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Judge rejects bulk of Shell’s proposed restraining order against Greenpeace

Press release | March 3, 2012 at 12:04

Auckland, 3 March 2012 — A federal judge in Alaska has rejected the bulk of a lawsuit brought by Shell Oil Company against Greenpeace USA which would have been one of the broadest and most restrictive in US legal history, according to the...

Deepwater Horizon disaster a warning for New Zealand

Press release | April 19, 2011 at 13:17

Auckland : On the eve of the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, Greenpeace has released a report detailing how BP tried to hide the true impacts of the biggest oil disaster in American history.

US oil spill report a warning for NZ not to invite deepwater oil industry here

Press release | January 12, 2011 at 16:33

Auckland 12/1/11: Greenpeace is calling on the Government to pay heed to President Obama’s commissioned report on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill – and cancel all new offshore oil drilling tenders and permits.

Shell spills again: Pipeline leaks 20,000 gallons of oil in northern California

Blog entry by Ryan Schleeter | May 30, 2016

For the second time in two weeks, Shell has spilled thousands of gallons of oil, this time in California’s Central Valley. Less than two weeks after dumping  nearly 90,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico , Shell Oil is...

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Deep-sea drilling does not add up to a win

Blog entry by Simon Boxer | October 30, 2013

Oil companies and the Government need to be more open about the potential effects of an oil spill , writes Greenpeace's Simon Boxer. There is no substitute for facts and figures," thundered the Dominion Post leader on deep-sea...

Lessons from Exxon Valdex, 25 years later

Blog entry by Richard Steiner | March 25, 2014

Monday was the 25-year anniversary of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Now seems a good time to reflect on lessons learned, and lessons lost. 1.  Oil spill “cleanup” is a myth . Once oil has spilled, it is impossible to...

Oil Action Pack

Page | October 19, 2011 at 9:28

This summer we are asking people to get out onto the beaches to collect more signatures for the ‘No New Oil’ petition, and to send a clear message to the Government: "Not on my beach. Stop deep sea oil drilling."

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We were simply not prepared for this

Blog entry by Dom Zapata, Greenpeace New Zealand activist | October 14, 2011

It was only a few days ago, as I was on my stand up paddleboard, paddling around Rabbit Island just off Mount Maunganui, that I marvelled at the increasing numbers of seals that have started to re-populate the area. They were...

Rena oil spill could make deep sea oil drilling an election issue

Blog entry by Nathan Argent | October 13, 2011

Photo: Gemz Photography Environment Minister Nick Smith has declared that the Rena oil spill off the coast of Tauranga has become the worst maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand’s history. Hundreds of tonnes of oil...

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