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July 12, 2013

All-Woman Climb Team from Greenpeace Scales London Skyscraper to Protest Shell 
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In London, six climbers with the environmental group Greenpeace were
arrested Thursday for scaling the tallest building in Western Europe in
order to protest Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic. The all-woman
climbing team topped the more than 1,000-foot Shard tower over a period
of 15 hours. A Greenpeace spokesperson said they chose the building
because it is in full view of Shell's offices.

Leila Dean: "This is one of our biggest actions ever, and it really is a
huge ascent to do: 310 meters (1,017 ft.) into the air. So hopefully
this will really bring home to Shell that we will not be ignored, they
need to listen to the three million people that are calling on them to
stop drilling in the Arctic and protect our planet."

 

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