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

The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct

Government documents: Arctic oil spill all but impossible to clear up

We obtained a series of documents [download part one and part two, both pdfs] today under a Freedom of Information request that show the government is saying...
Posted by jamess - 24 May, 2011 - 09:55
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct

Government documents: Arctic oil spill all but impossible to clear up

We obtained a series of documents [download part one and part two, both pdfs] today under a Freedom of Information request that show the government is saying...
Posted by jamess - 24 May, 2011 - 09:55
The Arctic resource scramble is sparking military tension

Wikileaks reveals Arctic could be the new cold war

UPDATE: Watch BBC Newsnight's feature on the Wikileaks Arctic files Submarine explorers planting Russian flags under the North Pole. Military tension between...
Posted by jamess - 12 May, 2011 - 15:35 -
Oil companies are taking their drills to the Arctic

Destroying the Arctic for a three-year fix

How much oil lies under that Arctic ice? 90 billion barrels, according to the US Geological Survey. But, how much really is that? If you ask an oil company,...
Posted by jamess - 12 May, 2011 - 13:52
Oil companies are taking their drills to the Arctic

Destroying the Arctic for a three-year fix

How much oil lies under that Arctic ice? 90 billion barrels, according to the US Geological Survey. But, how much really is that? If you ask an oil company,...
Posted by jamess - 12 May, 2011 - 13:52

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