returned to port. demonstrators are protesting shell s arctic drilling off the alaskan coast. last week the federal government approved two permits to allow the company to begin exploratory building. there was a testing accident in 2012. in a statement released to nbc news, the company says, shellac knowledges the right of any individual or organization to express their point of view. however, we won t condone illegal or unsafe tactics that put people s safety at risk. annie leonard, the executive director of green peace usa joins us now. you were quoted as saying every second we stop, shell counts. when did you and your team come to the decision that this was the right tactic having these individuals dangle from that bridge today? our campaign against shell has been going on for years. this is a priority to stop the oil drilling in the arctic. we seize any opportunity we get.