Arctic

Cracks appear in VW ranks as polar bears invade Brussels motor show

Posted by jamie — 12 January 2012 at 2:33pm - Comments
Polars bears lounge around a VW Polo at the Brussels motor show
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Polars bears lounge around a VW Polo at the Brussels motor show

VW has been ignoring our requests for a meeting, so we've paid a visit to its exhibition stand at the Brussels Motor Show.

Or, to be more precise, dozens of polar bears (including the majestic Paula Bear) have invaded the prestigious Autosalon 2012 event to protest about the impact that Volkswagen and the rest of the car industry is having on our climate and the Arctic.

Article tagged as: arctic, autosalon 2012, brussels, cars, motor shows, oil, polar bears, transport, VW, VWDarkside

VW: Return of the Brian (video)

Posted by jamess — 22 December 2011 at 12:09pm - Comments
Watch the final episode of Brian the Stormtrooper - ex-VW employee
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Scroll down to watch the final episode of Brian the Stormtrooper - ex-VW employee

It's the end of the road for one of our campaign legends: Brian.

Only six months ago, Brian was working for the Dark Side - an anonymous Volkswagen employee only concerned with getting through his day job. He took orders from his superiors without questioning them. He did what he was told.

But then – suddenly - everything changed.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate, climate change, go beyond oil, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

The battle for the Frozen North: Point Hope (video)

Posted by bex — 7 December 2011 at 1:45pm - Comments

The small Alaskan community of Point Hope - or Tikiġaq, as the Iñupiaq people call their homeland - is one of the oldest continually occupied sites in North America.

Article tagged as: alaska, arctic, climate change, deepwater drilling, go beyond oil, oil, point hope, shell, videos

Cairn's Arctic misadventure ends in dismal failure

Posted by bex — 30 November 2011 at 2:03pm - Comments
Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord in Greenland
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Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord in Greenland

It was the biggest oil exploration campaign ever in the Arctic. It cost over a billion dollars. And Cairn has absolutely nothing to show for it.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, climate change, go beyond oil, oil, oil drilling

We're challenging Cairn's gagging order: right to protest is as important as Cairn's right to run its business

Posted by bex — 29 November 2011 at 12:09pm - Comments
Cairn's rig - the most controversial in the world - about to start Arctic drilli
All rights reserved. Credit: Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace
Cairn's rig - the most controversial in the world - about to start Arctic drilling

I don't know if you read our Get Active blogs, written by our brilliant community of Greenpeace volunteers? It turns out that Cairn Energy do. Last week, Cairn's lawyers sent us a terse email warning us that we were in breach of the draconian interdict they've taken out against us.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, go beyond oil, injunctions, legal, oil

Cairn polar bear found not guilty

Posted by bex — 24 November 2011 at 12:10pm - Comments
Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier
All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose / Greenpeace
Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier

Back in July, if you remember, fifty Greenpeace polar bears occupied Cairn Energy's Edinburgh headquarters, looking for the company's Arctic oil spill response plan and taking your messages to the heart of the company. (I'd post pictures to jog your memory but I'm afraid we're still gagged by Cairn's interdict.)

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, go beyond oil, oil, trials

Stories from the Frozen North: Kaktovik, Alaska

Posted by bex — 2 November 2011 at 6:33pm - Comments

Robert Thompson, a local guide in Alaska, explains how climate change is affecting his remote Alaskan community - and the spectacular Arctic wildlife.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, go beyond oil, indigenous people, oil, oil spills, polar bears
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