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Shell’s press release announcing halt to arctic oil exploration

September 29, 2015 Staff Leave a comment
photo courtesy of Shell.com
photo courtesy of Shell.com

Here’s the full text of Shell’s press release about their stopping current arctic oil exploration.  It’s short and you can draw your own conclusions. Continue reading Shell’s press release announcing halt to arctic oil exploration →

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