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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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 -

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 -

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