Hands off the Arctic!

No doubt you have seen the stories about the Russians planting their flag on the floor of the Arctic as part of the rush for resources made possible by the melting of the ice resulting from climate change.

The main attraction up north is oil and gas, as well as new fish stocks. The irony of this is that the oil and gas will only become accessible because we have already burnt too many fossil fuels and have started the process of climate change. And so now we want to get even more oil and gas as soon as the ice melts, which will drive even more climate change. Is anyone learning anything here?

Anyway, a few of us down at Greenpeace in Amsterdam thought we would respond to this crazy situation. You can see the article we wrote here and sign the petition for 'hands off the Arctic'.

And below is the little video a few of the guys put together that casts a slightly different light on the whole situation. If you listen carefully, you might just recognise one of the voices...