hundreds of activists created a flotilla to stop the Arctic-bound Royal Dutch Shell "Polar

More protests planned after giant oil rig muscles in

Paddle-powered activists hit the waters of Elliott Bay in kayaks Thursday to throw an "unwelcome party" for a massive Shell drilling rig as it

LIVE: ''Kayaktivists'' take to water to block Polar

SEATTLE - Anti-Shell Oil activists took to the waters of Elliott Bay Monday morning, to try and blockade the "Polar Pioneer" rig platform as it moved from Elliott Bay.

Today''s Seattle Oil-Rig Protests

Hipster Seattle urbanites protest the arrival of an Alaska-bound Shell Oil Drilling Rig by meeting it in their (oil-based) polyurethane-plastic kayaks. And in timber country to

Kayakers prep for oil-drilling protests in West Seattle

Judging from the water-safety preparations and drills off Seacrest Park in West Seattle, kayakers are ready for their upcoming mission to protest

In Seattle, ''kayaktivists'' take on Arctic oil drilling

Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle''s waterfront - but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks and a mayor

Shell oil rig arrives in Seattle waters amid protests, permit

ShellNo flotilla protesters demonstrate in the Puget Sound against the arrival of the Shell Oil Company''s drilling rig Polar Pioneer in Seattle, Washington, May 14, 2015.

Protesters of Arctic drilling block entry to Seattle port

SEATTLE — Demonstrators marched to Terminal 5 Monday morning, protesting against Shell Oil operations after the Polar Pioneer oil rig arrived in Elliott Bay on Thursday.

Seattle activists raft up to protest Shell oil rigs

They''re headed to the terminal where the Port of Seattle has offered Shell''s Arctic drilling rigs a homeport for berthing and maintenance. While the kayak fleet practices for

''Paddle in Seattle'' Protesters Welcome Shell Drilling Rig with Two

A second 30-story-high drilling rig, the ''Noble Discoverer,'' is also headed to the city this week. That vessel, too, was met by a small fleet of paddling protesters. AP journalist

Kayaktivists paddle out in Seattle to protest Arctic oil

A Shell No protest flag flies near a canoe during demonstrations against Royal Dutch Shell in Seattle over drilling in the Arctic. Demonstrators

Seattle ''Kayaktivists'' Protest Shell''s Arctic Drilling

SEATTLE, May 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of activists in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay on Saturday to protest plans by Royal Dutch Shell

Seattle mayor, ''kayaktivists'' take on Arctic oil drilling

SEATTLE (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle''s waterfront, but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks

Arctic Drilling Protests Greet Royal Dutch Shell Drilling Rigs In Seattle

The protest by environmental groups and the people of Seattle against Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) move to dock its drilling rigs at the city''s port is growing

''Paddle in Seattle'' Protesters Welcome Shell Drilling

A second 30-story-high drilling rig, the ''Noble Discoverer,'' is also headed to the city this week. That vessel, too, was met by a small fleet of

Kayaktivists Hold ''Shell No'' Protest In Seattle

The "Paddle in Seattle" – a daylong, family friendly festival in a West Seattle park and an on-the-water protest by "Shell No" kayaktivists – aims to continue the message sent as

Kayaktavists take over Seattle''s port to protest Shell''s

Kayaktavists gather to protest the Polar Pioneer, Shell''s artic oil drilling rig stationed in the Port of Seattle. Greenpeace Get your news from a

Seattle ''kayaktivists'' protest Arctic drilling rig

Protesters in kayaks and boats, who oppose Royal Dutch Shell''s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, prepare Saturday to paddle to Shell''s Polar Pioneer drilling rig that was

Polar Pioneer Drilling Rig Arrives in Seattle Amid Protests and

The first of two Royal Dutch Shell drilling rigs slated for Arctic oil exploration arrived in Seattle on Thursday as environmental activists geared up for days of protests over

Seattle protesters seek to block access to Shell Arctic drilling rig

A group of protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Tuesday seeking to block workers attempting to reach a Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) drilling rig that could depart this

What motivates the paddle in Seattle protests | Cascade PBS

When the drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, arrived in the Port of Seattle late last week, it was met by some 20 vessels. On Saturday, there was an estimated 10 times the number,

Police in Seattle dismantle anti-Shell protest tent

Police dismantled a tent on Monday used as a staging area for protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch Shell Plc''s use of the city''s port as a home base for a drilling rig that could depart this

Seattle ''kayaktivists'' protest Arctic drilling rig

Protesters in kayaks and boats, who oppose Royal Dutch Shell''s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, prepare Saturday to paddle to Shell''s

Seattle mayor, ''kayaktivists'' take on Arctic oil drilling

Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle''s waterfront, but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks and a mayor

Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell''s Arctic

The immediate target of protest is Shell''s Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in Puget Sound last Thursday. Shell intends to use Seattle as a

''Paddle in Seattle'' Arctic oil drilling protest

Hundreds of people in kayaks and small boats have staged a protest in the north-western US port city of Seattle against oil drilling in the

How activists in Washington, Oregon, and British

Hundreds of kayaktivists take to the water during protest against drilling in the Arctic and the Port of Seattle being used as a port for the Shell

Seattle protesters seek to block access to Shell Arctic drilling rig

A group of protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Tuesday seeking to block workers attempting to reach a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig that could depart this week to resume fossil

Seattle Arctic drilling protests

Protests against Arctic drilling began in Seattle in 2015 in response to the news that the Port of Seattle authority made an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to berth offshore drillships and

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