The oil giant brought a huge drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, to the city’s port on Thursday, over objections from the mayor, city council, and a whole lot of pissed-off Seattleites. Shell plans to use the port as a staging ground for oil drilling operations in the Arctic over the next two years. The kayaktivists made their objections clear — and made for a pretty spectacle against the blue-gray background of Puget Sound.
Polar Pioneer and kayaktivists
Greenpeace USA


Paddle In Seattle, sHell No
Greenpeace USA




kayak protest
Greenpeace USA
kayaktivists
Katie Herzog
kayaktivists
Katie Herzog

Greenpeace USA 

and best for last, this one is not from Grist but by Alex Garland:
seals can be kayactivists too! 

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some of the tweeted pics on grist didn't come through so follow link for more, or better yet, see Alex's pics)