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Against Oil Drilling

. ``The artists approached us about doing this exhibition, because they wanted a forum to express their concerns about the oil drilling,`` Oil Free Otago spokeswoman Niamh O`Flynn said yesterday.Protesters have voiced opposition to plans to drill New Zealand`s deepest exploratory oil well at beaches across the North Island today..Actor spearheads WWF bid to stop development of area around Lake Victoria against oil drilling Argentina will seek legal punishment, including prison sentences, for anyone who drills for oil in the Falklands and the surrounding waters it claims as its territories, the country`s newly created Malvinas secretary has told the Guardian.Hundreds of people showed up for a community meeting to express their concern about new wells that have been approved for the Jefferson Park neighborhood..Argentine embassy campaigns to deter British-based energy companies, with legal action being ramped up against drillers.

[image]Oil paintings will help launch an anti-oil exploration protest in Dunedin today. Launching the ``Anadarko - Wish You Weren`t Here`` campaign at St Clair Beach yesterday are (from left) Dennis Dorney, Green Party energy spokesman Gareth Hughes and Carol Henderson.. ``This action will show Anadarko that even when they drill at the bottom of the country, in the bottom of the world, people from around New Zealand will stand up against them."

`` A range of& .. The latest protest action comes as Anadarko says it will most likely begin drilling at the& .Photo by Gregor Richardson.

The Arctic remains too extreme a frontier for oil extraction. friendly relationship with Argentina, as neighbours in the South Atlantic and as responsible fellow members of the G20, but we will not negotiate away the rights of the Falkland Islands` people against their will or behind their backs...Dunedin is split over the benefits of deep sea oil drilling, as 750 activists plan a blockade of Otago Harbour`s commercial shipping channel today