U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason on Thursday granted the oil companys request for an order preventing activists from repeating their recent stunt off New Zealand, in which Greenpeace drilling opponents mounted the Noble Discoverer drilling rig and impeded its departure for North America.
Other recent and past actions confirm Greenpeaces intent to do what it takes to prevent Shell from carrying out its Arctic exploration drilling program and, more broadly, to kick the oil companies out of the Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell lawyers said in their motion.
Any attempt by small boats or renegade divers to impede the towing of the massive drilling rig into the sometimes turbulent and icy waters of the Arctic Ocean could be extremely dangerous and possibly life-threatening, the company argued.
Gleasons order prevents Greenpeace staffers and supporters from interfering with the operation of either drilling rig in U.S. waters and orders them not to barricade or trespass onto the vessels.
The record demonstrates that staging efforts for these two vessels for the 2012 summer drilling season are currently underway, and that disruption by Greenpeace activists of those staging efforts would likely harm Shells drilling activities, the judge wrote.
But the ruling stopped short of granting a safety zone around Shells Arctic operations. Nor did it enjoin Greenpeace USA actions against all of Shells U.S. operations. Those requests, the court said, would have to be argued further in court later.
The judge rejected most of Shells heavy-handed lawsuit, but too much still remains. This was one of the broadest attacks on peaceful protest weve seen in years, and were still left with a restraining order against an entirely peaceful organization that was not even involved in the actions at the core of Shells complaint, Greenpeace USA deputy campaign director Dan Howells said in a statement.
Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith said it was unfortunate that the company had to go to court to protect its property.
We don’t want a repeat of last week’s illegal boarding that not only jeopardized the safety of the Noble Discoverer’s crew, but the protesters as well, he said. We’re always open to an honest discussion about the challenges and benefits of working in the Arctic, but we can’t condone the unlawful and unsafe tactics Greenpeace resorted to in New Zealand.”
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
