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UN announcement on the FSO Safer salvage operations – Greenpeace Reaction
The UN announces that it has received a total of USD 75 million in pledges from governments, the amount needed to launch the operation to salvage the FSO Safer.
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Countries must step up to fully fund US$80 million FSO Safer oil tanker rescue off Yemen
While US$80 million needed to rescue the Safer sounds like a lot of money, it is a drop in the ocean compared to the subsidies that governments give to oil corporations.
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Spills, explosions and looming disasters: the last thing the world needs is more oil
Oil is a substance that’s toxic at every stage in its lifecycle, from extraction through to its end-use which produces emissions that are heating up the planet — that is the problem.
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FSO Safer in Yemen: Waiting… and hoping.
A major leak or an explosion from the FSO Safer would be devastating to the people, wildlife, fisheries and ecosystems of the Red Sea. In this article, we suggest some practical actions that should be taken in case of an oil spill.
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FSO Safer tanker could trigger major oil disaster, study shows
An explosion or leak from the rusting oil tanker FSO Safer could trigger one of the biggest oil spill disasters in history.
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2021’s incredible moments in pictures
As 2021 comes to close, we look back on some of the most incredible moments of courage, activism, challenges and hope.
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TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil to do seismic testing in whale grounds, Greenpeace report shows
"Total and Exxon are exposing endangered species and crucial ecosystems to unbearable noise and pollution from seismic blasts and deep-sea drilling operations."
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The Japanese government and the Fukushima nuclear disaster – History repeating itself?
The new government of Kishida may yet find out, as the government of Boris Yeltsin did nearly three decades ago, that you may have plans for dumping radioactive waste into the sea, but it does not mean you will be able to.
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Mauritius one year after oil disaster
A year on, questions surrounding a massive oil spill from a bulk carrier near the island nation’s shores remain.