Arctic defenders still in police custody

Irresponsible of Greenpeace to send young men in one og the words countries with toughest laws and punishment. Lets hope for the best.
In same time Greenland have very human laws, but also have extremly tough laws punishment too.

Fantastic action. Great that you are out there to witness and stop this crazy and risky scrabble for oil. All the best to the climb team, amazing ! Si

"They really stopped it for 40 hours - and that's quite an achievement." Lisa's blog (&other fabrications...smells like the Brent Spar ghost is still around...old habits die hard)
Let me explain.....operations on Stena's semi-submersible stopped for less than 24hrs .... drilling did indeed stop, however it was the end of a hole section and so the stop was scheduled; they couldn't drill any further as they had run out of MAASP.
No drilling was being performed on Stena's drillship either as it was preparing to move to a new location having successfully completed it's 1st well.
If Greenpeas had jumped on the Don a couple of days earlier, rather than wasting time on fuel-guzzling joy rides in their inflatables and helicopter (what was that about anyway? Helicopters burn a phenomenal load of juice! ... spectacular photos btw...thanks for that)....anyway, if they'd done it earlier, they could have actually been there during drilling on both rigs AND in fine weather!!
Better luck next time....after you refuel!

Is this post an example of ignorance, arrogance or just plain stupidity??
Let me try and educate you on a few of your totally incorrect observations:
"The Greenland police are clearly also a disgrace, both in the ways they have lied to the media, but also their complete bias towards the interests of the oil company, potentially at the expense of human life."
What??? Please give me details of the media lies, I am truly interested. The Police were not biased towards the oil companies, THEY UPHELD THE LAW. IT'S THEIR JOB!
"Various comments on this series of blogs are from Greenlanders, whose views I respect, but are perhaps represent the more rabid, right wing locals".
ABSOLUTE STUNNING ARROGANCE. Because you do not agree with these people (whose country it is by the way) you have to demean their opinions and label a whole country as 'rabid right wing'. Disgusting.
" many other comments read like the spin of a PR firm, so I wonder who Cairn have employed to argue the toss at every point. We live in a digital age and someone is being paid to generate such criticism, from a briefing published by the corporate interests Greenpeace is clearly doing a great job shining a light on."
Once again your arrogance is unbelievable. Simply because the vast majority of comments against this ill conceived action have been well thought out obviously informed (unlike the meaningless, "Go Greenpeace Go" childish, worthless rhetoric in favour) you have to assume that they are posted by professional PR firms. Get it into your head that Greenpeace DO NOT speak for everyone. The majority are against this type of dangerous action that threatens the safety of law abiding operations. Yes; whether you like it or not LAW ABIDING. If you are suggesting you are above the law then you should come out and honestly admit that Greenpeace are anarchists.
And finally what is it with you and the word rapid? Do you feel if you say it often enough that it will add more weight to your empty arguments and stir up support in your sadly depleted ranks?
Throughout the postings relating to this dangerous, totally unsuccessful media stunt you have been given factual arguments against it. It is a very sad indictment of Greenpeace that your only response has been lies and insults.
And in answers to the lies posted by 'Lisa' from Esperanze (Lisa: you didn't mention where you are today?? Are you still defending the Artic?? Or have you had to go and find more fuel as you have wasted all that you had??) this morning:
"Sim, Timo, Jens and Matt are truly heroes! I don't think I have ever witnessed such an amazing direct action in all my time with Greenpeace. Timo, Matt, Jens and Sim scaled the oil rig by climbing a structure that looked unclimable to me. When I look at the footage of their ascent - my jaw drops open in amazement. They spent over 40 hours up there - suspended above the churning Arctic waves through freezing winds and periods of loud noise from the thrusters that keep the rig in position. They kept themselves in good spirits throughout the occupation and never complained about the conditions they were in. We're so very proud of them for stopping Cairn's Arctic drilling for so long. They really stopped it for 40 hours - and that's quite an achievement."
If you look at the photos of the rig you will see there are ladders going up each of them. The're what the crew use when they want to climb up and down the legs.
Noise from the thrusters that keep the rig in position?? Well no, the thrusters are 20m below the surface of the water and are silent.
They stopped the drilling for 40 hours??? Well we all (including Greenpeace supporters) know you didn't and the whole sorry escapade was a disaster. You didn't even get the media coverage you wanted.
And finally to just post positive responses in an attempt to try and convince us (and yourselves???) that you had support for this action is laughable.
Ha, ha, ha.

Love the maniacal laugh at the end there, realitycheck. Are you swivelling in your black leatherette chair, stroking a Persian cat?

I can't see anyone suggesting everyone agrees with Greenpeace. If everyone did agree, Greenpeace wouldn't need to do this sort of thing. It wouldn't need to exist. But then neither would you, so I guess it wouldn't be all bad.

Police are biased towards vested interests such as companies, just as they are corruptible and defensive of self-interest, just the same as anyone else. Get over it.

