Save the Arctic

The fragile Arctic is under threat from both climate change and oil drilling. As climate change melts the Arctic ice, oil companies are moving in to extract more of the fossil fuels that caused the melt in the first place. But above the Arctic circle, freezing temperatures, a narrow drilling window and a remote location mean that an oil spill would be almost impossible to deal with. It's a catastrophe waiting to happen. Greenpeace is working to halt climate change and to stop this new oil rush at the top of the world.

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Together we can save the Arctic

The Arctic is under threat. As you read this, oil companies and politicians are plotting to carve up the icy north, extending their national territories and...
Posted by Andrew Davies - 21 June, 2012 - 12:20

Lucy Lawless: guilty, not sorry

Several months ago, I found myself on the precipice of committing a crime. I was crouched in darkness with a bunch of Greenpeace activists, preparing to occupy...
Posted by Lucy Lawless - 15 June, 2012 - 12:47

Leaving Seattle to Save the Arctic

And we’re off! On Tuesday morning the Esperanza left Seattle to head for Alaska, the Bering Sea and the Arctic. As we sailed up the Puget Sound...
Posted by Chris Eaton - 15 June, 2012 - 12:31
Walrus on an iceflow, with Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the background

75% of Arctic sea ice has been lost - and why this is important

After the Observer magazine cover story about our Arctic campaign, there was a flurry of interest around the statistic that we've lost 75% of the Arctic sea...
Posted by jamie - 14 June, 2012 - 12:39

Out in the cold: why Shell's Arctic plans are a risky investment

The past few weeks has been dubbed by many as the 'shareholder spring'. Chief executives of some of the world’s biggest companies – Aviva, Cairn Energy, RBS,...
Posted by Charlie Kronick - 21 May, 2012 - 14:30

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