David Nichols : Shell Oil spoof website creators , for not saying it was fake . But , he writes , creators announced it was fake hours after it went up . Greenpeace , Yes Men used to point out unethical practices of Shell Oil , he writes . Nichols : An oil spill response barge , the Arctic Challenger , which Shell promised the U.S. Coast Guard was `` Arctic ready , '' is in Washington state , beset with technical problems . Shell is in the Arctic with dangerous chemicals and trying to fool public .
David Nichols : Shell Oil spoof website creators , for not saying it was fake . But , he writes , creators announced it was fake hours after it went up . Greenpeace , Yes Men used to point out unethical practices of Shell Oil , he writes . Nichols : Shell is in the Arctic with dangerous chemicals and trying to fool public .