Eco-actress remains defiant after being arrested following four day Shell protest
Despite arrest eco-warrior Lucy Lawless has hailed her Shell protest aboard the oil explorer vessel Noble Discoverer a success…
Actress Lucy Lawless and five other Greenpeace activists were arrested this morning (27/2) off the coast of New Zealand following a protest against Shell's planned exploration of Arctic waters.
The protest garnered world-wide publicity about Shell’s plans for oil drilling off the Arctic coast… and led to more than 130,000 Greenpeace supporters sending letters of complaint to Shell.
After spending four days on board the Noble Discoverer Lucy Lawless said:
"Today this occupation ended but like the hundreds of thousands of people who have joined our cry to save the Arctic we will not be silenced."
The Xena Warrior Princess actress wants to protect the exquisite Arctic coastline from the risks associated with oil exploration. She was atop the Shell contracted oil drilling ship off the New Zealand coast since Friday. The actress has called on Shell to abandon its plans and has also urged Shell to use its technological expertise to become world leaders in clean, renewable energy…
Lawless and other Greenpeace activists boarded the ship Noble Discovery and stopped it from departing New Zealand for the Arctic.
One protester however Ilai Amir was forced to end his involvement on Saturday. Lawless and the remaining five activists remained camped out on top of the ship's 53 metre drilling tower.
The protesters want Shell to stay out of the Arctic for oil drilling due to the risk of oil spills which would be devastating for this unique environment.
Despite Shell's protestations that their explorations will be committed to environmental responsibility many Greenpeace supporters, including Lawless, feel if the pristine setting of the Arctic is opened up then an oil spill is inevitable.
"It's not a question of if there will be an oil spill in the Arctic, it's a question of when", Lawless insisted via a communication whilst on board the ship...
The Noble Discoverer was scheduled to drill three exploratory oil wells this summer in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. Shell whilst earlier describing the protest incident as "unlawful trespass" said its priority during the protest was the safety of Noble Discoverer’s personnel and that of the protestors.
A Shell spokesperson said: "Shell has taken unprecedented steps to pursue safe, environmentally responsible exploration in shallow water off the coast of Alaska."
A spokesperson for Lawless says she has now been charged with burglary, whilst at the same time has questioned the security on board the ship which allowed the protesters to climb on board…
The actress who has been subsequently released from police custody has said that she was glad she took part in the peaceful action, and was looking forward to going home to tell her kids about it…
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