Thursday 4 July 2013

Arctic drilling - a message from Greenpeace

Shell’s monstrous Arctic plan
Greenpeace




A young polar bear mother who gave birth to her first cubs just a few months ago is now facing a heartbreaking reality: the melting ice means she could see her cubs die of starvation or exhaustion before they’re grown. 

This is a tragedy, but companies like Shell see an opportunity: to recklessly drill for oil further north, deep in this pristine and fragile environment, where the consequences of a spill would be devastating. Like drilling in the very deep seas of Aotearoa, the Arctic is a step too far. 

You and 3 million others around the world have already joined our movement to Save the Arctic. Earlier this year, Shell was forced to quit in the US Arctic after a series of dangerous and humiliating failures. But now Shell has a Plan B to enter the Arctic through Russia, so we urgently need you to help spread the word before the drilling starts.

Share this video to expose Shell’s ruthless new plan, and ask your friends to sign the petition to save the Arctic from oil destruction: 






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPPke3okuI


Increasingly desperate to plunder the Arctic in any way possible, Shell has partnered with the notorious Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom to access the Arctic through Russia, where laws are lax and corruption is rife. 

Shell’s new bedfellow Gazprom is infamous for a catastrophic accident in 2011 when its oil rig sank in stormy weather and 53 people died. This new partnership is an oil spill in the making, and the environmental catastrophe zone of northern Russia is a preview of the Arctic’s future if we don’t act. 

We know that spreading this video will harm Shell’s carefully-tended reputation. The last thing the company wants is to appear as a risky investment to its shareholders and partners, so broadcasting this dangerous new deal to the world could help keep Shell out of the Russian Arctic. 



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