Save the Arctic

Last edited 14 March 2014 at 1:26pm

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

Frozen Future: The gaps in Shell's Arctic spill response

Shell is currently moving its drilling rigs to Seattle in anticipation of resuming its US offshore Arctic drilling programme in July. However,...
Posted by sebastianbock - 13 April, 2015 - 17:12

Frozen Future: The gaps in Shell's Arctic spill response

Shell is currently moving its drilling rigs to Seattle in anticipation of resuming its US offshore Arctic drilling programme in July. However,...
Posted by sebastianbock - 13 April, 2015 - 17:12

How to Climb an Oil Rig - in Pictures

What you need- a good reason (to stop Shell drilling for oil in the Arctic)- an oil rig (Shell drill rig, bound for the Arctic)1. Locate oil rig 2. Drive boat...
Posted by daphne christelis - 8 April, 2015 - 11:39

Frozen Future: Shell and the US offshore Arctic

On 29 January 2015, Royal Dutch Shell confirmed that it intends, subject to regulatory approval, to resume its US Arctic drilling programme at a cost for 2015...
Posted by sebastianbock - 13 February, 2015 - 18:12

Frozen Future: Shell and the US offshore Arctic

On 29 January 2015, Royal Dutch Shell confirmed that it intends, subject to regulatory approval, to resume its US Arctic drilling programme at a cost for 2015...
Posted by sebastianbock - 13 February, 2015 - 18:12

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