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.

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Emma and Sophie Thompson jump over a fence

Lights, camera, direct action: 6 times Emma Thompson spoke up for the planet

Today Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie are occupying a fracking site. The actors are using whisks, spoons & cake to challenge fracking with their...
Posted by Danielle Boobyer - 27 April, 2016 - 10:01
Emma and Sophie Thompson jump over a fence

Lights, camera, direct action: 6 times Emma Thompson spoke up for the planet

Today Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie are occupying a fracking site. The actors are using whisks, spoons & cake to challenge fracking with their...
Posted by Danielle Boobyer - 27 April, 2016 - 10:01
Climate march

Shell’s out of the Arctic: 3 things you could do next!

Three weeks ago, we woke up to the news of Shell leaving the Arctic. I personally woke up and googled ‘Shell Arctic’ first thing in the morning. We knew that...
Posted by aksheykalra - 19 October, 2015 - 17:53

VICTORY: 3 Years of People vs Shell

 After 3 years of campaigning to stop Arctic drilling, we’ve just heard that Shell is backing out of drilling in the Alaskan Arctic. Millions of us across...
Posted by India Thorogood - 28 September, 2015 - 14:23

Ode to Aurora - an Arctic Roar poem

Yesterday, 64 activists, Emma Thompson and First Nations activists and artist Audrey Siegl were outside Shell's London HQ with Aurora, the giant polar bear...
Posted by Claire Donner - 3 September, 2015 - 10:01

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