courtesy of the guardian
activists close shell petrol stations in u.k. to protest arctic oil drilling - this co-opted station features a polar bear model looking over the shell corporation logo.
the guardian reports greenpeace activists have shut down 74 shell petrol stations in edinburgh and london to protest shell's plans to drill for oil in the arctic. the russian oil company gazpron is also scheduled to drill.
video here.
courtesy of greenpeace
greenpeace activists close petrol stations in u.k.
the paper reports 24 arrests with police cars now parked at all shell stations across the capitol.
Protesters have scaled the roof of the Shell station on Queenstown Road near Battersea Park in London and on Dalry Road in Edinburgh, with police and fire crews attending the scene in Edinburgh.
Activists arrived at the Battersea Park branch at 6.45am and used the station's barriers to close down the forecourt. They have since covered the Shell sign with a Save the Arctic banner and positioned a life-sized polar bear model on the station's roof.
The activists are shutting down the stations by using an emergency shut-off switch to stop petrol going to the pumps and then removing a fuse to delay it being switched on again. The organisation has since posted a picture of an activist posting one of the fuses to Shell's head of Arctic drilling, with the message: "We're being careful not to destroy property. Even the carefully removed components will go back to Shell."
photographer: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
greenpeace activist in a polar bear suit during a red square protest in moscow, as part of the save the arctic launch.
guardian reports the protest as part of greenpeace's save the arctic campaign, to prevent oil drilling and industrial fishing in the arctic by having the region recognised as a world park.
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