General Reports and Other Publications
Newswire – WWF: WWF has issued a ‘Detailed Response’ to Shell’s Proposed Safety Procedures for Offshore Arctic Drilling, set to begin as soon as 1 July 2010. Two engineers with extensive experience in the oil industry have stated that Shell Oil’s plans to begin drilling off the coast of Alaska in less than 6 weeks are fraught with risks that have not been adequately addressed by the company.
WWF’s analysis noted that drilling in the harsh, remote environment of the Arctic is far more perilous than in the Gulf of Mexico and that the technology & logistical infrastructure does not exist to contain & clean up a spill in the Arctic waters of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.
Press release ~ WWF’s letter to Secretary Salazar ~ WWF: Not So Fast: Some Progress in Spill Response, but US Still Ill-Prepared for Arctic Offshore Development
Ofsted: Children & young people are suffering as a result of variable standards of support when moving into & out of custody, according to a report published last week by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.
The report - Transition through detention and custody - highlights how poor initial assessment of learning needs and insufficient preparation for independent living leaves children & young people ill-equipped for outside life.
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