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Why I'm dedicating my photography prize to Denis Sinyakov and Arctic 30

Posted by Daniel Beltra - 17 October 2013 at 3:43pm - Comments

It was a very special night for me: I received second place at the prestigious Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year.

My prize was for a series of photographs I had taken for Greenpeace as photo editor John Novis had commissioned me to shoot the Belo Monte mega dam in the Brazilian Amazon.

Article tagged as: arctic 30, daniel beltra, photography, Save the Arctic, wildlife photographer of the year

Arctic 30: our Captain Fantastic

Posted by BunnyMcdiarmid - 15 October 2013 at 2:01pm - Comments

Peter Willcox on board Rainbow Warrior II

Peter Willcox on board the Rainbow Warrior II

Pete Willcox, who has just been refused bail and remains alone in a Russian jail cell, was my skipper on board the first Rainbow Warrior in 1984. As a crew we spent five months in a hellhole boat yard in Florida turning the Warrior from a motor boat into a sailing boat and she turned really beautifully.

Article tagged as: arctic 30, peter willcox, rainbow warrior, Save the Arctic

I think we hit a nerve with this one...

Posted by leila - 14 October 2013 at 4:47pm - Comments

Not for Shale lawn sign, Lancashire

This morning's launch of wrongmove.org and the Not for Shale legal block certainly seemed to hit a nerve in the pro-fracking world. We've been collating defensive responses from government and industry since about midday, and felt we should send a volley back to those who've been shaken into such uncharacteristically immediate replies.

Article tagged as: #NotForShale, cuadrilla, DECC, fracking, not for shale, UKOOG

"Thank you very much for your kind words, love and care" - Marco's letter to you

Posted by Fran G - 14 October 2013 at 2:22pm - Comments

Swiss activist Marco Weber, who is currently being held in a Russian prison along with 29 others following the storming of the Arctic Sunrise by Russian agents on 19 September, has written a letter of thanks to all the people supporting the Arctic 30. In it he explains why he believes that people power is necessary to protect the Arctic and how the support of the public is keeping him going.

Article tagged as: arctic, Arctic30, big oil, gazprom, oil, russia, SaveTheArctic, shell

Letter home: "I'm preparing myself for a lengthy sentence"

Posted by petespeller - 14 October 2013 at 11:27am - Comments

Freelance videographer Kieron Bryan who was arrested when Russian special forces stormed the Arctic Sunrise on September 19th has written a letter home in which he talks about his fears for a lengthy sentence, life in a Russian prison and Spur's latest result.

Article tagged as: arctic, arctic 30, arctic sunrise, gazprom, kieron bryan, murmansk, russia

Don’t want your home fracked? Just say no!

Posted by LiamBB - 14 October 2013 at 8:33am - Comments

Andrew Pemberton of Lytham, Lancashire is not for shale

Years from now, today may be remembered as the day that the UK stood up and declared, "We are not for shale!"

I’ve spent a lot of time in and around actions here at Greenpeace and elsewhere, but rarely have I felt as excited as I do right now about the potential for a major victory, with the launch of wrongmove.org and the Not For Shale legal block.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, fracking, gas, Lancashire, not for shale, wrongmove.org

Sini, the quiet hero

Posted by Harri Lammi - 8 October 2013 at 10:57am - Comments

Sini Saarela at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk

My friend Sini Saarela is in jail in Murmansk, along with many other Greenpeace International activists. They are some of the first people in the world to face long jail sentences because they followed their conviction and acted against climate change, because they peacefully demonstrated against Arctic oil drilling.

Thousands join global day of support for Arctic 30

Posted by jamie - 5 October 2013 at 4:00pm - Comments

Miss you, Daddy: message to one of the Arctic 30

Family and friends of the Arctic 30 joined demonstrations around the world demanding their release

From Bali to Helsinki, Sydney to London and all points in between, supporters of the Arctic 30 have turned out in force today, demonstrating outside Russian embassies around the world to demand their release.

Article tagged as: arctic 30, direct actions, free the Arctic 30, Save the Arctic

Greenpeace activists are not pirates. Even Putin knows that

Posted by John Sauven - 3 October 2013 at 11:08am - Comments

Russian security services seize the Arctic Sunrise at gunpoint

Twenty-eight Greenpeace activists from 18 different countries, and two independent journalists, have been charged in Russia with piracy with a maximum 15 years in prison. This is despite president Putin saying last week: "Obviously, they are not pirates". But what is obvious to Putin, speaking in front of the world's press at an Arctic Forum, may become obscured within the labyrinth of the Russian legal system.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, freethearctic30, oil, protests, russia

Please write to the Arctic 30 and let them know how much support they have

Posted by sara_a - 3 October 2013 at 9:18am - Comments

Write a letter to the Arctic 30

The Arctic 30 are being detained in Russian prisons, charged with piracy. Please help us to shine a light into their cells, raise their spirits and let them know how much support they have all over the world. These 28 activists and two journalists are at the forefront of the battle against dangerous oil drilling in the Arctic, they are heroes not pirates. In their darkest moments we need to let them know they are not alone, so please write a card or letter with a message of support

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, freethearctic30, protests, russia, what you can do

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