SHELL OIL'S PLANS FOR THE ARCTIC 12JUL12

IF you can't contribute to Greenpeace's campaign to stop shell oil's plans in the Arctic you can still contribute by boycotting shell oil and their affiliated companies. Don't buy shell gas. Don't buy shell oil's automotive products. In Northern Virginia and the D.C. Metro region, including the District and Maryland, Giant Food supermarkets are owned by a Dutch company with financial ties to shell (that is why Giant gives discounts on shell gas through their rewards program). Boycott Giant Food supermarkets, or at the least don't use the shell gas credits. This from Greenpeace.....

Should oil Giant Shell find a drop of oil in the Arctic during their exploratory mission, the oil rush will be on — and the Arctic will be forever changed. Make an urgent donation to our campaign today to help save the Arctic. The Arctic fox is in a losing battle to survive in a warming climate. According to experts, their presence in the Arctic indicates a healthy arctic ecosystem. Unfortunately if Shell gets its way, this ecosystem — and the Arctic fox who call it home — will be forever changed. Oil industry Giant Shell is halfway to the Arctic to begin exploratory drilling in a region that has gone largely untouched for many years. Exploratory drilling has a high probability of leakage and accidents, and in the remote Arctic there is little chance they could contain a spill. Should a spill occur, the oil giant’s clean up ‘plan’ is, pun intended, a hollow shell. We have a plan to stop them, but we’ll need your help. We’re halfway to our goal of raising $100,000 by midnight July 18th. Help support our campaign to save the Arctic and protect our planet by making an urgent gift right now. What’s our plan? It’s simple. Greenpeace has already mobilized more than half a million people around the world to help save the Arctic. Celebrities such as Penelope Cruz, Jude Law and Sir Paul McCartney and others have also added their names to our “Arctic Scroll” petition as a symbol of their determination to save the Arctic. Once we reach a million we’re going to take those names, put it on a flag with all the others and plant it at the bottom of the sea 4 km beneath the North Pole. But that’s not all. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is on the way to the Arctic right now. We’ll be launching a scientific dive — the first of its kind — to find out what’s actually happening below the surface. We will also continue to expose Shell in the news and social media as well as educate the public about the Arctic. And just two days ago, we joined with several of our colleagues to challenge filing suit to challenge Shell's oil spill response plan. We’re in this for the long haul. We need your support. The fact is Shell isn't prepared for a disaster in the Arctic Ocean. No one is. With constant high seas, icebergs and massive waves, there’s no way to effectively clean up an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. Even the head of the US Coast Guard has publicly admitted that his agency would have little chance of dealing with a spill in the frozen Arctic on their own. We can’t wait for this to happen. Make a gift right now to support our work in the Arctic. Just 90 more gifts from supporters in Virginia to help make that happen. This is one of the biggest campaigns we’ve ever undertaken. Shell has tried to bully Greenpeace and people like you to keep us quiet and silence our campaign. But we refuse to stand by while they and other oil industry giants destroy the Arctic and our planet. Greenpeace doesn’t take a dime from corporations or governments. All we care about is doing what is necessary to save the Arctic. But our plans and the polar bears that call the Arctic home all depend on your support. We're halfway there. Help support our long-term campaign by making a donation today. Thanks for your support, Dan Howells Greenpeace Deputy Campaigns Director P.S. If you’ve already made a gift, I can’t thank you enough for your generous support.
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