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Actions and protests
Boarding actions
Cairn Energy
Climate (campaign title)
Climbing actions
Day
Fossil fuel (energy)
Greenpeace activists
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KWCI (GPI)
Oil drilling
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Action against Leiv Eiriksson Oil Rig
Greenpeace activists scale the underside of the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson oil rig and secure an Arctic survival pod with enough food and water to stay there for ten days. Their action will prevent the rig starting dangerous deep water drilling 100 miles west of the Greenland coast. The rig is due to begin deep water oil exploration for wildcat oil company Cairn Energy, which is leading the new Arctic oil rush.
Unique identifier:
GP02E3J
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
29/05/2011
Locations:
Arctic
,
Baffin Bay
,
Greenland
Credit line:
© Greenpeace
Size:
2048px × 1536px 1MB
Ranking:
★★★★★★★ (A)
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Leiv Eiriksson Oil Rig Journey
Greenpeace attempts to stop the Leiv Eiriksson oil rig from drilling in Baffin Bay one of the most pristine and fragile natural areas in the world, home to important and vulnerable wildlife including almost all of the world’s Narwhal population as well as blue whales, sea bird colonies, and polar bears. The Leiv Eiriksson is operated by Cairn Energy and is the only rig in the world currently set to begin new deep sea drilling in the Arctic, making it a clear and present danger to the pristine arctic environment.
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