An estimated 500 climate activists took to kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and even a solar-powered party barge on Saturday to tell Shell to get the hell out of Seattle. Rallying cry: #sHellNo!
The oil giant brought a huge drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, to the city’s port on Thursday, over objections from the mayor, city council, and a whole lot of pissed-off Seattleites. Shell plans to use the port as a staging ground for oil drilling operations in the Arctic over the next two years. The kayaktivists made their objections clear — and made for a pretty spectacle against the blue-gray background of Puget Sound.
Kayaks surround Shell's rigs. This is the fight for the future. #shellno pic.twitter.com/lkShuBhowd
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 16, 2015
The flotilla. It is massive. #ShellNo pic.twitter.com/GX7eD3peWk
— Ansel Herz (@Ansel) May 16, 2015
PHOTOS: Anti-Arctic drilling activists hold #ShellNo protest in Seattle – http://t.co/gZgUZ6XBtb pic.twitter.com/6i7oYW6cTp
— KOMO News (@komonews) May 16, 2015
TODAY: Pacific climate warriors support #sHellNo activists taking direct action in Seattle: http://t.co/eTHoyFDite pic.twitter.com/oSpKQmbyEA
— Rainforest Action Network (RAN) 🌴 (@RAN) May 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/sydbrownstone/status/599689942655045632
The crime scene at the center of the climate fight this weekend. #shellno pic.twitter.com/odvFHTSVW9
— Chip Giller (@cgiller) May 16, 2015
Katie Herzog
https://twitter.com/kittypurrzog/status/599647407010250752
Katie Herzog
I paddle with Seattle! #ShellNo pic.twitter.com/9lbMfIZIjZ
— Miriam (@MweziMtoto) May 16, 2015
From David Moser via Facebook, I totally agree with this statement. "Can't we all just get a bike?" #ShellNo pic.twitter.com/u9ZrM3an8C
— Brock (@BrockRides) May 17, 2015
