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Dog chases Beetle in VW's new advert

VW's new advert misses a trick, so remix your own version

VW has launched its latest advert ahead of the US Super Bowl this weekend. The advert is a follow-up to last year’s Little Darth one which we lampooned to reveal the Dark Side of VW’s environmental claims. It still riffs on a Star Wars theme and throws in a cute dog for good measure, but is there any mention of supporting ambitious climate laws?
Posted by jamie - 2 February, 2012 - 14:01 -

VW: 500,000 Jedi can't be wrong

Our VW campaign has passed a significant milestone, as the Jedi ranks swell to over 500,000. That's an incredible half a million people demanding that Volkswagen gets behind the sort of climate laws we need to save our planet. So thank you for signing up, recruiting your friends and keeping up the pressure on VW - it's been absolutely amazing.
Posted by jamie - 1 February, 2012 - 11:17 -
A Greenpeace activist cuts the lines on a fish aggregating device (FAD) - curren

Tuna bluewash? Bolton’s fishy commitments

After the huge success of our UK tinned tuna campaign, described by the Independent as "one of the most successful environmental campaigns in years", it was great to hear a big European tuna brand - Bolton commit to completely clean up its act.
Posted by simon clydesdale - 30 January, 2012 - 12:19 -

Senegalese fishermen fight back against factory fishing

In the run up to the Senegalese presidential elections, Youssou N’dour isn’t the only controversial show on the road. Last week, a caravan tour organised by the small-scale fishing sector and our colleagues in Greenpeace Africa, called on presidential candidates to take urgent action against foreign super trawlers.  
Posted by Alicia C - 27 January, 2012 - 16:38 -
Greenpeace protesters at  EDF Evolutionary Power Reactor in France

No easy ride for EDF's plans for new nuclear

Despite the growing shift of support away from nuclear energy in Europe, EDF is stubbornly pushing forward plans to build a new nuclear reactor in the UK, without sufficient consideration for all the relevant risks.
Posted by Richardg - 25 January, 2012 - 12:34 -

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