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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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Shell's Arctic oil rig hits the rocks

Blog entry by Ben Ayliffe | January 3, 2013

In another example of why drilling for oil in the Arctic is such a monumentally bad idea, Shell’s drilling rig, the Kulluk , has run aground off the island of Sitkalidak, near Kodiak in Alaska. The ancient rig was being towed...

The Coolest Things About the Arctic You Never Knew About

Blog entry by Cassady Sharp | January 1, 2013

So we all know the Arctic is cold and white and in danger from exploitation by oil companies including Shell Oil, right? Not only is the critical ecosystem in dire need of our protection, it also has an endlessly interesting “About...

You did it! Waitrose put Shell relationship on ice

Blog entry by Sara | December 13, 2012

Yesterday we received the great news from the UK that after only 12 days of intensive campaigning Waitrose has announced it has put its partnership with Arctic oil drillers Shell on ice.  After 40,000 emails from Greenpeace...

Top 5 movies set in the Arctic

Blog entry by Cassady Sharp | December 13, 2012

With a stunning landscape and incredible wildlife including polar bears, seals and Arctic foxes, it’s no wonder that Arctic movie sets trump anything filmed in sunny Hollywood.  We took a break from working on our campaign to save...

Hurricane Sandy shows what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic

Blog entry by Travis Nichols | November 7, 2012

This week, Shell finally put its 2012 Arctic drilling season out of its misery.  After a summer of snafus and false starts, the window for drilling closed on the global oil giant–until next year when it plans to try once again to...

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