| Nana- | Shell wants the EPA to bend air pollution rules so it can drill in the Arctic.
 Tell President Obama and EPA Administrator Jackson to deny Shell’s permit to drill if it can’t meet its legal requirements.
 | Just days before Shell is supposed to begin exploratory drilling in the Arctic, the company has admitted that some of its drilling vessels have failed to meet the air quality standards required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Now Shell is asking the EPA for an exemption so that it can spew more than ten times the legal limit of air pollution while it drills. Unbelievable.
This isn’t exactly breaking news. The company has known since 2010 that its fleet had serious problems — even though it was assuring EPA officials that everything would be fine. By waiting until the last minute, Shell is betting the EPA will bend the rules and let it move forward with drilling.
The Obama Administration gave the green light to Shell’s dangerous plan to drill exploratory wells in the pristine waters off the Alaskan coast. And they have the power to make sure the company meets the requirements of the permit.
Tell President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to deny Shell’s permit to drill in the Arctic if its fleet cannot meet the legally required standard for air pollution.
It’s been a bad week for Shell. First, the company admitted that its fleet couldn’t meet EPA requirements for air pollution. Then, over the weekend, it lost control of its 14,000 ton drill rig in Dutch Harbor, where witnesses say it came dangerously close to running aground on the beach.
I think it’s safe to say that Shell isn’t “Arctic ready.” No oil company is.
We all remember the horrible tragedy caused by BP two years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. Well, the Arctic Ocean makes the Gulf look like a flat, calm lake. With constant high seas, ice and massive waves, there’s no way to effectively clean-up an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean.
Drilling for oil in one of the last pristine places on earth isn’t going to help us solve global warming, anyway. It only makes it worse.
Nana, we have to stop Shell and save the Arctic. Making sure that President Obama’s EPA holds Shell’s fleet to the legally required standard for air pollution is a good start. Take a minute and send your message today.
Save the Arctic,
Dan Howells
Greenpeace Deputy Campaign Director
P.S. Greenpeace will be joining with a coalition of groups in delivering your message directly to the EPA on Monday. That means you only have 72 hours to submit your letter to make sure it is included in our delivery.  |
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