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: watch the Arctic 30 court hearings

Watch the court proceedings live from St Petersburg, where the detention hearings for the Arctic 30 are taking place. And follow updates from Twitter below -...
Posted by jamie - 19 November, 2013 - 11:26
Thanks for the image, Gazprom.

Gazprom's emergency ships take a break from “permanent” duty

Gazprom, the Russian oil company that claimed the Arctic 30 carried something “resembling a bomb”, are not famous for safety. However, their news site claims...
Posted by Nic S - 18 November, 2013 - 19:11
Shell and Gazprom - partners in Arctic drilling?

Ten reasons why Shell are complicit in the detention of the Arctic 30

In a recent press statement Shell said they had "zero-point-zero percent to do with the situation in Russia." Here are ten reasons why they are 100% involved...
Posted by efreeman - 12 November, 2013 - 16:48

Arctic 30: Your questions answered

As the Arctic 30 reach day 55 of their detention, pressure grows around the world for their release. Messages of support have flooded in via social media,...
Posted by efreeman - 12 November, 2013 - 13:34

Incredible new footage of the moment special forces boarded the Arctic Sunrise

We've just received incredible new footage that shows the moment Russian special forces abseiled onto the heli deck of the Arctic Sunrise and detained the crew...
Posted by petespeller - 8 November, 2013 - 13:03

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