September 2012

"Oil on Greenland would be a disaster."

"Energy companies should not drill for crude in Arctic waters."

"The risk of an oil spill in such an environmentally sensitive area is simply too high."

Sounds familiar? Today, it’s not Greenpeace saying this – it’s a major oil company.

Six years ago a multinational company bought large amounts of unrefined gasoline in the US and refined it through an industrial process called caustic washing onboard a ship, the Probo Koala, in the Mediterranean Sea.

This weekend, the Liberal Democrats committed themselves to fighting for clean electricity. It’s a great step towards a clean energy future – but now it’s time for them to deliver.

Today our cooperation with Mozambique’s Ministry of Fisheries comes to an end after two weeks. As part of a ship tour of the Indian Ocean with the Rainbow Warrior that started in Mozambique, we have been patrolling a large portion of Mozambique’s waters and facilitating inspections of foreign fishing vessels that are targeting mainly tuna and endangered sharks.

The Arctic is in a state of crisis. We have put out an urgent call for financial support. But what will we do with £100,000? One of our supporters took the time to ask us on facebook. And I’d like to take the time to fully respond.

Last Friday, activists from Greenpeace Netherlands showed up in Shell gas stations in their country and blocked the petrol pumps. They were protesting against Shell’s reckless Arctic drilling plans – which has since then been suspended for this year.

Well this must be embarrassing. As you know, Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen has been saying it wants to become the most environmentally-friendly car company in the world. But in reality the managers of VW want to do as little as possible under EU law. At the same time they keep blowing smoke in well orchestrated media events like the recent Golf 7 launch in Berlin, pretending to be a true friend of the environment.

After a huge amount of pressure online and offline, shining a spotlight on Shell’s shoddy drilling operation - Shell has abandoned their plans to drill off Alaskan coast this year. But they and other oil companies have plans to return next year - and we need your help to stop them.

Today Greenpeace supporters and volunteers from across the UK have come together for 13 large regional protests to #TellShell to scrap their Arctic drilling plans for good. Please follow the action: