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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Campaign updates
From the Gulf to the Arctic
Sim, US activist, writes again from the Esperanza.
In the months following the explosion and subsequent sinking of BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling...
A day in iceberg alley
The standoff with the Danish navy continues in the Arctic today. They're guarding Cairn Energy's oil
drilling operations in the Davis Straits which the...
Breaking: Images from the standoff at the site of Arctic deepwater drilling
Lisa is onboard the Esperanza and says internet has been on and off, but she has managed to get through a few images of the rig and Danish warship that is...
We're in the Arctic to end deepwater oil drilling
This morning we've heard from Ben on board our ship Esperanza that they are currently anchored about 2km from the deepwater drilling rig Stena Don in the...
The risks and potential impacts of oil exploration in the Arctic
Media briefing by Greenpeace UK on the risks and potential impacts of oil exploration in the Arctic.