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The Week in Pictures: Déjà Vu. Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf, Climate Change Blamed for Melting Himalayan Glaciers, and More (Slideshow)
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It's Déjà Vu all over again: An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP's massive oil spill. In other green news this week, the US G ...

Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform contained, but damage unknown
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by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS—An oil platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster. Fire engulfed the offshore platform 100 ...

Today's Climate: September 3, 2010
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Mariner Platform Blast May Extend Deep-Water Drilling Ban (Bloomberg) The explosion aboard a Mariner Energy Inc. oil platform shows Pres. Obama should maintain the drilling ban imposed after the BP Plc blowout in April, lawmakers and environmentalis ...

BP says offshore oil limits could hurt payouts in spill (AFP)
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AFP - Proposed US limits on offshore oil drilling could hurt BP's ability to pay for damages stemming from the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a company executive said in an interview Friday. ...

Latest Gulf oil well explosion was no disaster, but what does it say about offshore drilling?
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by Randy Rieland. If we hadn’t spent the summer watching crude gush into the Gulf, no one outside the industry would have noticed or cared much about Thursday’s explosion on a Mariner Energy oil platform . No serious injuries, no spreading slick. B ...

Mariner Energy cited for two violations in past six months, totaling $55,000
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by Joseph Romm. I know that you are shocked, shocked to learn the owner of the offshore oil and gas platform that exploded yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico had two violations just this year from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Outer Continent ...

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Vermilion 380 Explosion Reignites Drilling Fears
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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger On Thursday, a manageable explosion on a Gulf Coast oil rig reignited fears founded by the BP spill and... ...

What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate (AP)
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AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drillin ...

Oil spill will not impact Florida tourism: poll (Reuters)
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Reuters - The BP oil spill that spewed millions of barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico is unlikely to deter travel to Florida and Louisiana for the rest of the year, a new poll showed. ...

BP oil spill costs surge to $8 bln (AFP)
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AFP - British oil giant BP revealed Friday that the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has cost it eight billion dollars (6.2 billions euros) so far -- with a sharp rise in payments in the last month. ...

Weekend Briefing
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TROUBLED WATER: The White House has battled the oil industry all summer over a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but the two sides seemed to agree on at least one thing: The Gulf's shallow-water oil rigs and platforms are much safer th ...

Oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
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An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to jump into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster ...

Why Vermilion Isn't Another BP Disaster
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At this point, it's safe to say that the explosion of the Vermilion platform in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday won't be another BP disaster. The AP has a nice comparison of the two accidents. And after talking to a few people about this, here's some m ...

AP Exclusive: Mariner opposed federal safety rule (AP)
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AP - The company whose Gulf of Mexico oil platform erupted in flames this week cited the industry's "excellent safety record" when it opposed a proposed federal rule last year that would require offshore oil and gas operators to have safety systems a ...

BP: Deepwater Horizon oil well will be permanently sealed 'in two weeks'
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Oil giant hopes ruptured oil well in Gulf of Mexico will be sealed by mid-September, with clean-up bill now at $8bn BP said today it is a fortnight away from sealing the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico for good, as it revealed that the bill ...

BP says oil spill costs hit $8 bln (AFP)
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AFP - British oil giant BP said Friday that the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has cost about eight billion dollars so far. ...

BP says oil spill costs hit $8 bln (AFP)
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AFP - British oil giant BP said Friday that the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has cost about eight billion dollars (6.2 billions euros) so far. ...

BP spill costs hit $8 billion as crews unearth clues
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by Agence France-Presse. WASHINGTON—British oil giant BP revealed on Friday that it has so far spent $8 billion to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster. At the same time, its crews worked to retrieve key evidence about the spill from the seabed. Robot ...

BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion (Reuters)
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Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good. ...

Sen. Tom Carper: The Latest Oil Platform Accident Is a Grim Reminder of Our Energy Challenges
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Ironically, the latest oil rig explosion occurred as Louisiana's governor, along with other state and local officials, were calling on President Obama to lift the moratorium on deepwater drilling that he imposed three months ago. ...

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)
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Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said. ...

Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire (AP)
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AP - The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Don’t forget Nigeria’s devastating oil spills
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The massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico may have been stopped, but oil still continues to spread and flow. Scientists, local communities and businesses wait for the true toll of damage to be revealed as the rest of the world turns its attentions elsew ...

Crews prepare to raise failed blowout preventer (AP)
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AP - A vessel has latched onto a key piece of evidence in the oil spill investigation so crews can raise the 300-ton device to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Oil Platform Fire Cause Unknown But No Oil Spilled; Owner Had History of Safety Violations
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As the Mariner Energy oil platform fire is extinguished and no oil is determined to be spilling, more details have come out about the company and its safety record. ...

