Shell talk fuels Greenpeace protest

On Saturday evening a polar bear and several Greenpeace supporters protested outside the Golf Hotel before a talk by Shell UK’s Managing Director.

The group, all of whom are part of the St Andrews network, met people who had shelled out to hear the Management Society’s talk, ‘The Future of Renewable Energy’, to hand out information leaflets concerning the company’s Arctic oil drilling.

The sight of the polar bear (shelldom seen in Scotland) and the campaigners wearing distinctive Greenpeace logos attracted attention from people walking along the Scores and from a group watching from inside the hotel.

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Fourth year Inês, founder of the Greenpeace St Andrews network said, ‘Greenpeace is currently campaigning to Save the Arctic by declaring it a global sanctuary. Energy companies should be moving away from fossil fuels if they in fact claim to represent the future of renewable energy. Instead, Shell is pursuing drilling for oil in the Arctic, which is extremely risky.’

She continued, ‘It’s ironic that companies like Shell see a business venture in drilling for the same fuel that caused the melting of the ice caps in the first place, even though an oil spill in the Arctic would be almost impossible to clean up. In fact, the only reason Shell postponed drilling this year is because their protection systems failed to meet environmental safety standards. We are here tonight with our polar bear friend to ask people to think about these issues as they go into the talk, and to get involved with our Save the Arctic campaign.’