In the battle against climate change, Seattle is on the front lines

Grist
By Greg HanscomJun 2, 2015, 5:00 am52 pts
On May 13, the Polar Pioneer chugged determinedly across Puget Sound toward Seattle, ignoring requests from the mayor and port officials to stay away. The Pioneer is a fourth-generation, semisubmersible drilling rig, designed by the Japanese firm Polar Hitachi and built in the shipyard in Ariake, Japan, to…

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