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Greenpeace claims shutdown of British-owned oil rig

Sympatico -- Greenpeace says it has successfully halted the operations of a British-owned oil rig in a remote location about 200 kilometres off the coast of western Greenland.
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Four Greenpeace protesters snuck onto the Stena Don early Tuesday morning, despite the presence of a nearby Danish warship that had been following a Greenpeace ship as it made its way to the oil rig over the past 10 days.
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"We've got to keep the energy companies out of the Arctic and kick our addiction to oil, that's why we're going to stop this rig from drilling for as long as we can," McKenna said in a statement released by Greenpeace Tuesday.

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Submitted Sep 01, 2010 By: Hamish

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Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,960 Points:1,385,345 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:22:14 AM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Greenpeace activists deserve the same treatment as any other typical pirate, thief, terrorist, or criminal: Shot on sight if trespassing.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:4,696 Points:1,654,720 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 7:35:28 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse I wonder what they used to power their boats? Petroleum products, possibly???
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,792 Points:1,249,445 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 3:08:03 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse and they don't ever get any of the whale meat!
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:7,301 Points:1,380,245 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 2:32:44 PM Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse This organization is the bane of our economy. [Edited by: Mooseman1 at 9/1/2010 3:32:58 PM EST]
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:6,669 Points:1,292,425 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 12:06:42 PM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse The only thing I hate worse than environmental disasters like BP is the jerks who run Greenpeace.
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:3,024 Points:580,740 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 10:34:36 AM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Eeek-O-Freeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ramammoth Champion Author Modesto Posts:1,389 Points:278,565 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 10:19:36 AM Ignore ramammoth Report Abuse Some impressive pirate moves. I wonder how the Greenpeace ship got there. Wind and solar, or was it some sort of fossil fuel. Does this really change anything? Kick our addiction to oil? Nah.
Dragoon70056 Rookie Author Virginia Beach Posts:34 Points:67,155 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 10:08:39 AM Ignore Dragoon70056 Report Abuse Guck Freenpeace.
realtorguzzler Champion Author Florida Posts:1,488 Points:259,210 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:45:11 AM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Greenpeace, environmentalists, they have to have something to justify their existence.
derKraut Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,667 Points:847,780 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:21:49 AM Ignore derKraut Report Abuse Greenpeace should be designated a "terrorist" organization and have all funds frozen. same with PEta!
bluehawk43 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:679 Points:503,890 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 8:54:07 AM Ignore bluehawk43 Report Abuse Greenpeace will be happy when everyone has reverted back to outdoor privys.
NekoSJG Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,230 Points:570,055 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 8:36:04 AM Ignore NekoSJG Report Abuse Greenpeace == Terror organization