Press Releases
22 January 1998	GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS BLOCKADE OIL EXPLORATION VESSEL IN BELFAST HARBOUR
17 December 1997	FIRST OIL SPILL FROM NEW ATLANTIC OILFIELD: TURN OFF THE TAPS, SAY GREENPEACE
8 December 1997	RESPONSE TO ESSO STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
5 December 1997	ESSO CALLS POLICE TO STOP STAFF VOTE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - BUT MAJORITY STILL SAY YES
4 December 1997	GREENPEACE WELCOMES BLAIR'S GREEN SUMMIT AND URGES URGENT G8 ACTION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
27 November 1997	DAYS BEFORE KYOTO, THE WORLD IS TOLD THAT YET MORE FOSSIL FUEL IS FLOWING - IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLAR
27 November 1997	GREENPEACE RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD
25 November 1997	12 DAYS OF PROTEST BEGIN OUTSIDE ESSO'S OFFICES IN LONDON
21 November 1997	COUNTDOWN TO KYOTO: OVER ¼ MILLION PEOPLE WANT ACTION TAKEN TO SAVE OUR CLIMATE
6 November 1997	GREENPEACE SUPPORTS SOLAR TASK FORCE CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON SOLAR
29 October 1997	PRESCOTT IN STRONG POSITION TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON CLINTON: INDEPENDENT REPORT SHOWS THE UK CAN MAKE MAJOR SHIFT AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS
24 October 1997	GREENPEACE WELCOMES QUEEN'S STATEMENT ON ENVIRONMENT
24 October 1997	GREENPEACE ROUND BRITAIN PETITION TOUR COMES TO SCOTLAND
23 October 1997	COMMONWEALTH STATES WILL SINK WITHOUT TRACE: GREENPEACE CALLS ON HEADS OF GOVERNMENT TO TAKE LEAD IN CLIMATE PROTECTION
20 October 1997	GREENPEACE LEGAL CHALLENGE TO OIL LICENSING OF ATLANTIC FRONTIER - NEXT MOVE
16 October 1997	SOLAR RACE BEGINS SHELL THROW DOWN SOLAR GAUNTLET TO BP
14 October 1997	GREENPEACE VOWS TO FIGHT ON AFTER LOSING COURT BATTLE ON TECHNICALITY
13 October 1997	GREENPEACE VS THE UK GOVERNMENT AND 30 OIL COMPANIES
7 October 1997	A NEW VISION FOR THE OIL INDUSTRY GREENPEACE AND BP ADDRESS CLIMATECHANGE FROM THE CONFERENCE PLATFORM
26 September 1997	SCOTLAND COULD SWAP OIL FOR SOLAR, WIND OR WAVEENERGY, SAYS GREENPEACE
22 August 1997	GREENPEACE CAPTAIN DISCHARGED BP DROPS CASE AGAINST HIM
22 August 1997	GREENPEACE CAPTAIN IN COURT FOLLOWING BP STENA DEE OCCUPATION
21 August 1997	BP WITHDRAW £1.4m DAMAGES CLAIM BUT GREENPEACE CAPTAIN STILL IN COURT
19 August 1997	GREENPEACE REACTION TO BP "OFFER" TO SUSPEND DAMAGES CLAIM
19 August 1997	GREENPEACE FURTHER HIT BY BP LEGAL ACTION AFTER ASSETS FROZEN
18 August 1997	BP TRIES TO BANKRUPT GREENPEACE
18 August 1997	FOUR GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS IN COURT OVER CLIMATE PROTEST
17 August 1997	GREENPEACE ISSUES NEW SOLAR CHALLENGE TO BP AT END OF OCCUPATION
15 August 1997	ESCALATION OF GREENPEACE OCCUPATION OF STENA DEE OIL PLATFORM
15 August 1997	MPs AND PUBLIC SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR GREENPEACE
15 August 1997	GREENPEACE ACTION AT BP HEADQUARTERS IN HAMBURG - Greenpeace calls for BP to stop oil production at the new "Foinaven" field in the Atlantic
14 August 1997	SAFETY ISSUES RAISED AS BP AND STENA TAKE FIRST MOVES TO HALT GREENPEACE OCCUPATION
12 August 1997	ACTIVISTS SETTLE IN FOR THE DURATION AS SURVIVAL CAPSULE IS RAISED ONTO THE STENA DEE
12 August 1997	GREENPEACE'S SOLAR SOLUTION TOUR ARRIVES AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
11 August 1997	MEDIA UPDATE OCCUPATION OF STENA DEE OIL PLATFORM IN ATLANTIC FRONTIER
11 August 1997	40 HOURS INTO OIL PLATFROM PROTEST - GREENPEACE STILL REFUSING TO MOVE
9 August 1997	FOINAVEN SITE TARGETED BY GREENPEACE AS ACTIVISTS LOCK ON TO DRILLING PLATFORM
6 August 1997	SEISMIC TESTING HALTED AS ACTIVISTS THREATENED
