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.

Campaign updates

Out in the cold: investor risk in Shell's Arctic exploration

The Arctic Ocean is the last frontier for international oil companies, with rapid reductions in ice cover (due to climate change from the combustion of fossil...
Posted by bex - 21 May, 2012 - 08:00
Paula Bear was unmoved by Shell's legal threats after opening their letter yeste

Shell: Dear Greenpeace, We know where you live...

Yesterday morning, staff at Greenpeace Germany received an important-looking letter from Shell - well, Shell’s Legal Services department. Over the next 24...
Posted by bex - 17 May, 2012 - 16:23

Breaking: Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell ship (again)

Greenpeace Nordic activists have intercepted and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, at open sea to continue the protest against Shell's...
Posted by JulietteH - 3 May, 2012 - 07:29
Mother and child in Oru Sangama following military raid

Shell admits funding Niger Delta "warlords"

A guest blog from Ben Amunwa, campaigner with oil industry watchdog Platform.  A recent video published online shows a Shell executive admitting...
Posted by BenAmunwa - 2 May, 2012 - 12:46

BREAKING: Activists occupy Arctic-bound icebreaker in Finland

Live streaming of Greenpeace Nordic activists occupying a Shell-contracted icebreaker in Helsinki harbour. Dozens of Greenpeace Nordic activists have boarded...
Posted by bex - 1 May, 2012 - 10:06

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