The winning entry to our 2010 'Rebrand BP' competition
Another week, another push for reckless oil drilling by a UK company. This time it's BP, which wants to drill its deepest ever well in UK waters - a 1300 metre well - off the coast of North Uist.
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:
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.
