Failure of Shell spill-containment dome draws new attack from drilling critic

December 7, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Reports that Shell's oil spill response dome was "crushed like a beer can" during testing have heightened criticism of drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska.

Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey, top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, is arguing the test should make the Obama administration rethink its support of Shell's Arctic efforts.

"Shell's unsuccessful test in Puget Sound raises new questions about the company's ability to successfully drill offshore in the Arctic," Markey wrote on Wednesday to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

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