offshore oil drilling

Captivating Video Shows True Cost of Offshore Oil Drilling

Captivating Video Shows True Cost of Offshore Oil Drilling

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, we are still gauging the full impact of contamination in the Gulf of Mexico. Many at the grassroots level are demanding answers from BP, which wants everyone to believe the Gulf is fine. Michael Brune recently said the event was not an accident, but a crime. In this captivating video by Perrin Ireland, leading […]

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    Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit

    Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit

    Shell Oil seems to be on a losing streak these days. In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. Its Arctic drilling has been plagued with misadventures such as a drilling rig running aground on […]

    The $88 Billion Fossil Fuel Bailout for Oil, Gas and Coal Exploration

    The $88 Billion Fossil Fuel Bailout for Oil, Gas and Coal Exploration

    In the debate over climate change and the transition to a clean energy economy, there remains an elephant in the room. Many developed nations talk about ending our addiction on fossil fuels, about the need for radical cuts in carbon dioxide in order to avoid catastrophic climate change and yet, at the same time, they […]

    Victory for Greenpeace Campaign as LEGO Dumps Shell Oil

    Victory for Greenpeace Campaign as LEGO Dumps Shell Oil

    After an intense three-month campaign by Greenpeace that included the most viral video in its history, LEGO announced that it is ending its partnership with Shell Oil Company.  “It’s a massive victory for the million people globally who called on LEGO to stop helping Shell look like a responsible and caring company rather than a […]

    20,000+ Ride to Save the Arctic

    20,000+ Ride to Save the Arctic

    On Saturday more than 20,000 people took to the streets in more than 30 countries across the globe to celebrate the Arctic and demand protection for this unique region of the world. “Ice Ride,” a global day of action to save the Arctic, is a call for the creation of a protected sanctuary around the North Pole to save marine […]

    Exxon Starts ‘Most Controversial Oil Rig in the World’

    Exxon Starts ‘Most Controversial Oil Rig in the World’

    For the oil industry, business comes first. After years of preparation, on Saturday ExxonMobil began drilling a $700 million well in the Kara Sea in Russia’s Arctic. It is Russia’s most northerly well. In doing so, the oil giant has ignored growing concerns over Russia’s role in the Ukrainian conflict, and the sanctions imposed on […]

    Greenpeace Urges LEGO to End Shell Partnership and Save the Arctic

    Greenpeace Urges LEGO to End Shell Partnership and Save the Arctic

    Greenpeace launched a major new global campaign today targeting LEGO for putting sales above its commitment to the environment and children’s futures. This campaign will mobilize more than 5 million people to take creative action in six continents—Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America. “Climate change is an enormous threat facing all children […]

    Greenpeace Blocks Two Major Oil Rigs to ‘Save the Arctic’

    Greenpeace Blocks Two Major Oil Rigs to ‘Save the Arctic’

    In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Greenpeace activists from 12 countries blocked two separate oil rigs destined for offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. [blackoutgallery id=”335893″] “The Arctic matters to us all, and protecting it demands a truly global response,” said Ben Ayliffe, a Greenpeace International campaigner. “We cannot let a reckless club of international oil companies […]