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July 11th, 2013:

The height of madness? Or a lofty ambition as six women scale Shard to make a point?

Ambitious Greenpeace stunt drew neck-craning crowds and widespread media coverage for protest against Shell’s Arctic drilling

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As Western Europe’s tallest building, the Shard skyscraper in London already gets its fair share of attention. But commuters travelling to work today glimpsed an even more amazing sight: six women scaling the 310m-high landmark in protest against Shell’s drilling in the Arctic.

Taking part in a hugely ambitious Greenpeace stunt that took months to plan, the climbers quickly drew a large crowd of neck-craning, eye-shielding spectators to the foot of the London Bridge building. read more

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Greenpeace activists scale the Shard to send an Arctic message to Shell

Six campaigners arrested after 310m tower ascent in stunt drawing attention to oil firm’s drilling plans

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The sight of six tiny figures inching up the smooth glass exterior of Europe’s tallest building was almost too much for some of the onlookers gathered below.

“Rather them than me,” said Nigel Steward, 55, who was on a day trip from home in Surrey with his wife and her sister. “We were on the viewing platform earlier and could see them coming up. It was quite a sight.”

Steward was one of hundreds of people craning their necks at the base of the Shard in central London as a team of six environmental campaigners scaled the 310-metre glass tower above London Bridge to draw attention to Shell’s oil and gas drilling plans in the Arctic. read more

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Six protesting Shell by climbing London’s Shard arrested, police say

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London (CNN) — Six women who climbed one of Europe’s tallest buildings Thursday in an effort to rally against Shell’s Arctic drilling plan have been arrested, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.

They were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and taken into custody, according to the police.

The women from the environmental group Greenpeace said they dodged security guards around The Shard and, once on top, they planned “to hang a huge work of art that captures the beauty” of the Arctic. read more

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Shell shock as new boss is appointed

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL sprang another surprise on the City yesterday by naming its head of refining Ben van Beurden as its new chief executive to succeed Peter Voser next January.

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Published: Wed, July 10, 2013

Dutchman Van Beurden, 55, who has been with the Anglo-Dutch oil giant for 30 years but only appointed to the board in January as boss of its downstream operations, had not been touted as a likely contender to replace Voser, whose decision to stand down after less than five years in the top job had stunned investors.

Analysts had focused on chief financial officer Simon Henry and other divisional heads including Marvin Odum and Andy Brown as potential successors, although Shell also reviewed outside candidates. read more

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