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Choose the right biofuel or the orang-utan gets it - now on video

Posted by tracy - 6 June 2007 at 3:02pm - Comments

Last month we launched a campaign for rigorous controls on biofuels because while biofuels could make a small contribution in the battle against climate change, it could in fact do more harm than good.

If rainforests are cut down to make way to grow 'green fuels', it will not only destroy homes for animals like the orang-utans, it will also be catastrophic for the climate releasing more greenhouse gases by destroying forests than we will save using biofuels.

Article tagged as: biofuels, climate change, forests, global warming, orang-utans, videos

Will Labour be nuked at the ballot box?

Posted by tracy - 2 May 2007 at 1:00pm - Comments

Edinburgh at night

Scots head to the voting booths tomorrow and the latest and last Scotsman/ICM opinion poll is saying it is too close to call.

Now there are a lot of reasons for Scots to be upset with Labour and want to oust them, but none seems more symbolic of the situation than the Scottish Labour party's stance on nuclear power.

Article tagged as: CHP, labour, nuclear power, renewable energy, scotland

A nuclear solution? It just doesn't add up

Posted by tracy - 2 May 2007 at 9:20am - Comments

Hartlepool reactor

Later this week the UN panel on climate change will tell the world what they think we should do to stop climate change.

Already this year the panel reported that climate change is happening faster than previously thought. They also said that the impacts of these changes will include decreasing animal and plant life, melting glaciers, increasing desertification, increasing crop pests and disease, and the changes will have a severe impact on people, particularly those with the least resources.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, IPCC, nuclear power, nuclear waste

Your personal guide to helping save the climate

Posted by tracy - 20 April 2007 at 11:59am - Comments
Generating electricity at the place it's consumed
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Suburb of the future

To tackle climate change we need to take action on every level - big, bold action that changes the way our cities use energy, and simple small actions we can each take that will all add up to big energy savings.

The truth is that we need nothing less than an energy [r]evolution.

This new brochure from our international office is being published around the world to show how we can protect the climate. From how singing in the shower can help save the climate, to modern, efficient electricity and heat distribution - you'll find all the answers here.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, energy efficiency, global warming, save energy, take action

Tony wears his heart on his sleeve, and it looks like he'll get his WMD

Posted by tracy - 14 March 2007 at 9:52pm - Comments

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

Tony Loves WMD

It's been a long day, so excuse the lame rhyme (above), I just couldn't stop myself. It's not that I'm giddy with excitement, it's all been rather anti-climatic really. We didn't expect the vote would be defeated, so there was no surprise when Blair got his way and the vote to replace Trident went through. Tony gets to go ahead and build his new weapon of mass destruction – the Blair Bomb, his legacy. But only because of help from the Tories. That some how feels hollow too. So I look elsewhere for inspiration.

“It’s not the end of the story by any means,” said Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn immediately following the vote. “This is a very big rebellion.”

Article tagged as: disarmament, london, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Last minute lobby

Posted by tracy - 14 March 2007 at 8:13pm - Comments

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

The government will be voting to build a new nuclear bomb today. Our climbers spent a cold night up the crane outside Big Ben, but they are still there trying to reach MPs as the arrive with their banner "Tony loves WMD".

There is already a massive police presence outside parliament and inside the corriors of power we're lobbying MPs to say no to new nuclear weapons. Throughout the day different groups will stage their own protests; CND, Faslane 365, Block the Builders, Rethink Trident and many more. Here are the first images back from the Rethink Trident Mps breakfast with Viven Westwood, Bianca Jagger and Annie Lennox.

You can join the rally at Parliament Square from 1pm to show your opposition to Trident. And send us your photos of the day at greenpeace@moblg.net

 

lobby-viven.jpg Vivienne Westwood outside the Houses of Parliament this morning lobbying MPs to vote against Trident. lobby-viven-jon.jpg Vivienne with Jon Trickett MP who sponsored the hugely important cross-party amendment to delay the decision on Trident.
lobby-annie-lennox.jpg Annie Lennox at the Rethink Trident group lobby at parliment this morning. lobby-bianca.jpg Bianca Jagger with Joan Ruddoch at the Rethink Trident group lobby
Article tagged as: disarmament, london, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Critical mass at Parliament Square

Posted by tracy - 14 March 2007 at 7:43pm - Comments

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

Some of our ship's crew and volunteers joined in the Critical Mass ride at Parliament Square as part of the protests.

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Article tagged as: critical mass, disarmament, london, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, protests, trident, trident tour

Come down to Parliament Square for the rally

Posted by tracy - 14 March 2007 at 5:37pm - Comments

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

The rally in Parliament Square to show opposition to Trident will be on from 6 to 8pm - we're expecting the vote during that time.

Article tagged as: disarmament, london, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Climbers are down and out

Posted by tracy - 14 March 2007 at 3:31pm - Comments

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

Climbers coming down from the crane outside parliament

The two Greenpeace climbers who spent the night on the crane outside Big Ben came down about an hour ago. They were arrested but have now been released and just arrived back at the office. They say they're happy they got right out and they stink.

You can see more photos from the 30 hour-long occupation of the crane on Flickr

 

Article tagged as: direct actions, disarmament, london, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Opposition is growing

Posted by tracy - 13 March 2007 at 2:19pm - Comments

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

A strong rebellion against the government's proposal on Trident is growing amongst MPs. On Sunday the BBC reported that their poll indicated that two thirds of Labour MPs plan to vote against the government and oppose the Trident replacement. Yesterday Deputy leader of the Commons Nigel Griffiths resigned over the issue.

The public's view is shifting too. A poll conducted for More 4 showed that only 24% of the public supports the government's plans to replace Trident and 51% think that the final decision to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system should be made through a public referendum.

When asked what the greatest threat to our security is, only 7% said Iran, North Korea or Pakistan, while 58% said that climate change will be the greatest threat to our security in 20 years time.

Download the full More 4 poll conducted by Populus.

Article tagged as: disarmament, nuclear, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

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