arctic

Captain's Blog: New generation

Posted by lisavickers - 9 September 2010 at 4:40pm - 19 Comments

Waldermar, captain of the Esperanza, writes about his personal motivations for bringing the ship to the Arctic... 

I'm from South America, the land of the Incas, the Guaraníes, the Wichis, the Tobas, the Mapuches, the Onas, and other native nations.

Video: Esperanza to climb team, over

Posted by jamie - 2 September 2010 at 3:46pm - 14 Comments

This was the scene on the Esperanza's bridge as Luke called through to Sim on the Stena Don for the last time, as the climbers prepared to leave the oil rig. Apologies for the audio which is a bit fuzzy, but here's a transcript:

The Leiv Eiriksson Rig

Author Credit:  Greenpeace
Date Taken:  25 May, 2012

Out in the cold: why Shell's Arctic plans are a risky investment

Posted by Charlie Kronick - 21 May 2012 at 2:30pm - 5 Comments
by. Credit: Marcin Wichary
Shareholders should question Shell's risky Arctic drilling plans

The past few weeks has been dubbed by many as the 'shareholder spring'. Chief executives of some of the world’s biggest companies – Aviva, Cairn Energy, RBS, and HSBC among others – have suffered as shareholders have expressed their very strong disapproval of high pay for executives, as performance has stagnated or even crashed. The new report that we, along with FairPensions and Platform, have released today shows just how much more shareholders and executives will have to worry about soon. 

Out in the cold: investor risk in Shell's Arctic exploration

Publication date:  21 May, 2012

The Arctic Ocean is the last frontier for international oil companies, with rapid reductions in ice cover (due to climate change from the combustion of fossil fuels) making the exploitation of newly discovered offshore resources possible, at least theoretically. Royal Dutch Shell’s (Shell) proposed drilling programme in Alaska this year is seen as leading the charge into Arctic exploration by major oil companies.

Download the report:

Stop Shell poster (colour)

Stop Shell logo

Stop Shell logo
Author Credit:  Greenpeace
Date Taken:  18 May, 2012

Stop Shell poster (black and white)

Stop Shell poster (black and white)
Author Credit:  Greenpeace
Date Taken:  18 May, 2012

Stop Shell poster (colour)

Stop Shell poster (colour)
Author Credit:  Greenpeace
Date Taken:  18 May, 2012