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

Science in the arctic: deploying mescosms at 79°N

Like many other marine species, pteropods are threatened by ocean acidification © Cobbing/Greenpeace Janet Cotter, from Greenpeace's Science Unit is...
Posted by jamie - 9 June, 2010 - 13:44 -

Saving polar bears

As iconic species go, the polar bear is quite literally up there. They are emblematic of the top-most chunk of the planet, as well as the emotive symbol of...
Posted by Willie - 21 March, 2010 - 19:39 -

Of climate, weather and arctic blasts

Still melting Juliette in our international office posted this on the Climate Rescue blog and, as similar thoughts have been going through my head in...
Posted by jamie - 12 January, 2010 - 18:11 -

Video: Haunting icescapes from Arctic expedition

There's some stunning photography in this final video from the Arctic Sunrise's arctic expedition. Ice sheets, icebergs, glaciers and (yes) polar...
Posted by jamie - 29 September, 2009 - 13:04 -

Video: updates from the Arctic Sunrise polar expedition

Two more powerful video blogs from Eric Phillips, polar explorer and survival guide aboard the Arctic Sunrise in Northern Greenland. With years...
Posted by jossc - 2 September, 2009 - 12:26

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