Greenpeace activists force Arctic oil rig to stop drilling Work suspended at Leiv Eiriksson rig off Greenland after protesters demand to know how owner Cairn Energy would cope with leak on scale of Deepwater Horizon Share226 Staff and agencies guardian.co.uk, Saturday 4 June 2011 16.24 BST Article history Greenpeace activists climbing ladders on the Leiv [...]
Cairn Energy threatens to fine Greenpeace for Arctic drilling protest British oil company wants to fine Greenpeace €2m a day if the campaign group disrupts its oil drilling operations in the Arctic Share56 John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 June 2011 18.15 BST Article history Greenpeace protesters spent four days in a survival [...]
Greenpeace Arctic oil protest ended by Danish navy Commandos end occupation of drilling rig on exploration vessel by breaking into activists’ survival pod Share77 Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 June 2011 08.49 BST Article history Danish navy commandos remove Greenpeace activists from the Arctic drilling rig Leiv Eiriksson. Photograph: Greenpeace/Reuters Link to this [...]
Meet the families whose lives have been ruined by gas drilling AlterNet: Families in Pennsylvania explain how the dash for gas in the US is affecting their way of life Share31 Comments (17) Nina Berman for AlterNet guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 April 2011 16.46 BST Article history Nina Berman’s photos of people affected by gas drillingCassie Spencer [...]
