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Nicky Davies, Greenpeace


Deja Vu

Shell has just announced that it will attempt to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic again next year.
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Shell is heading to the pristine Alaskan Arctic next year to drill for oil. 
There’s a reason this sounds familiar. The company tried the same thing back in 2012 until a series of mishaps, general incompetence and the activism of millions of people from around the world put an end to its plans.
Shell will stop at nothing to get at the oil it believes is under the Arctic. As a senior Shell official reminded the world last week, drilling for oil in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea is “the single largest exploration prospect in the Shell Group.” The stakes couldn’t be higher for Shell or the environment.
Stopping Shell is simple: President Obama has the power to pull Shell’s drilling permits any time he wants. But it’s going to take overwhelming public support for the President to do the right thing and stand up to Big Oil.
Help us send 75,000 messages before Thanksgiving by taking action right now demanding that President Obama pull Shell’s permits and keep oil companies out of the Arctic for good.
The destruction of one of the last pristine places on Earth and the prospect of runaway climate change mean little to companies like Shell and its Arctic drilling Russian counterpart Gazprom. It’s all about the financial bottom-line.
These companies will go to great lengths to silence opposition. Nowhere is this clearer than in Russia where 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists are currently facing lengthy prison sentences for peacefully protesting Arctic drilling.
We can’t back down. No matter how far those in power go to silence the people who speak out against Arctic oil drilling and environmental destruction. You can stand with these activists in Russia by taking action today demanding that President Obama pull Shell’s permits to drill in the Arctic.
I believe the campaign to save the Arctic will be one of the defining environmental fights of this generation.
It’s an opportunity to say ‘enough.’ Enough to environmental destruction in the name of profit. Enough to our reliance on fossil fuels that is driving runaway climate change. Enough to the corporate control of our democracy.
Together we can do something big and it starts with keeping Shell out of the Alaskan Arctic in 2014.
For the Arctic and its people,
Nicky Davies Greenpeace USA Campaigns Director
PS. Shell just announced plans to drill in the Arctic next summer. If we want to stop runaway climate change and protect one of the last unspoiled places on Earth, that can’t happen. Tell President Obama to pull Shell’s drilling permits and keep oil companies out of the Arctic for good.

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Shell’s dirty Arctic drilling plans …


As millions of people around the globe watched live, we exposed Shell’s dirty Arctic drilling plans in the most public way possible at its biggest sponsor event of the year: the Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix.
As you know, on Sunday we spoiled Shell’s party at the Formula 1 Belgian  Grand Prix. After Shell spent millions plastering its logo everywhere,  our banners popped up at just the right moment to expose Shell’s true  face. But when the hilarious video started to go viral on YouTube, it  seems it was just too embarrassing — so F1 management got it taken  down.

 

BREAKING: Our @Shell #F1 ceremony video has been banned from YouTube. So, we put it back up:
https://vimeo.com/73215350
Grab it while you can. And reupload it. Tell Shell what we think of #censorship“

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Greenpeace exposed Shell’s dirty Arctic drilling plans in the most  public way possible at the Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix! Join us  now at www.savethearctic.org/?fbSBP

Arctic ice is melting faster than ever and polar bears are  starving to death as their habitat disappears. Shell is leading the  insane race to drill for the fuels that caused the melting in the first  place, putting this uniquely vulnerable region in grave danger.
Shell was hoping to ride on the glory of the racing drivers and pretend it’s worthy of a spot on the podium. We took action to make sure the truth of Shell’s shady Arctic oil business gets out – and to stop them from getting away with it.
By sponsoring an event like Formula 1, known for its cutting edge engineering and innovation, Shell is hoping to draw attention away from its disaster-prone Arctic drilling program and total lack of experience operating in some of the most extreme conditions on Earth.
Our campaign to save the Arctic continues on land and at sea. Right now the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is being forced out of Russian Arctic waters by the Russian Coast Guard because they don’t want us bearing witness and taking action against the reckless oil companies racing to drill there. We are doing everything we can to make sure no oil spills pollute the pristine Arctic this year.
The race to protect the Arctic is on, and this is one we have to win – our future depends on it.

But we can only succeed with millions on our side.

Sincerely,
Ian Duff         Arctic Campaign         Greenpeace Canada
What is sad about this for me … is, that we seldom see an African American race driver! Who has to endure and be a pioneer in a time when big corporation such as Shell decides to go dirty – Nativegrl77 = Point4CountPoint
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get Ready to ride … Ian Duff, Greenpeace


  On Sunday, September 15, 2013 we’re organizing the biggest event in defense of the Arctic in history. In cities around the world, we’re going to fill the streets with people riding bikes in support of the Arctic. We’re planning some big surprises and will send you more information later on, but for now add it to your calendar.
         Click here to find out more, and sign up for the Ice Ride!
Last month, when six young women took the world’s breath away by climbing a skyscraper in protest against Shell drilling in the Arctic, they asked: “What will YOU do to save the Arctic?”
This is your chance to answer that call, to speak out for the polar bears who have no voice of their own, to defend one of the world’s last pristine sanctuaries from the ravages of dirty oil companies. 
Mid-September is usually a heartbreaking time for the Arctic, because the sea ice is melting in free fall, reaching new record lows every year. But this year, we’re going to mark it with a celebration instead. Our movement of millions has taken the first steps to protect this incredible place. We will continue fighting and growing — and we will succeed.
If you believe, like we do, that making a change in this world is still possible, then add your name to the Ice Ride. Let’s show Shell and the whole world that we care about saving the Arctic, for all of us.
Click here to tell us you’re in, and forward this email to family and friends so they can reserve their places too.
See you there!
Ian Duff          Arctic Campaign          Greenpeace

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Greenpeace and Paul McCartney

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Want to win a trip to meet Paul McCartney at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco and help save the Arctic at the same time?
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“It seems madness that we are willing to go to the ends of the earth to find the last drops of oil when our best scientific minds are telling us we need to get off fossil fuels to give our children a future. At some time, in some place, we need to take a stand. I believe that time is now, and that place is the Arctic.”

– Sir Paul McCartney

Greenpeace and Paul McCartney are joining up to raise awareness about the Arctic through an innovative new website called the Urgency Network.
Our hope is to reach people who may not already know about the risks facing the Arctic. And we have an exciting plan to kick things off this summer that just might do the trick.
Carmen, this is your chance to win a trip to meet Paul McCartney and to help save the Arctic in the process. All you have to do is take action online and share our campaign with your friends. That’s seriously it.
Take action on the Urgency Network today and start spreading the word about our campaign to save the Arctic for your chance to meet Paul McCartney.
It’s simple. One lucky person (you?) will win two VIP passes to this year’s Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco to watch the former Beatle perform and to meet him personally. Together we hope the opportunity to win this once-in-a-lifetime experience will help raise awareness about the Arctic.
The more you support the campaign, the better your chances of winning become and the more people who take stand for the Arctic. Everybody wins.
We’ll continue adding prizes to the site. So stay tuned for information on more exciting experiences. We just figured we’d kick things off in style.
Millions of people have already signed on to save the Arctic from around the world. We’re hoping that with the help of Paul McCartney, the Urgency Network and supporters like you that millions more will follow this summer.
Sign up today… and good luck!
Coming together for the Arctic,
Dan Howells Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director
P.S. Don’t miss your chance meet Paul McCartney at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. Sign up today. The more you spread the word about saving the Arctic the better your chances of winning.