Replies to post #8021 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[biotech_researcher]

Symbolically, I was hoping Shell would make it work. Putin will gain ground, so to speak, with a further reach into the area.

[DewDiligence]

Q for cynics: Did US approval of Shell’s drilling in Chukchi Sea come now because the bureaucrats in DC understand that such drilling no longer makes economic sense?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/us/white-house-gives-conditional-approval-for-shell-to-drill-in-arctic.html