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Update: Judge Gleason extends restrictions against Greenpeace
UPDATE: June 11, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: On May 29th, Judge Gleason extended previous restrictions against Greenpeace activists, which prevent them from coming within a kilometer of Shell Oil's drilling ships. The original restriction applied only to ships within 12 miles of the coast while the new restriction extends to cover ships up to 200 miles off the coast.[1]
April 4, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: On March 28th, Anchorage Judge Sharon Gleason ruled in favor of Shell Oil, granting a temporary injunction which creates a 500-meter safety zone is in place for offshore drilling vessels. This injunction prevents Greenpeace activists from entering within 500-meters of drilling ships.[2] The injunction request comes after Greenpeace activists boarded the Shell drilling ship Noble Discoverer in February.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Greenpeace vs. Shell: Alaska Judge Restricts Activists From Boarding Offshore Drilling Vessels," 05/30/2012
- ↑ newsminer, "Shell gets injunction against Greenpeace for Arctic drill ships," Mar 29, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Actress, Greenpeace activists climb Arctic-bound oil drilling ship," Feb 24, 2012
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