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Help us stop dangerous oil drilling in the Arctic

Edinburgh-based company Cairn Energy is actively drilling in the Arctic and holds eight oil exploration licenses off western and southwestern Greenland right in the middle of the Davis Straits - better known as 'iceberg alley'. Companies like Cairn and BP are desperate to pursue the last drops of oil on Earth, even if that means risking our environment and climate in the process.

Watch the video to find out more about Cairn's dangerous Arctic drilling. And please remember to write to Cairn Energy CEO Bill Gammell and tell them to stop drilling in the Arctic. You can edit the sample letter below, then enter your own details and press submit.

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Dear Sir Bill,

The Deepwater Horizon catastrophe has shown us how devastating and dangerous deepwater drilling can be. Now your company – Cairn Energy - is leading the drive for deepwater drilling in the remote and pristine environment of the Arctic.

I'm asking you to stop, now.

The Arctic, as I'm sure you know, is a barometer of the health of the planet. It's home to some of the world's most distinctive mammals like polar bears, walruses, caribou, narwhals and beluga whales. It supports millions of migratory and resident birds. The Arctic also plays a major role in the regulation of the global climate by acting like a giant reflective shield limiting the amount of sun and heat absorbed by the Earth.

I don't believe that drilling for oil in this area is, as you claim, "relatively straightforward." Drilling in the Arctic is too risky and a spill in the region would be catastrophic. Canadian regulators say that drilling a 'relief well' in the Arctic would take up to three years to complete, leaving the oil to gush out until the job is done. The freezing water means the oil takes many times longer to dissipate and the remoteness of the area and severe weather pose unprecedented challenges to any spill response.

As a society we're currently dependent on oil and getting off that dependence will take time. However, chasing the last drops of oil in some of the most vulnerable parts of the planet is not moving us in the right direction.

You have the ability to turn Cairn Energy into a company of the future, that invests in clean, renewable energy and not climate-wrecking and environmentally damaging Arctic oil. I'm asking you to make that change now. It’s time to go beyond oil.

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