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

LIVE: We're stopping Arctic oil drilling!

UPDATE: The Danish Navy has arrested our activists and seized the Pod after nearly 100 hours stopping Arctic drilling This morning we started taking direct...
Posted by jamess - 29 May, 2011 - 09:49 -

LIVE: We're stopping Arctic oil drilling!

UPDATE: The Danish Navy has arrested our activists and seized the Pod after nearly 100 hours stopping Arctic drilling This morning we started taking direct...
Posted by jamess - 29 May, 2011 - 09:49 -

Video: Paula bears down on reckless oil drillers Cairn Energy

We took Paula Bear down to Cairn Energy's HQ yesterday to block their entrance and demand their oil spill response plan.We learned this week from confidential...
Posted by jamie - 27 May, 2011 - 17:26 -
Paula blocking the entrance to Cairn's HQ

Paula Bear: Where's your spill response plan, Cairn?

This morning Paula Bear swung into action as a Greenpeace activist. While our ships are confronting Cairn Energy's oil rig in the Arctic, she’s blocking the...
Posted by jamess - 26 May, 2011 - 10:35
Paula blocking the entrance to Cairn's HQ

Paula Bear: Where's your spill response plan, Cairn?

This morning Paula Bear swung into action as a Greenpeace activist. While our ships are confronting Cairn Energy's oil rig in the Arctic, she’s blocking the...
Posted by jamess - 26 May, 2011 - 10:35

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