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Glaciers are retreating. Ice caps are melting. Oceans are acidifying. The Arctic is under threat from both climate change and increased oil drilling.

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Nordica Icebreaker Action in Germany

Image | May 7, 2012 at 10:39

Greenpeace activists intercept and protest against the Finnish icebreaker 'Nordica' in the Baltic Sea close to Ruegen in order to prevent the ship from heading to Shell’s Arctic oil drilling project in the north of Alaska. Activists in... Read more >

Swimmers block Shell Arctic icebreaker en route to Alaska

Press release | May 4, 2012 at 14:00

Fehmern Belt, Denmark/Germany, 4 May 2012 – Greenpeace activists this morning swam in front of an icebreaker in the waters between Germany and Denmark to stop it from reaching the Arctic. The icebreaker Nordica is part of Shell's support fleet to... Read more >

Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell icebreaker to thwart Arctic drilling

Press release | May 3, 2012 at 10:02

Öland, Sweden, 3 May 2012 – Greenpeace Nordic activists today intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, to continue its protest against the oil major’s destructive plans to start drilling in the pristine... Read more >

Greenpeace Nordic intercepts Shell ship (again)

Blog entry by JulietteH | May 3, 2012 5 comments

Greenpeace Nordic activists today intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, to continue its protest against the oil major’s destructive plans to start drilling in the pristine Arctic region . Just... Read more >

Activists occupying Shell icebreaker ship in Finland

Blog entry by EoinD | May 1, 2012 14 comments

In an effort to prevent destructive oil drilling in the Arctic , dozens of Greenpeace Nordic activists have boarded and occupied a Shell-contracted icebreaker in Helsinki harbour as it prepared to leave for the Alaskan Arctic. At... Read more >

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