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Place your bets in the Arctic oil casino!

Posted by Richardg — 30 March 2011 at 11:04am - Comments
Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier
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Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier

Drilling in the Arctic is a risky business. So it’s a good thing that the only company with a license to drill in the Arctic isn’t comparing the whole endeavour to hanging out in Vegas and trying your hand at shooting craps.

Oh wait. That’s exactly what they’re doing.

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Budget 2011 - Greenpeace response

Last edited 25 March 2011 at 5:29pm
22 March, 2011

Key environmental points in budget:

  • Scale and scope of the Green Investment Bank
  • Details surrounding the introduction of a new floor price for carbon
  • Changes to transport policy – fuel duty and APD

Overarching view:

Executive director of Greenpeace, John Sauven, said:

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We get the green light from the High Court

Posted by jamess — 24 February 2011 at 6:17pm - Comments
We put the yellow pod on Chevron's anchor chain to stop their drill ship
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We put the yellow pod on Chevron's anchor chain to stop their drill ship

It’s on. Today the High Court gave the green light to our legal challenge against new licenses for deep water drilling in UK waters.

Sneaky oil drillers - let's stop them

Posted by jamess — 4 February 2011 at 6:42pm - Comments
Hess' own projection of a possible spill. Terrifying.
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Hess' own projection of a possible spill. Terrifying.

The oil companies are at it again: they're trying to drill another deep water well off the Shetland Islands. Let's stop them.

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