Harnessing People Power to Protect Alaska’s Last Remaining Wilderness
A new social movement is bringing together Indigenous activists and TikTok creators to prevent drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Arctic drilling
Norway’s Supreme Court to Decide on Climate Lawsuit Challenging Offshore Arctic Oil Drilling
The Supreme Court of Norway is set to rule in a high-profile climate change lawsuit challenging the Norwegian government’s licensing of new offshore oil drilling in the fragile and rapidly warming Arctic region.
Drilling, Drilling, Everywhere…
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t just stay up north. It affects the world, as that region is the integrator of our planet’s climate systems, atmospheric and oceanic. At the moment, the northernmost places on Earth are warming at more than twice the global average, a phenomenon whose impact is already being felt planetwide. Welcome to the world of climate breakdown — and to the world of Donald Trump.
Arctic riches: A most insane discussion
As climate change rips away the icy armor of the Arctic, nations surrounding the North Pole and companies eager to exploit the area’s mineral wealth–particularly oil and natural gas–are growing giddy with anticipation.
Oil and Arctic Ocean Make A Highly Troublesome Mix
As the U.S. and Russia take the first halting steps to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean, experts say the harsh climate, icy seas, and lack of any infrastructure means a sizeable oil spill would be very difficult to clean up and could cause extensive environmental damage.
How the ‘Paddle in Seattle’ Plans to Beat Shell
Seattle has become a hub of anti-extraction activism.
Seattle activists throw ‘unwelcome party’ for Arctic-bound Shell oil rig
With the Polar Pioneer’s 400 by 300-foot dimensions, the fight over the oil rig will put the question of fossil fuel extraction, quite literally, front and center in the city of Seattle.
Keystone XL Traded For Arctic Drilling Rights?
When politics works properly, everyone gets something. Each side trades perceived value to get to an end result.