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Tony wants to go out with a bang

Posted by tracy - 13 March 2007 at 9:23am - Comments

Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog

Tony and the Greenpeace climbers

Or a bomb anyway. The government is voting tomorrow on Blair's plan to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system. With a rebellion brewing in the Labour benches, Blair will be counting on the Tories to secure the vote and build his weapons of mass destruction.

Article tagged as: disarmament, london, nuclear weapons, peace, tony blair, trident, trident tour, WMDs

All crew have been released

Posted by tracy - 27 February 2007 at 1:02pm - Comments

Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog

Ploughshares members protest at the impounding of the Arctic Sunrise


The 28 people arrested following the raid of the Arctic Sunrise have all been released on condition of reporting to the authorities at some point in the future. The Captain has also been released on bail and we expect that the ship will be released at some point today.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, nuclear weapons, peace, trident, trident tour

Blair's failing the climate - Brown, what will you do?

Posted by tracy - 2 February 2007 at 9:00am - Comments

Volunteers dump coal outside government building

The world's leading climate scientists released their latest report today that says even the oil barrons can't deny it any more, the climate is a changin and it's human made.

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, direct actions, IPCC, science

Change your lives not the climate

Posted by tracy - 31 January 2007 at 10:54pm - Comments

Flags at Glastonbury festival

Quite a few people return from their first Glastonbury festival saying "it's changed my life". If you want to be a part of the magic, change your life and get involved with Greenpeace to help stop climate change, you'll have to take action... ah, I mean, register now.

Article tagged as: glastonbury, green fields, icount, tickets

In memory of Richard Watson

Posted by tracy - 17 January 2007 at 11:51pm - Comments

Richard and Meg

Richard Ian Watson
16 January 1965 - 15 January 2007

Stand up for what you believe in

Posted by tracy - 5 January 2007 at 4:05pm - Comments
At the end of November 400 citizen weapons inspectors converged on the Aldermaston Nuclear Weapons Facility to expose the fact that the government is about to break international law and build a new nuclear bomb. Among the weapons inspectors was Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop. Read her update about why she's standing up against Trident replacement and calling on politicians to find the courage to be counted on an issue that deeply affects all of our futures.

Article tagged as: aldermaston, anita roddick, disarmament, hans blix, nuclear weapons, peace, philippe sands, trident

Tony wants to go out with a bomb

Posted by tracy - 4 December 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Modelling the bomb - a supercomputer like the one planned for AWE Aldermaston simulates a nuclear explosion

Modelling the bomb - a supercomputer like the one planned for AWE Aldermaston simulates a nuclear explosion

Tony Blair revealed that he intends to build new nuclear weapons to replace the current Trident nuclear weapons system. He plans to spend £20bn on a new generation of submarines for Trident missiles while joining the US programme to extend the life of the current Trident missile system.

Article tagged as: aldermaston, nuclear weapons, tony blair, trident, WMDs

The Red Light District goes green

Posted by tracy - 17 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments
A volunteer in Amsterdam

Our colleagues in the Netherlands who alerted us to the dangers of toxic sex toys are now tackling the Red Light District in Amsterdam, and making energy efficiency sexier than ever.

Article tagged as: amsterdam, climate change, energy efficiency

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