Blog: Climate

Shell's Arctic oil rig hits the rocks

Posted by ben - 2 January 2013 at 2:08pm - Comments
Shell's Arctic oil rig runs aground in Alaska
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More evidence that we cannot let Shell drill in the Arctic

In yet another example of just why drilling for oil in the Arctic is such a monumentally bad idea, Shell’s drilling rig, the Kulluk, has run aground off the island of Sitkalidak, near Kodiak in Alaska. The ancient rig was being towed back to harbour after a spectacularly unsuccessful summer drilling season when it ran into serious trouble and hit the shore.

Article tagged as: alaska, arctic, climate, oil, Save the Arctic, shell

The Energy Bill: decarbonising power by 2030

Publication date: 
19 December, 2012

A joint briefing from Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, RSPB, WWF and the Association for the Conservation of Energy

The Energy Bill will shape the energy sources used to power Britain for the next forty years.  Over £100 billion investment is now needed over the next decade as a fifth of our older power plants face closure and neglected infrastructure is upgraded. What they are replaced with will have long-standing consequences for the future competitiveness of the economy, energy prices and consumer bills.

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Article tagged as: briefings, climate change, energy, energy bill

Let's turbocharge the EU

Posted by Hugh Mouser - 17 December 2012 at 3:04pm - Comments
Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow
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Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow

The clock is ticking. From today we have a chance to influence the final EU law that could force car companies to produce greener cars.

Article tagged as: climate change, EU, green cars, oil, volkswagen, VW

You did it! Waitrose puts Shell relationship on ice

Posted by sara_a - 12 December 2012 at 1:34pm - Comments
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Today we received the great news that after only 12 days of our intensive campaign, Waitrose has announced it has put its partnership with Arctic oil drillers Shell on ice. 

Article tagged as: arctic, climate, drilling, oil, partner, polar, sanctuary, shell, waitrose, win

Greenpeace and Pulp join together for their hometown show in Sheffield

Posted by Katy Duffy - 5 December 2012 at 6:57pm - Comments

Observer Magazine calls it the biggest ecological campaign of our generation: Greenpeace have joined forces with Jarvis Cocker to help Save The Arctic.

Article tagged as: #savetheacrtic, artic, climate, cocker, concert, jarvis, oil, paula, pulp, scroll, sheffield, shell

The alternative Autumn Statement

Posted by Richardg - 5 December 2012 at 3:34pm - Comments
The sun shines on a new Britain, powered by clean renewable energy

This morning, the Chancellor George Osborne gave his Autumn Statement. People on Twitter say he's launched a dash for gas that would wreck our climate targets and make us the Dirty Man of Europe all over again.

Article tagged as: energy, energy bill, gas, george osborne, renewables, solar, wind

Waitrose responds to your pressure. Kind of.

Posted by sara - 3 December 2012 at 5:23pm - Comments
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The only oil spill Waitrose wants to be associated with

So far over 15,000 of us have told Waitrose to drop their partnership with Shell - and we’re definitely having an impact. Waitrose responded on Sunday with this - saying their partnership with Shell is ‘tiny’ with only two stores at petrol stations. Well our sources say that Shell is pushing for many more.

Article tagged as: arctic, DumpShell, SaveTheArctic, shell, waitrose

Dear Waitrose, please dump Shell this Christmas

Posted by sara - 1 December 2012 at 12:46pm - Comments

Waitrose - aren’t they meant to be one of the more ethical supermarkets, a green leader? Well in many ways they are – Greenpeace’s oceans team has worked closely with Waitrose in the past to help them source their fish more sustainably and we know many of those who shop at Waitrose, do so to make an ethical choice.

Article tagged as: arctic, oil, Save the Arctic, SaveTheArctic, shell, waitrose

Greenpeace shale gas briefing

Publication date: 
30 November, 2012
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Article tagged as: fracking, Shale gas

MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

Posted by Richardg - 29 November 2012 at 4:32pm - Comments
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The government has finally published the long-awaited Energy Bill. There's much to like, but it's still missing that vital commitment to clean electricity.

Article tagged as: energy, energy bill, gas, nuclear, wind
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