Irresponsible of Greenpeace to send young men in one og the words countries with toughest laws and punishment. Lets hope for the best. In same time Greenland have very human laws, but also have extremly tough laws punishment too.

Fantastic action. Great that you are out there to witness and stop this crazy and risky scrabble for oil. All the best to the climb team, amazing ! Si

"They really stopped it for 40 hours - and that's quite an achievement." Lisa's blog (&other fabrications...smells like the Brent Spar ghost is still around...old habits die hard) Let me explain.....operations on Stena's semi-submersible stopped for less than 24hrs .... drilling did indeed stop, however it was the end of a hole section and so the stop was scheduled; they couldn't drill any further as they had run out of MAASP. No drilling was being performed on Stena's drillship either as it was preparing to move to a new location having successfully completed it's 1st well. If Greenpeas had jumped on the Don a couple of days earlier, rather than wasting time on fuel-guzzling joy rides in their inflatables and helicopter (what was that about anyway? Helicopters burn a phenomenal load of juice! ... spectacular photos btw...thanks for that)....anyway, if they'd done it earlier, they could have actually been there during drilling on both rigs AND in fine weather!! Better luck next time....after you refuel!

Is this post an example of ignorance, arrogance or just plain stupidity?? Let me try and educate you on a few of your totally incorrect observations: "The Greenland police are clearly also a disgrace, both in the ways they have lied to the media, but also their complete bias towards the interests of the oil company, potentially at the expense of human life." What??? Please give me details of the media lies, I am truly interested. The Police were not biased towards the oil companies, THEY UPHELD THE LAW. IT'S THEIR JOB! "Various comments on this series of blogs are from Greenlanders, whose views I respect, but are perhaps represent the more rabid, right wing locals". ABSOLUTE STUNNING ARROGANCE. Because you do not agree with these people (whose country it is by the way) you have to demean their opinions and label a whole country as 'rabid right wing'. Disgusting. " many other comments read like the spin of a PR firm, so I wonder who Cairn have employed to argue the toss at every point. We live in a digital age and someone is being paid to generate such criticism, from a briefing published by the corporate interests Greenpeace is clearly doing a great job shining a light on." Once again your arrogance is unbelievable. Simply because the vast majority of comments against this ill conceived action have been well thought out obviously informed (unlike the meaningless, "Go Greenpeace Go" childish, worthless rhetoric in favour) you have to assume that they are posted by professional PR firms. Get it into your head that Greenpeace DO NOT speak for everyone. The majority are against this type of dangerous action that threatens the safety of law abiding operations. Yes; whether you like it or not LAW ABIDING. If you are suggesting you are above the law then you should come out and honestly admit that Greenpeace are anarchists. And finally what is it with you and the word rapid? Do you feel if you say it often enough that it will add more weight to your empty arguments and stir up support in your sadly depleted ranks? Throughout the postings relating to this dangerous, totally unsuccessful media stunt you have been given factual arguments against it. It is a very sad indictment of Greenpeace that your only response has been lies and insults. And in answers to the lies posted by 'Lisa' from Esperanze (Lisa: you didn't mention where you are today?? Are you still defending the Artic?? Or have you had to go and find more fuel as you have wasted all that you had??) this morning: "Sim, Timo, Jens and Matt are truly heroes! I don't think I have ever witnessed such an amazing direct action in all my time with Greenpeace. Timo, Matt, Jens and Sim scaled the oil rig by climbing a structure that looked unclimable to me. When I look at the footage of their ascent - my jaw drops open in amazement. They spent over 40 hours up there - suspended above the churning Arctic waves through freezing winds and periods of loud noise from the thrusters that keep the rig in position. They kept themselves in good spirits throughout the occupation and never complained about the conditions they were in. We're so very proud of them for stopping Cairn's Arctic drilling for so long. They really stopped it for 40 hours - and that's quite an achievement." If you look at the photos of the rig you will see there are ladders going up each of them. The're what the crew use when they want to climb up and down the legs. Noise from the thrusters that keep the rig in position?? Well no, the thrusters are 20m below the surface of the water and are silent. They stopped the drilling for 40 hours??? Well we all (including Greenpeace supporters) know you didn't and the whole sorry escapade was a disaster. You didn't even get the media coverage you wanted. And finally to just post positive responses in an attempt to try and convince us (and yourselves???) that you had support for this action is laughable. Ha, ha, ha.

Love the maniacal laugh at the end there, realitycheck. Are you swivelling in your black leatherette chair, stroking a Persian cat? I can't see anyone suggesting everyone agrees with Greenpeace. If everyone did agree, Greenpeace wouldn't need to do this sort of thing. It wouldn't need to exist. But then neither would you, so I guess it wouldn't be all bad. Police are biased towards vested interests such as companies, just as they are corruptible and defensive of self-interest, just the same as anyone else. Get over it.