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Verdict: Cairn's oil spill plan is outlandish, simplistic and "wholly inadequate"

Posted by bex — 31 August 2011 at 6:35am - Comments
Cairn's Leiv Eriksson rig off the coast of Greenland
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace / Steve Morgan
Cairn's Leiv Eriksson rig off the coast of Greenland

Earlier this month, after more than 100,000 of you asked Cairn Energy to open up its Arctic oil spill response plan to public scrutiny, the government of Greenland stepped in and published it.

The verdict is now in. Veteran marine biologist and international oil spill expert Professor Richard Steiner has completed a review of the plan and, well, it's no wonder Cairn didn't want you to see it.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, go beyond oil, greenland, oil, oil drilling, oil spills, spill response plan

Cairn Enery publishes oil spill response plan - Greenpeace response

Last edited 15 August 2011 at 6:18pm
15 August, 2011

Responding to the publication of Cairn Energy’s controversial Arctic oil spill response plan, which was at the centre of a campaign of direct action over the summer, Greenpeace oil campaigner Ben Ayliffe said:

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, cairn energy, climate change, energy, greenland, oil

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Greenpeace responds to Arctic oil drilling announcement

Last edited 10 May 2011 at 2:11pm
10 May, 2011

Reacting to the news that the Greenland government has officially granted permits to the Scottish company, Cairn Energy, to begin new oil drilling in the fragile Arctic environment, Ben Ayliffe, a senior campaigner for Greenpeace, said:

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, deep water drilling, greenland, oil

Save the Paula Bear!

Posted by jamess — 28 April 2011 at 10:00am - Comments
Paula's looking for work .. we've got something for her
All rights reserved. Credit: National Theatre
Paula's looking for work .. we've got something for her

UPDATE: We've hit our target - thank you!

We need your help to save the polar bear. Well, one polar bear in particular.

Greenpeace have the opportunity to buy an astonishingly realistic polar bear costume to use in our work to tackle the causes of climate change - and help us stop reckless oil companies from drilling in the pristine Arctic wilderness.

Article tagged as: activism, arctic, climate, climate change, fundraising, greenland, paula, paula bear

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