Hi John,

 

Imagine someone blasting your home with shockwaves louder than a space shuttle launch, every 10 seconds, for five whole months.

 

It would be awful and you'd probably call the police.

 

Well, this is what Shell is about to do to a precious whale breeding ground off the coast of South Africa. Horrific right?

Shell’s never ending search for new oil is a grave threat to whales. Their deafeningly loud testing would wreak havoc with these majestic creatures during their breeding season - and Shell thinks it can get away with it because ordinary people won’t care.

 

But Shell is wrong. People do care and together we are going to stop them. Click through and tell the oil giants to leave the whales alone.

Thank you!

 

Aiyan

Greenpeace UK

 

P.S. My full email from last week is below :)

Hi John,

 

This is urgent. Today, Shell is due to start blasting extremely loud shockwaves into the Wild Coast of South Africa - a fragile and beautiful ecosystem that is a vital whale breeding ground. [1]

Each shockwave in this “seismic testing” is louder than a space shuttle launch, [2] and local whales, dolphins, turtles and seals will be subjected to this excruciating noise every 10 seconds, for five whole months, in whale mating season.

 

Last week campaigners forced Shell to give up plans for a new Cambo oil field in the UK. But its destructive search for new oil and gas is never-ending - despite scientists warning that the planet can’t cope with even more fossil fuel pollution.

 

But all is not lost - in their thousands, South Africans are fighting back against Shell. Coastal communities, environmentalists and concerned members of the public have all joined forces to stand up to Shell. Will you support them?

These seismic detonations could have a devastating impact on the health of marine life, and if successful, the operations would potentially disrupt the local communities that depend on eco-tourism and fishing for their livelihoods.

 

We’ve defeated Shell before - in 2015, our people-powered “Save the Arctic” campaign forced them to give up their plans for oil drilling in the Arctic, [3] and just last week they were forced to pull out of plans for a new oil field in the UK. [4] We can beat them again. Just click through to please sign and share today.

 

Thank you!

 

Aiyan

Greenpeace UK

 

[1] Shell to go ahead with seismic tests in whale breeding grounds after court win

 

[2] Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life

 

[3] 5 Ways that People Power Helped Defeat Shell

 

[4] Shell pulls out of Cambo oil field development

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