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The transport minister and the 20,000 people who demanded better

Posted by sara_a - 13 May 2013 at 6:41pm - Comments

Com'on, Norman. Don't block the changes we urgently need.

When the alarm rang at 4.45am this morning, I was already awake. Nobody overslept or moaned about feeling tired. And after a quick pre-action breakfast we piled into the minibus, loaded with climbing equipment, a huge banner and our petition printed with the names of 20,000 UK campaign supporters. We were on route to Lewes, the constituency of UK Transport Minister, Norman Baker, who this Wednesday will represent the UK in a make-or-break moment for the future of pollution from cars.

Article tagged as: action, baker, baner, cars, climate, co2, EU, europe, lewes, may, Norman

It’s crunch time (again) for Europe’s fish ministers

Posted by Willie - 13 May 2013 at 12:56pm - Comments

A full page ad calls for Benyon to support sustainable fishing

If you listen to Ronan Keating much (I don’t) – you’d be familiar with the concept that Life is a Rollercoaster.

But for some of us, it’s a bit more accurate to liken the process of reforming Europe’s failed fish laws to that particular fun-fair ride : full of twists and turns, highs and lows, moments of hopeful elation, followed by moments of abject panic and fear. And sometimes making us reach for a sick bag.

Article tagged as: CFP, oceans, richard benyon, sustainable fishing

Result: forest destroyer Duta Palma kicked out of sustainable palm oil group

Posted by Richardg - 13 May 2013 at 12:24pm - Comments

by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

Duta Palma is a notorious palm oil company with an inglorious history of trashing the rainforest. This morning, it became the first company to be kicked out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Article tagged as: duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rainforest, rspo, sumatra

Climate and Euroscepticism: leftwing, rightwing and wrongwing

Posted by Graham Thompson - 10 May 2013 at 5:35pm - Comments

Lord Lawson, chairman of the sceptic tank GWPF

Lean, mean budgeting machine Lord Nigel Lawson is back in the news, still resolutely sceptical but, for a change, not about climate science. He’s returned to his old stamping ground, the European Union, and is now being resolutely sceptical about that. These two positions, climate scepticism and euroscepticism, are complementary.

Article tagged as: climate change, climate sceptics, eurosceptics, james delingpole, nigel lawson, politics

Championing small-scale fishermen in court battle for fairer quotas

Posted by Ariana Densham - 1 May 2013 at 11:28am - Comments

Small-scale fishermen outside the Royal Courts of Justice

Imagine if someone claimed ownership of a percentage of the sparrows in the sky or a share of the deer in our forests? Would this seem absurd to you? I agree.

Unbelievably, this is now set to be the heart of an unprecedented court battle – except that it’s over who ultimately controls the UK’s fishing quota, and therefore who 'owns' the fish in our seas.

Article tagged as: CFP, NUTFA, small scale fishing, sustainable fishing, ukafpo

Majority of EU countries support partial ban of bee-killing pesticides

Posted by Fran G - 29 April 2013 at 2:38pm - Comments

A clear majority of EU countries have supported the European Commission proposal to temporarily ban three pesticides that are scientifically shown to be harmful to bees: imidacloprid and clothianidin, produced by chemical company Bayer, and thiamethoxam, produced by Syngenta.

Article tagged as: bees, pesticides, save the bees

Save The Arctic like a Rolling Stone at Glastonbury and other 2013 festivals

Posted by Anne Cauvin - 26 April 2013 at 6:15pm - Comments

This year, Greenpeace returns to Glastonbury and it will be massive! But we need a lot of help. Would you like to come with us? We’ll be there with The Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Dinosaur Jr., Django Django, Phoenix and many other amazing bands are playing. So why not join the Greenpeace crew and help save the Arctic?

Article tagged as: anne, arctic, cauvin, crew, Event, glastonbury, June, volunteering

Arctic in London with amazing 3D projection ft. Jason Mraz and Ezra Miller

Posted by Nic S - 25 April 2013 at 5:12pm - Comments

Last Saturday, the Arctic arrived in the UK. The I ♥ Arctic global day of action saw more than 10,000 of us around the world, in more than 280 cities, come together in a declaration of love for the Arctic. The day culminated in a massive effort from amazing volunteers and donated equipment, in the production of the biggest Arctic landscape the streets of London have ever seen - testament to the collective creativity of passionate people.

Article tagged as: 3d, activism, Ezra Miller, greenpeace, Jason Mraz, london, narwhal, Save the Arctic, videos

This is what an unstoppable movement looks like

Posted by Rachael King - 25 April 2013 at 4:42pm - Comments

Last Saturday, more than 10,000 of us in more than 280 cities came together in a declaration of love for the Arctic. Thousands of volunteers, all around the world, speaking with one voice to send a clear message to politicians: the Arctic belongs to everyone.

Before I got involved in my local Greenpeace group, I remember thinking, am I the only person who cares about this? Today, I know that I'm part of an unstoppable movement to protect the planet from greed.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, I love Arctic, Save the Arctic

Buzz killers: UK blocking bee-killing pesticide ban

Posted by Graham Thompson - 25 April 2013 at 12:47pm - Comments

You don't have to be Einstein to work here...

In a shock to the scientific community, neonicotinoids, - or neurotoxic agricultural insecticides - have been shown in laboratory tests to cause brain damage in bees.

Actually, it wasn’t that much of a shock. There’s never been any doubt over the potential of these chemicals to harm bees - the recent controversy has been over dosage.

Article tagged as: agriculture, bees, DEFRA, insecticides, neonicotinoids, owen paterson, pesticides, toxic chemicals

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