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Reaction: Annual Arctic sea ice minimum reached; fourth lowest on record

Last edited 15 September 2015 at 7:33pm
15 September, 2015

Commenting on the news that the Arctic sea ice has reached its annual minimum extent for 2015 and is the fourth lowest extent on record, Greenpeace International Spokesperson Ben Ayliffe said:

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Emma Thompson to break Shell injunction in Arctic drilling protest

Last edited 2 September 2015 at 10:41am
2 September, 2015

Acclaimed British actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson has just announced she will be joining an act of mass defiance against a Shell legal injunction later today, in protest against the company’s Arctic oil drilling.

Speaking after performing a self-penned poem in front of the oil giant’s HQ, Emma told the press she is going to be the first of scores of people to break a legal injunction banning Greenpeace UK staff and activists from crossing a line drawn around the Shell building on the South Bank.

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Emma Thompson joins gigantic polar bear in mass protest at Shell’s Southbank HQ

Last edited 2 September 2015 at 7:06am
2 September, 2015

A colossal polar bear puppet the size of a double decker bus has descended on Shell’s South Bank headquarters overnight. Acclaimed British actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson joined 64 activists and puppeteers who manoeuvred the towering creature to rest just metres away from Shell’s front entrance.

It’s intended the polar bear titan will remain fixed there until Shell’s Arctic drilling window ends later this month. Six protesters are inside the bear, locked to her so she can't be removed.

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Charlotte Church live at Shell HQ to protest Arctic drilling

Last edited 26 August 2015 at 1:42pm

Singer gifts free download to raise profile of Arctic threat

26 August, 2015

Wednesday 26th August, 2015 - London. Singer-songwriter Charlotte Church gave today a soulful live performance of ‘Requiem for Arctic Ice’ in protest at Shell’s attempts to drill for oil in the Arctic.

The event was part of Greenpeace’s month-long run of Titanic-themed orchestral protests against Arctic drilling outside Shell’s offices on the South Bank.

As an addition to the Requiem, Charlotte sang a version of ‘This Bitter Earth’ accompanied by a string ensemble – a poignant combination of works originally by Max Richter and Dinah Washington.

The live recording of Charlotte’s one-off performance will be made available as a free download shortly afterwards to help reach more people to let them know about the threat Shell’s drilling poses to the Arctic.

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London Underground hosts gallery of A-list celebrities in call to Save the Arctic

Last edited 28 July 2015 at 1:41pm
13 July, 2015

Pamela Anderson, Stella McCartney, Kate Moss and Tom Hiddlestone are just some of the 60 iconic celebrities captured by award-winning photographer Andy Gotts MBE in his innovative Save the Arctic public photography exhibition.

This extraordinary collection of stars wearing Vivienne Westwood’s Save the Arctic t-shirt reflects a growing global call for protection of the unique and fragile Arctic.

See the full Save the Arctic collection here 

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Shell's Arctic failures - a campaign briefing

Last edited 1 September 2015 at 2:47pm
Publication date: 
8 July, 2015

In January 2015, Royal Dutch Shell confirmed that it intended, subject to regulatory approval, to resume its US Arctic drilling programme. Shell’s exploration plan was formally approved by the US government in early May, by which time the company had already begun to move drilling units and infrastructure towards Alaska, ahead of this summer’s short drilling window. In August Shell began to drill.

Download the report:
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Indigenous activists and Greenpeace Canada chasing Shell’s Arctic rig as Jane Fonda speaks out in support

Last edited 17 June 2015 at 6:14pm
17 June, 2015

Canadian EEZ in the Pacific Ocean ­– Right now, Indigenous and environmental activists are speeding away from the Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza in small inflatable boats to confront Shell’s massive Arctic drilling platform, the Polar Pioneer, 35 nautical miles west of Vancouver Island.

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A song of oil, ice and fire

Posted by Ellen Booth — 27 May 2015 at 3:03pm - Comments
Still image taken from the film 'A song of oil, ice and fire'
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / KennardPhillipps
British artists KennardPhillipps have created a new version of the painting 'An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay' by William Bradford. It shows an oil pipeline spill and rig explosion.

What would our world look like if the oil industry gets its way in the Arctic? That’s what we faced up to as we created our latest short film to challenge Shell, which could begin drilling in Arctic waters in just five weeks’ time.

‘A Song of Oil, Ice and Fire’ exposes how Shell’s greedy plan to drill for oil in the Arctic will jeopardise this unique place. It features classic American landscapes and reimagines them as destroyed by Shell and the oil industry. We wanted to evoke a powerful sense of what Shell is prepared to risk just to line its own pockets.

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Shell burns priceless art in latest Greenpeace film

Last edited 27 May 2015 at 8:33am
27 May, 2015

Greenpeace’s Save the Arctic campaign has teamed up with award winning British creative agency Don’t Panic, and famous British montage artists Kennardphillipps, to create its next video targeting oil giant Shell and its plans to drill in the icy waters of the US Alaskan Arctic this summer.

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