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Survey results highlight the risk to common dolphins off the southwest coast

Posted by darren - 2 August 2006 at 11:13am - Comments

Dead dolphin discovered by Greenpeace in the English channel whilst monitoring a fleet of French pair trawlers

Intensive trawling during the winter and spring months coincides with relatively high levels of cetacean strandings

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) and Greenpeace have released the results from the 2004-2005 winter surveys of cetaceans and pelagic (mid-water) trawls in the western approaches of the English Channel.

Article tagged as: bycatch, dolphins, esperanza, research

The odd couple: how Greenpeace and McDonald's are working together

Posted by admin - 2 August 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace research in the Amazon helped identify the link between deforestation and European food manufacturers

John Sauven, campaign special projects director for Greenpeace UK, explains how Greenpeace worked with McDonald's to change the food industry's attitude towards Amazon soya.

"Huge chickens invaded fast food stores in London and started to ask customers if they knew they were eating soya from deforested areas of the Amazon. That was in April. The chickens were noisy Greenpeace activists... It took McDonald's only six hours between the first 'homo chickenacius' invasion of its restaurants and the phone call to Greenpeace to discuss the issue. Why? Because fast-food consumers started to be choked with McNuggets and McChickens. Ethical consumption's appeal is increasing."

Article tagged as: agriculture, amazon, brazil, cargill, forests, mcdonalds, moratorium, soya

Day Ten: Survival continued

Posted by graham - 29 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Part of the Greenpeace Motor Show blog

 

OK, I've finished my yoga session, there's a whale pod on my I-pod and the valium's kicking in nicely. I think I may be ready to have another look at the Motor Show Survival Guide's take on 'Going Green'.

So, where were we? Ah yes...

Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, george bush, junk science, land rover, motorshow, myron ebell, naomi oreskes, science, top gear, transport

Bury it deep under the carpet, along with all of nuclear's other problems

Posted by bex - 28 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
A radioactive waste dump in Buryakovka, Russia

A radioactive waste dump in Buryakovka, Russia

CoRWM has recommended that the UK should manage its radioactive waste pile through "deep geological disposal", also known as deep dumping.

Article tagged as: CoRWM, deep dumping, nuclear power, nuclear waste, waste dump sites

Day Nine: Survival, a guide for the motorist

Posted by graham - 28 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Today I picked up a free copy of the British International Motor Show Survival Guide. How to survive the motor show. Many of you may be thinking this is typical macho petrolhead bullshit, but the motor show is a pretty hostile environment. It's extraordinarily hot, for a start, and it's not exactly a vegetarian's paradise.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, audi, climate change, g-wiz, goingreen, motorshow, peak oil, transport

Day Eight: Lovely, shiny objects of desire

Posted by graham - 27 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
Part of the Greenpeace Motor Show blog
Firstly, I'd like to respond to some of my critics. I really wanted to respond to John, who posted a comment on Day Two claiming that 'the total amount of contibution of greehouse gas emisions for the entire transport sector is about 2%', but some chap called Vincent got there before me.
Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, emissions, land rover, motorshow, peter wadsworth, transport

"Attention commuters! The next train to arrive will be a nuclear waste train"

Posted by bex - 26 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace activists warn commuters about a nuclear waste train passing through Kensington Olympia

Greenpeace activists warn commuters about a nuclear waste train passing through Kensington Olympia

End of the line for nuclear transports

Megaphone mania has hit stations around London as Greenpeace activists took to giant megaphones to alert commuters to the hidden hazard in their midst: terror targets on wheels.

Article tagged as: direct actions, nuclear power, nuclear transports, radioactive waste, terrorist attack

Day Seven: The Good Stuff

Posted by graham - 26 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Part of the Greenpeace Motor Show blog

After a sustained period of whinging, it's time to have a look at some of the good things on display at the motor show. Whilst most car journeys really ought to be by foot, cycle or public transport, there will be a place for private motor vehicles for quite a while yet, and if you look hard enough, the show has some useful ideas for how we can keep driving in a non-Kamikaze fashion.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, congestion charge, diesel, electric vehicles, g-wiz, goingreen, hybrid cars, mercedes, motorshow, peugeot, public transport, smart cars, transport, VED

McVictory

Posted by admin - 25 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Giant chickens invaded McDonald's in April to protest at their involvement in Amazon destruction

In an historic deal that has impacts far beyond the golden arches and into the global agricultural market, McDonald's is now the leading company in the campaign to halt deforestation for the expansion of soya farming in the Amazon.

Article tagged as: agriculture, amazon, brazil, cargill, mcdonalds, moratorium, soya, successes, supermarkets