Northland prepares to challenge Statoil Greenwash visit

The Norwegian oil giant Statoil is sending executives from Norway to a meeting on Friday morning at Northland Regional Council in Whangarei.

This is one of many closed meetings Statoil have held in the region to convince local groups of their slick Greenwash.

There is increasing opposition to Statoil's exploration of Cape Reinga Basin and new concerns about bribery when their public relations spin isn't working.

An event is being organised to target Statoil outside the meeting at Northland Regional Council this Friday 28 August, at 9am.

Already the event has garnered support from a wide range of people, from members of local hapu, various political parties, churches, students, environmental groups and even a car club - of electric vehicle owners.

One of the event organisers, NorthTec Conservation and Environmental Management student Melissa Brown, says we must stop the search now for more fossil fuels & demand a future free of deep sea oil drilling for our children.

"Statoil are the latest in a long line of exploiters turning up with beads & blankets for the natives in exchange for our country's natural resources, it's deliberate bribery" she says.

"Oil drilling and spilling in our marine environment is a totally unacceptable risk and the tip of the ice-berg, it's burning fossil fuels that's causing the global crisis of Climate Change" says Melissa "we invite everyone to come on Friday to show Statoil we care about the world we raise our children in.”

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