Mariner Energy oil rig fire extinguished, no sign of oil spill in Gulf (The Christian Science Monitor)
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The Christian Science Monitor - A fire on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished, and officials say oil does not appear to be leaking from the facility. ...

Computers Predicted Gulf Oil Movement
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) — Scientists in California say they were successful in predicting the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill and when and where it would wash ashore. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbar ...

BP: Ban On Drilling Permits Could Halt Oil Spill Claims Payments
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BP is warning Congress that if lawmakers pass legislation that bars the company from getting new offshore drilling permits, it may not have the money... ...

Another Fire on an Oil Platform
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Maybe this kind of stuff has been happening all the time, but hasn’t been a big deal until the Deep Water Horizon incident. An oil platform about 100 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico exploded this morning . All 13 people aboard were rescued. No ...

Oil rig blast forces 13 workers into Gulf of Mexico
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by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS—An explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday forcing 13 people into the water, one of whom was injured, the U.S. Coast Guard said. There was no immediate sign of an oil spill and every ...

Temporary cap that stopped oil leak removed
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Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. Gulf of Mexico - BP - Business - Energy - Oil and Gas ...

Oil-platform explosion in the Gulf. Yes, another one.
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by Jonathan Hiskes. Oopsy daisy : An offshore oil platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. The platform, which was owned by the Houston-based Mariner Energy, was floating i ...

New oil disaster in Gulf makes strong argument for moratorium.
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Another oil rig has caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen people were forced to jump off the rig and into the ocean to avoid harm; all of those people have been rescued, and one is being treated for... ...

Gulf oil: new explosion boosts support for moratorium
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The new explosion on a gulf oil production platform Thursday revved up support for the Obama administration’s moratorium on deepwater drilling, just as oil companies were mounting an offensive against the measure. “Today’s news comes as no surprise,” ...

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico
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Image: Google Maps Thankfully, No Deaths This Time An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP's massive oil spill. All 13 people who wer ...

Miami Herald Plays Fast And Loose With Oil Rig Photos
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Earlier today, another oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 100 miles south of Vermilion Bay in Louisiana. If you've been following the... ...

Oil spill seen in Gulf platform explosion (Reuters)
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Reuters - An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off a blaze and a small oil spill, but the accident does not appear to be as serious as BP's deadly rig explosion and oil spill in April. ...

You've Got to be Kidding. Another Oil Explosion in the Gulf? Enough is Enough.
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As if the foul tar continuing to bubble onto beaches all over the Gulf weren’t causing enough damage, it now seems that the Gulf Coast just can’t catch a break. This morning, an offshore oil platform off the coast of... ...

Update: Mile-Long Oil Slick Sighted Near Latest Oil Rig Explosion
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Earlier today, a helicopter spotted another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The 13 people on board did escape, though one was injured. Now, there’s a mile-long oil slick and it’s still growing. The oil slick is at least 100 feet wide and was ...

Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
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Explosion off Louisiana raises pollution fears after BP oil spill, but coastguard say damaged rig is not in production Another oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico suffered an explosion today, raising fears of more pollution just months after the BP oil sp ...

BREAKING: Another Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico
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Just when you thought things were getting better in the Gulf of Mexico, another oil rig has just exploded. This morning around 9:30 am CDT a commercial helicopter reported that an oil production platform exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana. ...

Breaking News: Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico…Again!
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Another offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig is located west of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion/spill site that started back in April and is approximately 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, located along Louisiana’s central ...

Video: Oil rig explosion contained
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Coast guard confirms fire is out and all 13 workers are safe ...

Oil rig explosion: Fire out, no apparent leak from platform accident, Coast Guard says
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The U.S. Coast Guard said that the fire on an oil and gas production platform 80 miles off the Louisiana Coast has been extinguished, and there is no apparent sign of an oil slick. Read more here ...

No injuries, signs of spill in Gulf rig explosion (Reuters)
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Reuters - An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday in an accident that recalled the worst offshore oil spill in history, though there appeared to be no injuries and no initial signs of pollution. ...

No sign of oil leak after Gulf of Mexico rig blast: company (AFP)
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AFP - There is no sign of an oil spill after a rig caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman for rig operator Mariner Energy said. ...

Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico (Again)
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Miss the good old days of daily oil disaster news? Worry not, for another rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded this morning, leaving all 13 crew members in the water but - according to initial reports - all are alive and only one is injured. The rig i ...

Explosion Reported on Different Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
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Early reports from the AP indicate that an explosion has occurred on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay near the central Louisiana coast. According to Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel, the ex ...

Another Gulf Oil Rig Explosion
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It's still unclear whether this one, like the BP oil spill , will produce a gusher. ...

New method successfully predicted how oil from Deepwater Horizon spill would spread
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Prompted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a scientist has come up with a new way of predicting how contaminants like oil will spread. He was able to forecast several days in advance that oil from that spill would wash ashore in particular parts of ...

Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast (AP)
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AP - An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. ...

