Posts By: Mal Chadwick

‘You wouldn’t risk this place for all the oil in the world’ – Introducing the Amazon Reef

Big news: scientists have confirmed the discovery of an incredible coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river!   But we can’t celebrate just yet: oil companies are closing in with a reckless plan to drill for oil nearby. Once they get government approval, these companies could start drilling… Read More

Mal Chadwick - 23rd January 2017

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Deepwater Horizon: the world has changed, but the oil industry hasn’t

Everyone knows the story. Miles below the seabed, a cement seal fails. A rig explodes. Smoke fills the sky, oil stains the sea, and 11 people never make it home. Ashen-faced execs stumble through press conferences. Rubber-gloved hands scrub poison from seabirds’ wings. Everyone solemnly agrees… Read More

Mal Chadwick - 5th October 2016

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Siemens, Greenpeace and the Munduruku: a response to Juergen Maier

Last week, representatives from the Munduruku Indigenous People visited Siemens’ UK headquarters with a group of Greenpeace activists as part of our Save the Heart of the Amazon campaign. Although he wasn’t able to meet with the Munduruku that day, Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier has published… Read More

Mal Chadwick - 17th August 2016

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Warriors, snowboarders and solar powered freezers – Janet in the Amazon

This is an update sent from Janet, a long-time Greenpeace activist who we’ve sent to the heart of the Amazon. She’s on a mission to help stop a dam that would cut through the Tapajos river in the Amazon. The dam would risk thousands of species… Read More

Mal Chadwick - 16th July 2016

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