As many of you no doubt know, the Port of Seattle is currently hosting Shell Oil Company’s enormous arctic drilling rig. In several weeks, the rig will leave Elliot Bay and be towed to the Arctic Ocean, where Shell plans to begin oil drilling operations.

The chances of an oil spill occurring due to rough weather conditions has been estimated at 75%.

And, of course, even oil drilling without spills is ecocide (as this biting satire points out).

Members and allies across the region have been participating in protests and actions against this project. Please contact us if you want to get involved further. On Saturday, several members of Deep Green Resistance Seattle attended the ShellNo protest at Jack Block park, near where the rig is parked. The photos here are from that event. Max Wilbert was also interviewed about the promotion of eco-sabotage:



More photos from the event follow:

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