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And the winner is...

Posted by mollybrooks - 3 December 2010 at 3:31pm - Comments
The people's choice. The blob fish.
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The people's choice. The blob fish.

Nearly 4,000 people voted in our poll to find a new friend for Greenpeace Giving's Ugly Fish. If you were one of them, thanks very much for exercising your democratic right. The result was a landslide, with over 50% of the votes going to one, particularly (un)attractive, candidate.

Article tagged as: fundraising, Greenpeace Giving, ugly fish

The Ugly Fish needs a new friend!

Posted by mollybrooks - 25 November 2010 at 12:00pm - Comments

Which of these gorgeous creatures will make it as a gift on Greenpeace Giving?

It’s that time of year again, the nights are drawing in and the shops are full of mince pies. So we're back with our online virtual gift catalogue, Greenpeace Giving .

Article tagged as: fundraising, Greenpeace Giving

Can football save the planet?

Posted by mollybrooks - 15 June 2010 at 11:34am - Comments

Love it or hate it, there's no escaping the huge football tournament that's taking place in South Africa at the moment.

You may have expected that Greenpeace would be a World Cup free zone, given that it's not the most environmentally-friendly event ever. But we're doing our bit to try and help the World Cup leave a positive legacy for the people of South Africa, and we've launched a special edition Greenpeace Giving virtual gift to celebrate.

Greenpeace Africa is providing a solar viewing area in the village of Jericho in the North West Province of South Africa. This means that villagers, who may not otherwise be able to watch the World Cup, will be able to view the matches on big screens powered entirely by solar panels.

Article tagged as: donate, Greenpeace Giving, World Cup

Making a connection and making a difference

Posted by mollybrooks - 13 May 2009 at 1:58pm - Comments

Molly and the whaleMolly is our online marketing coordinator and is next up in the blog relay, a whistle-stop tour of Greenpeace staff here in the UK. Click here to catch up on the other entries.

In January 2005, the Onilahy River in southwest Madagascar flooded. Nineteen people were killed and thousands left homeless. The cyclone that caused it was probably exacerbated by climate change; the landslides that followed were definitely made worse by extensive deforestation in the area.

The flood was little reported outside Madagascar. Similar events, caused or worsened by environmental destruction, happen all over the world on a regular basis, and most of them don't make the news. The only reason I know about it is because I was there.

Article tagged as: blog relay, climate change, deforestation, donation, flooding, madagascar, supporters

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