Activist Rosanna Endre in Norway

Portrait of Rosanna Endre, a Greenpeace activist from Sweden, taken before an action on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Greenpeace climbers are taking action in Norway against an ExxonMobil oil rig scheduled to drill in the Russian Arctic. Through this action, Greenpeace is calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change.

Unique identifier: GP0STOA78

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/03/2014

Locations: Europe, Norway, Ølen, Rogaland, Scandinavia

Credit line: © Will Rose / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Activists Scale ExxonMobil Rig in Norway on Valdez Anniversary

On the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Greenpeace climbers take action in Norway against an ExxonMobil oil rig scheduled to drill in the Russian Arctic. The activists board the West Alpha rig in the early hours of the morning, climbing the stairs of one of the legs and unfurling a banner saying “No Exxon Valdez in Russian Arctic.” Through this action, Greenpeace is calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change.

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