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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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...

Meet the judges and see the winning design

Feature story | March 15, 2013 at 8:00

We're excited to announce the winner of our youth flag design competition, run in collaboration with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The winning flag design will be planted on the seabed at the North Pole next month!

Norway's Statoil puts its Arctic drilling plans on the shelf

Blog entry by Truls Gulowsen | March 8, 2013 2 comments

Shell’s spectacular series of mishaps in Alaska has definitely not been going down unnoticed in the oil industry. The Norwegian state-owned oil company Statoil is slowing down plans to drill for oil in US Arctic waters after Shell’s...

Annus Horribilis: New works in oil

Blog entry by EoinD | March 7, 2013

When Shell opened their annual wine and dine reception at the British National Gallery last night, Greenpeace UK activists made sure their exclusive invitees were treated to a evening of fine works of art in oil. Shell have had a...

What does the giant Arctic camel tell us about climate change?

Blog entry by Ben Ayliffe | March 7, 2013 3 comments

In my line of work the chances to flex my paleontological muscles are few and far between, which is why the news from scientists that they’ve discovered the remains of a giant camel that lived in Canada’s high Arctic millions of...

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