by John Cronin | Aug 7, 2014 | Climate Change, Ecology, Law & Policy, Recreation
There is concern anew over the decades-old partnership between Lego and Shell Oil. Shell is a major player in the growing efforts to exploit Arctic resources as shipping lanes open due to Arctic melt. See: EarthDesk August 8, 2013. Greenpeace is leading an effort to...
by John Cronin | Nov 23, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy
The global, political drama behind the Greenpeace protest at the Gazprom oil platform (EarthDesk, October 2) is being obscured by the news media’s longstanding fascination with cartoonish Russian and Soviet officials. Think Vladimir Putin shirtless, Leonid...
by John Cronin | Oct 8, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, International, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
USA, Russia or Greenpeace — Who’s the Sanest? You Decide Editor’s Note: Since we last posted about the Russian arrest of the Arctic 30, there has been small progress to obtain their freedom. All have been charged with piracy and have been informed...
by John Cronin | Oct 3, 2013 | Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, International, Law & Policy
Amnesty International Calls on Russian Government to Drop Charges Immediately Fox News is reporting that all crew members of the Greenpeace Vessel Arctic Sunrise have now been charged with piracy for their protest against Arctic drilling by Gazpron, a major Russian...
by John Cronin | Oct 2, 2013 | Climate Change, International, Law & Policy, Pollution
Russian authorities have arrested 28 Greenpeace activists and 2 freelance journalists, and charged 14 of them with piracy for boarding an oil platform to peacefully protest drilling in the Arctic by Gazpron, a major Russian oil company. From the Greenpeace website:...