A Boulder activist with Frack Free Colorado hung from the bridge with other Greenpeace activists, delaying the Shell icebreaker ship from getting up Alaska.  The activists  who were hanging  100 feet below the bridge and  100 feet above the water and roped together.  After 3 of them were removed by police, lots of kayaks tried to block the ship.  When the police grabbed the kayaks, some of the kayakers dove into the water and swam out to try to block the ship.  This delay might keep the drilling from happening, the ice free season is short.  Save the Arctic, Block Shell

This reminds me of Ben White of the Animal Welfare Institute.   He would swim next to navy ships with super loud sonar and next to oil prospecting ships with super loud sounds, to put his body in the way these tests that would harm whales, dolphins, and fish. He also would cut the nets that trapped dolphins and whales that were being trapped for aquariums. Link  Link

Posted on August 11, 2015