Greenpeace slams BP over Russia deal to explore Arctic

Greenpeace slams BP over Russia deal to explore Arctic

Environmental campaigners Greenpeace slammed BP on Saturday after the British energy firm signed a huge Arctic exploration deal with Russia, just nine months after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

Environment group warns of Arctic oil drilling risks

Freezing conditions, chunky ice and high seas could imperil operations to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic where the fragile ecosystem is already in tumult due to global warming, a US environmental group said Wednesday.