Environmental Senator Merkley: Shell Made Right Decision, Arctic Drilling Too Risky and Dangerous by Gary Kopycinski on January 30, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. Oregonâs Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after Royal Dutch Shell announced they will not drill in the Arctic Ocean in 2014.