Oil Rig Explodes In The Gulf Of Mexico Off The Louisiana Coast
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GRAND ISLE, La. - An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused... ...

Another Rig Explosion In The Gulf
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Not good. Some updates from CNN: An oil rig has exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana… The accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion Oil rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy. U.S. Coast Guard ...

Coast Guard Confirms Oil Sheen From Oil Platform Explosion
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The Coast Guard is confirming an oil sheen at the location of the Mariner Energy oil platform accident. ...

Slashing Oil Dependence Key to Avoiding More Spills, Here and Abroad
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In the wake of spills in the Gulf, we must take real steps to safeguard our coasts and oceans. However, the oil market is global and other nations such as Nigeria and Norway may be advancing offshore drilling programs with an eye... ...

Gulf Coast Disaster - Wednesday, September 1
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Day 135Highlights in this issue: Weather continues to cause work delays on well Strict rules for regulators on ties to oil industry Oil Spill Commission looks to nuclear power industry to form safety standards Academics, BP and the federal government ...

Coast Guard responding to possible rig blast in Gulf (Reuters)
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Reuters - The U.S. Coast Guard was flying helicopters to a possible offshore drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, a Coast Guard spokesman said. ...

Oil platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
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Fishing reopened in 5,130 square miles of Gulf (AP)
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AP - Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in part of the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana. ...

Gulf Coast Disaster - Thursday, September 2
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Day 136Highlights in this issue: Weather permitting, engineers will start to raise blowout preventer Judge rules against government on drilling moratorium Gulf coast workers waiting for payments say government is worse than BP BP’s advertising triple ...

Greenpeace activists arrested after abandoning occupation of Arctic oil rig
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Severe weather forces campaigners to give up their perilous position on British-owned rig off the coast of Greenland • Greenpeace 'shuts down' Arctic oil rig Four Greenpeace activists who halted drilling by a British-owned oil exploration rig off Gr ...

Today's Climate: September 2, 2010
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Developed Nations Arrange $10 Billion Financing in 2010 for Climate Fight (Bloomberg) Developed nations have identified sources for $10 billion in "fast track" climate financing for poorer nations this year and almost $30 billion through 2012, the U ...

"Well, that was dramatic" - watching our activists from the ship
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Ben writes about this morning's events from the Esperanza ... Well, that was dramatic. Yesterday afternoon, the seas started churning and our huge banner on the oil rig was twisting and flapping as a gale blew up. I spoke to the four activists under ...

Cairn Greenland ops resume after Greenpeace protest (AFP)
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AFP - Scottish oil exploration group Cairn Energy said Thursday it had resumed operations on a rig off the coast of Greenland after Greenpeace ended a protest. ...

Our activists have ended their occupation
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Picture of Sim yesterday morning on the rig It’s five in the morning Greenland time and the last few hours have been quite insane. Last night, with the Espy pitching and rocking, and cups flying all over the place, we knew we had to get Timo, Meteus ...

Protest Shuts Down Oil Rig Off Greenland
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Exploratory drilling by a Scottish oil firm was halted after four Greenpeace protesters scaled the rig and suspended tents from its underside. ...

Greenpeace occupies Arctic deep sea oil rig
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Early this morning Greenpeace activists occupied a Cairn Energy exploratory oil rig in the Arctic Ocean off of the coast of Greenland. Four Greenpeace activists, who are also expert climbers, avoided Greenland police and the Danish navy to climb the ...

Video: update direct from the oil rig
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Watch Sim talk about his "relatively comfortable" night dangling off the underside of Cairn's Stena Don rig. Our four climbers are still on Cairn's rig, stopping the company from continuing its dangerous drilling in Arctic waters. Read more at: www. ...

Hanging in there - we're still on the Arctic oil rig
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Our four climbers have spent the night in sub-zero temperatures, hanging off the bottom of Cairn's Arctic oil rig - the Stena Don. While we're attached to the rig, Cairn Energy can't continue their reckless drilling. Here's a video of how they scale ...

Greenland's Prime Minister Lambasts Greenpeace for Raid on Arctic Oil Rig
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by Severin Carrell, Guardian The prime minister of Greenland has accused Greenpeace of threatening the safety of oil workers and the environment after four activists forced a controversial deep-sea exploration rig in the Arctic to shut down today. J ...

Weaning the world off oil | John Sauven
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Greenpeace's occupation of an Arctic rig carries a simple message: stop drilling for fossil fuels Ten days ago I received a letter from Cairn Energy, the British company at the centre of Greenpeace 's current direct action in the Arctic. I was told ...

Greenland's prime minister lambasts Greenpeace for raiding Arctic oil rig
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Kuupik Kleist claims environmental campaigners are damaging country's economy by occupy drilling platform The premier of Greenland has accused Greenpeace of threatening the safety of oil workers and the environment after four activists forced a cont ...