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

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...
Posted by tracy - 23 August, 2010 - 15:26 -

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...
Posted by tracy - 23 August, 2010 - 14:09 -

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.
Posted by jamess - 23 August, 2010 - 12:59

Slideshow: the Arctic Ocean at risk

As climate change causes the Arctic sea ice to recede, our ship Esperanza has sailed north of Svalbard to survey the poorly understood Arctic Ocean seabed...
Posted by jossc - 12 July, 2010 - 15:55

Science in the arctic: deploying mescosms at 79°N

Like many other marine species, pteropods are threatened by ocean acidification © Cobbing/Greenpeace Janet Cotter, from Greenpeace's Science Unit is...
Posted by jamie - 9 June, 2010 - 13:44 -

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