About 200 protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Monday to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig headed for the Arctic this summer to resume exploration for oil and gas reserves. Environmental groups have planned days of demonstrations over Shell's plans, saying drilling in the icy Arctic region, where weather changes rapidly, could lead to a catastrophic spill that would be next to impossible to clean up. Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, who was among Monday's protesters, told KIRO Radio, "I'm joining in solidarity with the environmental community." Some Alaska lawmakers welcomed the decision because, they said, it would bring money and jobs to the state. http://bit.ly/1JtARVO http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by Wochit using http://wochit.com
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