4 August 1997	GREENPEACE STOPS 3 SEISMIC TESTING VESSELS IN CLIMATE PROTEST
29 July 1997	GREENPEACE'S SOLAR SOLUTION TOUR ARRIVES IN NOTTIGHAM
28 July 1997	ATLANTIC SAFER FROM OIL DEVELOPMENT AS GREENPEACE COMPLETES ROCKALL OCCUPATION
24 July 1997	JUDGE SAYS GREENPEACE HIGH COURT APPLICATION "OF NATIONAL INTEREST" AND SHOULD BE HEARD URGENTLY
22 July 1997	GREENPEACE vs H.M. GOVERNMENT AND 15 OIL COMPANIES IN HIGH COURT
21 July 1997	GIVE UP ROCKALL - GREENPEACE TELLS BLAIR
18 July 1997	ACTION DIRECTLY TARGETS SEISMIC SHIP'S AIR GUNS - GREENPEACE ESCALATES CONFRONTATION AT SEA
17 July 1997	FIRST MOVE FROM GOVERNMENT IN DISPUTE OVER ATLANTIC FRONTIER LEGAL CASE
13 July 1997	DISRUPTION IN ATLANTIC FRONTEIR REACHES FOURTH WEEK AS GREENPEACE ACCUSED OF PIRACY
8 July 1997	SEISMIC VESSELS QUIT TESTING AREA - GREENPEACE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS FRONTIER
5 July 1997	UPDATE - GREENPEACE ACTIONS IN THE ATLANTIC FRONTIER
4 July 1997	GREENPEACE TAKES ACTION TO STOP SEISMIC SURVEY VESSELS ON ATLANTIC FRONTIER
3 July 1997	16 HOURS ON - POLICE END GREENPEACE ACTION WITH ARRESTS
2 July 1997	SECOND SEISMIC TESTING VESSEL STOPPED BY GREENPEACE
26 June 1997	GREENPEACE VERSUS UK GOVERNMENT: PAPERS LODGED FOR FIRST HEARING OF LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER ATLANTIC FRONTIER
24 June 1997	BRENT SPAR: NEW PROJECT TO EXAMINE FUTURE OF DECOMMISSIONING
23 June 1997	RESPONSE TO BLAIR'S SPEECH AT UNGASS
23 June 1997	DIRECT ACTION AT SEA: GREENPEACE DEFENDS ROCKALL SEAS AGAINST OIL EXPLORATION
18 June 1997	GREENPEACE DECLARES FOREIGN OFFICE AS THE UK's FIRST EMBASSY OF THE NEW COUNTRY OF WAVELAND
16 June 1997	GREENPEACE CALLS ON UK, IRELAND, DENMARK AND ICELAND TO RELINQUISHALL CLAIMS TO OIL AND GAS RESERVES IN THE DISPUTED SEAS AROUND ROCKALL
15 June 1997	WORLD HAS ANOTHER COUNTRY
13 June 1997	MEDIA UPDATE 1 ROCKALL OCCUPATION
12 June 1997	NO NEW OIL - SIXTEEN FOOT BOTTLE FROM ROCKALL WASHES UP OUTSIDE DTI
11 June 1997	GREENPEACE SEIZES ROCKALL: ACTIVISTS IN SURVIVAL CAPSULE CLAIM "OIL ROCK" FOR THE PLANET
10 June 1997	GREENPEACE THREATENS UK GOVERNMENT WITH LEGAL ACTION
9 June 1997	GREENPEACE'S SOLAR SOLUTION TOUR HITS THE CHESHIRE SHOW
4 June 1997	GREENPEACE OCCUPIES THE OFFICES OF JET PETROL (CONOCO) IN PROTEST AT NEW OIL DEVELOPMENT
29 May 1997	GREENPEACE'S SOLAR SOLUTION TOUR HITS THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW
21 May 1997	GREENPEACE APPEALS TO BLAIR FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE
20 May 1997	Shell Oil Press Release, MATCHING GREEN WORDS WITH CLEAR ACTIONS
20 May 1997	RESPONSE TO: THE 1997 CELEBRITY LECTURE FOR THE INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM
20 May 1997	GREENPEACE LAUNCHES SANE ENERGY CAMPAIGN IN SCOTLAND
20 May 1997	NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES SCANDAL: UK IN TOP THREE
20 May 1997	TIME TRAVEL ON THE INTERNET - USERS JOIN FIGHT TO SAVE THE CLIMATE
19 May 1997	BP AT THE CROSSROADS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE BUT YET TO MOVE
14 May 1997	GREENPEACE CALLS FOR END TO OIL EXPLORATION IN ALASKA AS FIRST STEP TOWARD PROTECTING THE EARTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
14 May 1997	GREENPEACE CALLS ON SHELL TO ABANDON EXPLORATION ON ATLANTIC FRONTIER
13 May 1997	GREENPEACE'S SOLAR ELECTRIC TOUR HITS DERBYSHIRE
12 May 1997	GREENPEACE CALLS FOR AN END TO OIL EXPLORATION AND A PHASE OUT OF FOSSIL FUELS
27 February 1997	CLIMATE TREATY HANGS IN THE BALANCE AT NEGOTIATIONS IN BONN
5 February 1997	LARGE CRACKS THREATEN COLLAPSE OF ANTARTIC ICE SHELF
4 February 1997	GREENPEACE CHARTS NEW ANTARCTIC WATERS
D.T.I PRESS NOTICE	ON THE 17TH ROUND OF OFFSHORE PETROLEUM LICENSING