Monday, June 1, 2015
SEATTLE — Shell sent a response Monday to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which raised concerns about the oil company’s Arctic oil rig docked at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5.
DNR officials said they were reviewing the response, but did not release it.
Last month, DNR officials wrote to Shell asking when the Polar Pioneer will leave for Alaska since any long-term use blocking navigation would violate the state constitution, which doesn’t allow private takeover of a public waterway.
See photos of the Polar Pioneer in Seattle.
The U.S. Coast Guard, which regulates maritime navigation, reports the rig has caused no marine traffic problems.
The Polar Pioneer is also in trouble with Seattle city officials, who say an oil rig isn’t allowed in its permit for a cargo terminal.
The Department of Planning and Development warned of fines beginning Thursday of $150 per day for the first ten days, and $500 per day after that.
But it turns out Shell might not have to pay at all.
DPD’s director of code compliance, Faith Lumsden, told KIRO 7 Monday the city will likely agree to hold off fines until a hearing examiner decides the permit dispute, and the city conducts a new review.
That could take weeks to resolve, long after the rig leaves for Alaska later this month.
“We would have the ability to impose the penalties retroactively, but again, it’s really not fair to say you have an appeal process but we’re still going to penalize you while we’re resolving the appeal,” Lumsden said.
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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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