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

Video: update direct from the oil rig

Watch Sim talk about his "relatively comfortable" night dangling off the underside of Cairn's Stena Don rig. Our four climbers are still on Cairn's rig,...
Posted by jamess - 1 September, 2010 - 17:46

Hanging in there - we're still on the Arctic oil rig

Our four climbers have spent the night in sub-zero temperatures, hanging off the bottom of Cairn's Arctic oil rig - the Stena Don. While we're attached to...
Posted by jamess - 1 September, 2010 - 10:04 -

How we slipped past Danish commandos

Picture of Sim from the US, setting up an occupation platform. Leila, on board the Esperanza, writes: Blimey, this is exciting! Up at 4am, the crew...
Posted by jamess - 31 August, 2010 - 12:29 -

Our action to go beyond oil

From this morning's ongoing action against Cairn's reckless drilling Just a moment ago we launched our inflatables at the crack of dawn in the misty Arctic...
Posted by lisavickers - 31 August, 2010 - 09:55 -

Letter to Sir Bill Gammell from Leila on the Esperanza

From Leila, campaigner on board the Esperanza... Dear Mr Bill Gammell, I am writing to you from the bridge of the Esperanza. My friends are currently...
Posted by jamess - 31 August, 2010 - 09:38 -

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