Arctic 30 Action at Shell Office and Sustainability Conference in Rotterdam

Six Greenpeace Netherlands climbers unfurl a huge portrait banner of Greenpeace Arctic 30 activist Faiza Oulahsen, with a slogan reading: 'This Is The Price Of Arctic Oil #FreeTheArctic30', from the Shell building in Rotterdam. The Dutch multinational company and their Russian partner Gazprom are planning a joint venture to drill for oil in the Arctic.

The 'Arctic 30' (twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists, as well as a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer) face charges of piracy and hooliganism for a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.

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Actie Shell Gebouw en Duurzaamheidsconterentie in Rotterdam

Vanochtend hangen 6 klimmers van Greenpeace een enorm spandoek aan het Shell gebouw in Rotterdam. Erop staat een foto van Faiza Oulahsen, campagneleider klimaat en energie van Greenpeace Nederland. Zij is een van de "Arctic 30", de 30 actievoerders die worden vastgehouden in Rusland na arrestatie tijdens het voeren van een actie in het poolgebied tegen voorgenomen boringen door Shell en Gazprom.

Unique identifier: GP04Z7X

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/11/2013

Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Rotterdam

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Bas Beentjes

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Arctic 30 Action at Shell Office and Sustainability Conference in Rotterdam

Six climbers of Greenpeace Netherlands have climbed the Shell building in Rotterdam to hang a huge banner with a photo of Faixa Oulahsen behind bars. She is one of the 30 Greenpeace activists who are held in Russia at the moment. The size of the banner is 15 x 15 meter and the text reads: "Shell, this is the price of arctic oil #FreetheArctic 30’. The Dutch multinational company and Gazprom have plans to drill for oil in the vulnerable Arctic region.
Beside the banner hanging at the Shell building Greenpeace also is present at the Sustainability Conference in the World Trade Center which is located 500 meters from the action location. Greenpeace activists are dressed as "Gazprom"-employees. They invite the attendants to play Arctic 30 related games.

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