Protect the Arctic

We all depend on the health of the Arctic. But companies and governments want to drill for oil in the melting waters. Burning oil caused the melting in the first place. We need to protect the Arctic waters from oil drilling and industrial fishing. Join us and demand world leaders declare a global sanctuary around the North Pole.

 

 

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Scientists warn of growing crisis in the Arctic; Arctic Council again fails to act

Press release | May 15, 2013 at 13:01

Despite strong calls for more action to address climate change from its own working groups and scientists, and many of the Ministers attending the meeting, today’s Arctic Council foreign ministers meeting has ended with no plans for binding...

Young explorers, Greenpeace plant flag on seabed at North Pole, call for global sanctuary

Press release | April 15, 2013 at 7:06

North Pole, April 15, 2013 — Four young people on a mission with Greenpeace have planted a flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole, at the same spot where a submarine planted a Russian flag claiming the Arctic for Moscow. (1) The young people...

UPDATE: Trekkers depart on North Pole expedition, aim for Arctic Council meeting

Press release | April 7, 2013 at 16:57

London, April 7, 2013 — A group of young campaigners set off today on an expedition to help save the Arctic, aiming to also hold an unexpected meeting with a delegation of influential Arctic officials at the North Pole later this week.

Greenpeace wins Scottish court case against Cairn, injunction rejected

Press release | March 27, 2013 at 12:19

Amsterdam, March 27, 2013 — Greenpeace International has won an important court ruling today when a Scottish court denied a request from oil company Cairn seeking to stifle protest against its Arctic drilling plans.

Actor Ezra Miller to plant flag beneath North Pole during grueling Arctic expedition

Press release | March 25, 2013 at 13:04

New York, March 25, 2013 - “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” star Ezra Miller will travel to the North Pole in early April to plant a ‘flag for the future’ on the seabed, as part of a major international campaign to protect the Arctic.

Flag for the future Arctic competition winner chosen by Vivienne Westwood

Press release | March 15, 2013 at 9:00

London, 15 March 2013 — Dame Vivienne Westwood, the world renowned fashion designer, has selected the winning flag design that will be planted on the seabed at the North Pole next month, closing the global competition run by the World Association...

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