Greenpeace activists occupy Shell oil platform on North Sea bound vessel & more environmental stories.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, February 3, 2023 “One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” —Leo Tolstoy Greenpeace Activists Occupy Shell Oil Platform on North Sea Bound Vessel An international quartet of Greenpeace-affiliated [climate activists]( have boarded a [Shell]( vessel bound for the oil fields of the North Sea with a simple message for the [fossil fuel]( company: “Stop Drilling. Start Paying.” [Read More]( Related: to Save the World: Everything You Need to Know About Climate Activism]( Nearly 14,000 Nigerian Farmers and Fishers Sue Shell for Destroying Their Livelihoods With Oil Pollution Ogale is a [farming]( community in [Nigeria]( whose residents can no longer farm. Bille is a [fishing]( village where nearly all the fish have died. Both lay the loss of their livelihoods at the feet of [oil]( giant [Shell]( whose more than half a century of oil exploitation in the [Niger Delta]( has left it “one of the most polluted places on Earth,” in the words of Amnesty International. Now, nearly 14,000 individuals and institutions from the two communities have filed claims against Shell in the High Court in London, calling on the company both to clean up the devastating pollution and compensate them for its effects. [Read More]( Related: [Oil Companies Still Misleading the Public to Keep Polluting, Document Dump Reveals]( Outrage as Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project A study released by the Biden administration recommends giving the go-ahead to an $8 billion [oil]( drilling project on [Alaska]( North Slope. Environmentalists have expressed fervent opposition to the ConocoPhillips Alaska Willow project, saying it goes against the president’s commitments to [renewable energy]( and the reduction of [carbon]( emissions from [fossil fuels](. [Read More]( Related: [We Can’t Develop More Oil and Gas and Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Landmark Study Confirms]( Emirates Successfully Tests Flying Boeing 777 Plane on Sustainable Jet Fuel The airline Emirates has successfully tested flying a Boeing 777-300ER airplane with one of its two engines using sustainable fuel. The flight flew from Dubai International Airport along the United Arab Emirates coastline for about an hour. According to the airline, the demonstration flight, commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, is part of the aviation industry’s larger goal to reduce carbon emissions. The demonstration could also help future certification to approve 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel, which is currently available for all aircrafts to use but only in 50% blends with conventional jet fuel. [Read More]( Related: [Two New Sustainable Jet Fuels Might Be the Future of Flight]( These Artists Are Turning Their London Street Into a Solar Power Station The [climate crisis]( the [energy]( crisis in Europe and rising power [bills]( are inspiring many people to rethink where their power comes from and imagine possible alternatives for their energy needs. One artist and filmmaker couple in London are focused on the street where they live. Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn live in a narrow brick house on Lynmouth Road in the Northeast London neighborhood of Walthamstow and they’ve begun transforming their street into a [solar]( power station. Their Power Station project intends to help as many of their neighbors switch from relying on [fossil fuel]( power plants to generate their electricity to solar power through a series of local actions. [Read More]( Related: [Artists in 28 Countries Come Together to Respond to Climate Crisis With World Weather Network]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](