offshore oil drilling

Federal Study Warns Oil Industry Nowhere Near Prepared for Spill in Arctic

Federal Study Warns Oil Industry Nowhere Near Prepared for Spill in Arctic

A new study from the National Research Council is warning that neither the science nor the currently available public or private response infrastructure is anywhere near prepared for an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. The findings, funded by multiple federal agencies as well as the oil and gas industry, offer a potent new obstacle to […]

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    Court Denies Offshore Oil Drilling Lease Sale in Arctic

    Court Denies Offshore Oil Drilling Lease Sale in Arctic

    Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Department of the Interior violated the law when it opened almost 30 million acres of the outer continental shelf in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska to oil and gas drilling. Icebergs in the high Arctic. Photo credit: Wikimedia The court concluded the Department’s estimate […]

    Good News on Christmas Day for Arctic 30

    Good News on Christmas Day for Arctic 30

    The final chapter in the legal ordeal of the Arctic 30 began today as the group was asked to attend a meeting at Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee, where the criminal case against them is being dropped en masse. They will then have one more hurdle—securing exit visas in their passports—before the non-Russians are free to leave […]

    Fighting for Climate Justice: 29 of the Arctic 30 Released From Russian Jail

    Fighting for Climate Justice: 29 of the Arctic 30 Released From Russian Jail

    Today, Phil Ball from Oxford, England, became the second to last detainee of the Arctic 30 to be released from detention in St. Petersburg, according to Greenpeace. Colin Russell is the lone activist remaining in jail, where his lawyers are lodging appeals against his continued detention. They expect a hearing this week. All but one member of […]

    Paul McCartney Writes to President Putin Calling for Release of the Arctic 30

    Paul McCartney Writes to President Putin Calling for Release of the Arctic 30

    Today, Sir Paul McCartney published a personal letter on his blog addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which the ex-Beatle called for the release of the Arctic 30. The Arctic 30—made up of 28 Greenpeace International campaigners and two freelance journalists—were arrested eight weeks ago following a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling. In his letter, […]

    Hundreds of Protests in 36 Countries Demand Release of Arctic 30

    Hundreds of Protests in 36 Countries Demand Release of Arctic 30

    Today, as the Arctic 30 face their 30th day of imprisonment in Russia, nearly 10,000 people are taking to the streets at more than 100 events in 36 countries to call for their immediate release, according to a Greenpeace press release.  Last night, the grounds of the Greenpeace office in Murmansk, Russia, were broken into. CCTV footage, released […]

    Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo Offers Himself in Exchange for Release of Arctic 30

    Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo Offers Himself in Exchange for Release of Arctic 30

    Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo has written to President Vladimir Putin offering to travel to Moscow as early as possible to meet with the Russian President, in an effort to end the continued incarceration of 28 peaceful activists and two freelance journalists.  In the letter, delivered today to the Russian embassy in The Hague, […]

    4 Things You Need to Know As BP Gulf Oil Spill Trial Resumes

    4 Things You Need to Know As BP Gulf Oil Spill Trial Resumes

    By Bethany Kraft The second phase of the trial to determine how much more money BP owes for its Gulf spill begins today. Here’s what you need to know: 1. Phase two of the trial will cover how much oil BP actually discharged into the Gulf of Mexico as well as the effort to cap […]

    30 Still Detained in Russia After Greenpeace Arctic Drilling Protest

    30 Still Detained in Russia After Greenpeace Arctic Drilling Protest

    Twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists and two journalists are being detained in Russia after a peaceful action protesting Gazprom’s offshore oil drilling in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic. The activists have been held by authorities for 10 days since the Greenpeace ship Actic Sunrise was illegally boarded by armed guards in international waters on Sept. […]