Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Shell-Petrol-Stations-Shutdown-in-Edinburgh-27MZIFV2I78K.htmlConceptually similarShell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP121UCompleted★★★★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP121XCompleted★★★★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP047IMCompleted★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP047IOCompleted★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP121WCompleted★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP047ILCompleted★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP121TCompleted★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGP121VCompleted★★★★★★Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in LondonGP1227Completed★★★★★★View AllGP047INShell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghThe police watches Greenpeace activists, some dressed as polar bears, during the attempt to shut down the Shell station in Edinburgh just as the oil company is about to drill in the Arctic for the very first time. The environmental group intend to close a dozen stations in Edinburgh, by using the emergency shut-off switch, which stops petrol going to the pumps, and removing the fuse so it can’t immediately be turned back on again.Locations:Edinburgh-Europe-Scotland-United KingdomDate:16 Jul, 2012Credit:© Steve Morgan / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Animal likeness-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Gasoline-Greenpeace activists-Offshore drilling-Oil (fossil fuel)-Outdoors-Petrol stations-Polar bears-Police-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Shell (commercial business)-Theatrical costumesShoot:Shell Petrol Stations Shutdown in EdinburghGreenpeace campaigners attempt to shut down every Shell petrol station in the capital cities of London and Edinburgh just as the oil company is about to drill in the Arctic for the very first time. The environmental group, who recently launched a star-studded campaign to save the Arctic, intend to close over 100 stations in London, and over a dozen in Edinburgh, by using the emergency shut-off switch, which stops petrol going to the pumps, and removing the fuse so it can’t immediately be turned back on again.Shell is due to begin drilling at two offshore sites in the Alaskan Arctic in the coming weeks, amid fears that an Arctic oil rush will be sparked and the push to carve up the region will accelerate. Russian oil giant Gazprom is also venturing into the Arctic this year.
