8th October 2009 - Le HAVRE,
NORMANDIE, FRANCE 30 Greenpeace activists display giant banners at
Total's refinery site in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, located close to Le
Havre (Normandy), France, 8 October 2009.
The action highlights the climate crimes that Total has
invested more than EUR 8 billion Tar Sands oil production site in
Alberta, Canada.
The tar sands consist of a tarry bitumen mixed with shale and
sand from which oil is extracted through a long, expensive and
complex process. Greenpeace believes the tar sands is responsible
for sustainable destruction of the environment and the climate.
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Final Greenpeace activists arrested
after highlighting to the world the climate crimes of the tar sands
during 24 hour occupation of Shell Upgrader site
Midnight 4 October 2009, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada -
All 16 Greenpeace activists who were arrested for their involvement
in the occupation at the Shell Scotford upgrader site here are now
out of police custody.
The occupation at the Shell site exposed the climate crimes of
the tar sands. The Shell occupation, which lasted 24 hours, was the
third by Greenpeace in Alberta over the past few weeks to bring the
environmental destruction of the tar sands to the attention of
world leaders.
The Shell occupation began at about 5 a.m. Saturday when 19
activists from Canada, France, Brazil, Sweden and Australia moved
on to the property to occupy several structures in the heart of
what many affected land owners call "cancer alley."
On Saturday, police arrested seven activists. On Sunday nine
activists who overnighted in the damp cold were arrested at 5 a.m.
All the activists are charged with breaking and entering, trespass
and mischief.
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4 October 2009, 9 a.m. (Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) -The
Greenpeace occupation of the expansion site at the Shell Scotford
upgrader here ended after 24 hours. The successful occupation again
highlighted to the world the climate crimes of the tar sands.
The Shell upgrader action was the third by Greenpeace in Alberta
over the past few weeks to expose tar sands climate crimes.
The nine activists who spend the night occupying structures were
all arrested by at about 5 a.m. Alberta time. In all, 16 activists
were taken into custody. Charges may include breaking and entering,
trespass and mischief. At the time of this update, all remained in
custody.
"This was another successful action to highlight the climate
crimes of the tar sands. The addiction to oil that is fueling tar
sands development is leading to climate chaos. Already, hundreds of
thousands of people are dying every year because of climate change.
We have sent a message to world leaders that it is time to stop the
destructive energy path of the tar sands and develop a clean energy
future." -Mike Hudema, Greenpeace climate and energy
campaigner.
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October 3, 2009 - Nineteen Greenpeace activists have struck
again. This time they have scaled three stacks at Shell's operation
in Fort Saskatchewan to expose more of the climate crimes of the
tar sands and send a Climate SOS to the world.
Activists from Canada, France, Brazil and Australia scaled the
chimneys at an under-construction upgrader to stop more destruction
before it can start. Two activists have been detained.