A few moments ago, fifty polar bears entered Cairn Energy's Edinburgh headquarters and occupied it. Their purpose? To look for Cairn's elusive Arctic oil spill response plan, and to take your messages to the heart of the company.
UPDATE:
Police have removed the activists from the Cairn Energy HQ. Around 20 activists are believed to have been arrested.
UPDATE 2 from Greenpeace UK:
"In its latest move to cover up the truth about its Arctic drilling, Cairn Energy has obtained an extraordinary, wide-ranging legal interdict (injunction) against Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace International, gagging us from posting Tweets and Facebook updates containing photos of yesterday's occupation of their Edinburgh headquarters."
Follow the action, and send your message to Cairn Energy over at Greenpeace UK.
Juliette is a Digital Mobilisation Specialist at Greenpeace International. She likes chocolate, narwhals, and is slightly obsessed with the Arctic.
(Unregistered) Texan-oilman says:
Most of the people posting on this site forget that they shower in the morning with hot water that is heated by... yes, hydrocarbons! And...
Most of the people posting on this site forget that they shower in the morning with hot water that is heated by... yes, hydrocarbons! And the existence of oil in the Artic, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, will power our economy. You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about on Facebook, you want them on that rig, you need them to drill that well. We use words like pressure, drill bit, conductivity. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent producing gas. You use them as a punchline. We have neither the time nor the inclination to explain ourselves to someone who takes a hot shower every morning using the natural gas that we provide, and then questions the manner in which we provide it. We would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, because we have wells to drill!
Posted 18 July, 2011 at 13:16 Flag abuse Reply
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Morten Rasmussen says:
Texas-oilman: What is your real name? And how hard can it be for you or anyone to understand that our hot water needs to come from renewable energy so...
Texas-oilman: What is your real name? And how hard can it be for you or anyone to understand that our hot water needs to come from renewable energy sources? The truth often hurts, and your industry can choose to be part of the solution or part of the problem. Right now it looks like the latter. You may think that the entire world owes you a debt of gratitude, like the people who built the nuclear plant at Fukushima, Japan may have felt. If you take a look at the campaigns that Greenpeace have fought and won over the past 40 years, you may begin to see the writing on the wall. People like your self have always accused Greenpeace of being a bunch of hysterics, tree huggers, bleeding heart liberals etc, but when you look back, most people with a bit of common sence can see that that Greenpeace were right, and that the things they fought to ban should not have been legal to do in the first place. One day, you and your kind may see it too. Morten Rasmussen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted 18 July, 2011 at 13:58 Flag abuse Reply
(Unregistered) Cooperation, not confrontation says:
Morten, Texan Might it not be possible that you are both right. In my opinion, Greenpeace is targetting the wrong people in its quest to move t...
Morten, Texan Might it not be possible that you are both right. In my opinion, Greenpeace is targetting the wrong people in its quest to move the global economy towards clean energy. Oil companies are only doing what other companies do - providing people with what they need or want. So long as there is demand for oil, oil companies will keep exploring, drilling and producing. It is not their responsibility to find clean energy alternatives. Instead of wasting time and energy on publicity stunts attacking oil companies, why doesn't Greenpeace invest its funds in research and development of clean energy alternatives; educate the community (ie of all countries, not just those with developed economies) on the science behind the need for clean energy; propose practical ways in which the world could save energy or move to clean alternatives; and lobby governments to introduce tax regimes that encourage clean energy research and development. I think it's time for a cooperative approach, rather than an adversariala one, although I admit it's much harder to hold people's attention, let alone garner media interest, when you aren't dressed as polar bears. With regard to the demand for the Cairn Oil Spill Response Plan, why not seek a copy from the Greenland Government instead of Cairn, or do you already know what its response would be?
Posted 18 July, 2011 at 16:24 Flag abuse Reply
(Unregistered) 1 says:
The issue brought up thus far in the posts is not an easy one. Yes, cooperation is pretty much always better. However, Greenpeace has done many of the...
The issue brought up thus far in the posts is not an easy one. Yes, cooperation is pretty much always better. However, Greenpeace has done many of the things that it is suggested they do in the above post. They are always speaking with governments and have laid out sustainable energy plans that need only be adopted by governments and businesses. The comment that corporations will keep doing what people are buying is often true. However, most people have no clue what they are buying, so it is up to businesses to take bold steps; to reinvestigate traditional, simple technologies, to look at clean, healthy and sustainable options (new or old) and decide that perhaps it is worth doing the right thing. And since many government are highly influenced, if not completely, run by big business, this is the most likely way for governments to change. Of course, it would be nice if the majority of the world population (at least those able to) would educate themselves and encourage the right kind of systems.
Posted 19 July, 2011 at 5:05 Flag abuse Reply
(Unregistered) adam says:
Did they really expect to find it in some box with 'DISASTER PLAN, BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY' written on it? Personally I find this whole thing r...
Did they really expect to find it in some box with 'DISASTER PLAN, BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY' written on it? Personally I find this whole thing really childish. Cairn aren't going to give it to Greenapeace, and they are not obligated to. Greenpeace know this. If you want change, how about you go picket the legislators who make the rules, not the companies that are bound by them? I just find this publicity stunt thing really stupid, and wont achieve the objectives. It seems Greenpeace are more concerned about donations than actually getting any results.
Posted 19 July, 2011 at 12:07 Flag abuse Reply
(Unregistered) jimbob says:
i take it you know that the polar bear suits are made from man made materials which yes use OIL!
Posted 20 July, 2011 at 1:10 Flag abuse Reply
fuc says:
I DONT GIVE A FUCK FUCK YOU GREENPEACE
Posted 20 July, 2011 at 1:17 Flag abuse Reply
Barry says:
Its quite clear that some of the people posting comments here evidently don't take the trouble to educate themselves - never mind anybody else. Want t...
Its quite clear that some of the people posting comments here evidently don't take the trouble to educate themselves - never mind anybody else. Want the low down on renewables? then look no further than the IPCC: http://srren.ipcc-wg3.de/ Then there's WWFs Energy Report: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/energy_solutions/renewable_energy/sustainable_energy_report/ Greenpeace of course has its own reports: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/System-templates/Search-results/?all=renewable+energy&tab=4 With enough information out there to keep an avid reader preoccupied for a month the expression wilful ignorance springs to mind.
Posted 20 July, 2011 at 16:16 Flag abuse Reply
Whippcream says:
Actually, some of them may shower in a solar powered shower, like me, or not shower at all !
Posted 22 July, 2011 at 6:49 Flag abuse Reply
(Unregistered) savethewales says:
"Useless" showering tip number 1: Take short showers, for a variety of reasons. You'll not only do this planet a favor, you'll do your skin ...
"Useless" showering tip number 1: Take short showers, for a variety of reasons. You'll not only do this planet a favor, you'll do your skin a favor. No more prune hands! ;) I can see you are from Texas, texas-oilman. I have lived in that state all my life, and I am sick and tired of it and all the conservatives that live in the 2ND largest state in America. You just gave another reason form me to move to Seattle, Portland, or some other nice place like that. fuc, please do not use a double expletive or even use an expletive, for that matter. P.S. About the suits: Aren't they made from fabric that doesn't use oil? Will have to check on that.
Posted 23 July, 2011 at 7:00 Flag abuse Reply
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