Saturday, January 5, 2013

Shell's Arctic Oil Drilling, and Barney Frank as Senator?

SHELL'S ARCTIC DRILLING: The question of whether drilling for oil can be done safely in the unforgiving Arctic is once again front and center in the wake of the Dec. 31 grounding near Alaska of one of Royal Dutch Shell's rigs.

On Thursday, congressional Democrats called for an investigation into the company's operations in the area by the Interior Department and the Coast Guard. One investigation, by federal, state and company representatives, is already under way.

Read more: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/01/capital-eye-opener-jan-4.html

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