Portland activists try to block Shell ship from heading to Arctic

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By Katie HerzogJul 29, 2015, 12:35 pm272 pts
Before sunrise Wednesday morning, Portland kayaktivists and rapellers took to the Willamette River to block the MSV Fennica, a Shell icebreaking vessel that’s been docked in Portland for repairs. The Fennica had planned to ship out today, bound for the Arctic; Shell can’t begin its Arctic drilling until…

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