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UPDATE - 15 AUG: Finally, after all your petitioning and emailing, Cairn's Oil Spill Response Plan has been published! It was released late this afternoon, so we haven't had time to read and analyse the whole document yet -- but we'll let you know when we have. Find out more on this here.

 

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New Wikileaks Revelations Shed Light on Arctic Oil ‘Carve-Up’

New Wikileaks Revelations Shed Light on Arctic Oil ‘Carve-Up’

Feature story | May 13, 2011 at 9:44

New revelations by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks show how the scramble for resources in the Arctic is sparking military tension in the region – with NATO sources worried about the potential for armed conflict between the alliance and Russia.

Activists Occupy Oil Rig Bound for Arctic Drilling

Activists Occupy Oil Rig Bound for Arctic Drilling

Feature story | May 9, 2011 at 17:36

Last month activists took bold action to stop the oil rig Leiv Eiriksson from drilling in the Arctic waters. But sadly the Greenland government has now approved Cairn Energy’s application to drill four offshore oil wells this year.

Japanese Quake: Nuclear Alert

Japanese Quake: Nuclear Alert

Feature story | March 11, 2011 at 13:36

Greenpeace is deeply concerned about the potential safety and environmental impacts of both the earthquake and tsunami on Japanese nuclear installations, as well as other hazardous industries such as chemical or oil refineries.

Waking up to the hidden costs

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 25, 2011

Recently I've been writting a lot about externalities, and how they contribute to a corporation's profitability. What I've neglected is the flip side: that just as corporations should pay the full costs of their activities, so to...

Who is the Dirtiest of Them All?

Who is the Dirtiest of Them All?

Blog entry by Dianne Mc Alpine | January 19, 2011

How much money do we really need to put into our fuel tanks - and into dirty hands? Working for Greenpeace leaves me with a predicament each month- I know where petrol comes from, and often campaign against various companies; BP to...

BP to Drill the Arctic

BP to Drill the Arctic

Feature story | January 17, 2011 at 15:15

Just days after BP was slammed by the US presidential commission for the poor safety practices that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, news of its plan to drill in the Kara Sea proves that the company has learned nothing!

Free "print & play" game: Big Oil Vs Greenpeace

Blog entry by Martin Lloyd | December 17, 2010

It may not be the most festive of themes, but at least our holiday gift to you this year is not a tie or socks. It's a free print & play board game called Deepsea Desperation. It's all about Greenpeace against Big Oil, with one...

Shell Shocked

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | December 15, 2010

I think it's outrageous that Shell sponsors part of the environment section on the National Geographic website. What makes the situation even worse is that right beneath one of Shell's adverts on the page is National Geographic's...

Activists occupy oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico

Image gallery | November 23, 2010
Beyond Oil, Mexico

Beyond Oil, Mexico

Image | November 23, 2010 at 10:29

Greenpeace climbers scale the deepwater oil rig “Centenario”, located 100 kilometers off the coast of Mexico, and deploy banners that read “Stop Deepwater Oil Drilling”. Greenpeace Mexico calls for an end to deepwater drilling and sends a strong...

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