The costs of continuing with Northstar far outweigh the costs of stopping it now. The six activists plan to set up a campaign and communications center, which will be powered by solar and wind energy, inside BP's control room and accommodation block. BP's newest oil field, Northstar encompasses about 60 square miles in the Beaufort Sea, about six miles from Prudhoe Bay.
Construction is more than half complete with both onshore and offshore pipelines installed.
Crews had been preparing the island for the summer barge sealift of BP's control center from Anchorage. Chappell said the Northstar Development would have no adverse impact on the environment and pointed out the project had undergone five years of engineering and environmental scrutiny. People need fossil fuels like oil and gas and we are committed to meeting that demand. We are also one of the few companies that have committed to reducing our own CO2 emissions. BP aims to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by 10 percent from a 1990 baseline over the period to 2010.