A remote village on the north-west coast of Alaska has begun a reverse tourism campaign - residents want visitors to stay away.

Royal Dutch Shell is to end exploration in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future.

Royal Dutch Shell has said that, following several setbacks, it no longer plans to try to drill deep enough to reach oil in exploratory wells off the coast of Alaska this year.

WHILE the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster continues to dominate world media attention, the response of the offshore oil exploration companies appears to be self-preservation, dodging responsibility and denial.