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Snowball Fights in the Summer Sun and Other Adventures
Ok, so I know I'm a little late in getting my Glastonbury blog out there, but you know how it is, the sun is shining, who wants to type up a blog? But that is...
July 24 at 04:28pm
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You don't have to be a Shard climber to work here...
Want to protect the planet but have no head for heights? At Greenpeace we're a team, and behind each incredible hero are hundreds of unsung heroes. Could you...
July 14 at 07:14pm
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Canadian floods – the missing link
On a trip to Canada in late June, I was saddened to hear of the tragic flooding in Alberta that led to at least four deaths, millions of dollars in damage and...
July 03 at 01:52pm
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Inspired by the Arctic Sunrise
The gleeming skyscrapers were each adorned with the logos of the banks they housed. JP Morgan. HSBC. Barclays. And, in front of this capitalist backdrop, was...
June 18 at 11:46pm
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Bringing the Pod home
A couple of weekends ago I had the honor of helping to bring the new Pod, that we have all worked so very hard to fund through local network fundraising...
June 14 at 07:43pm
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Our number's up
Recently the membership of our little webgroup nonchalantly strolled past the 100-mark.
I was rather pleased by this, given that we've only existed for about...
May 19 at 07:51pm
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What I learned from organising a Greenpeace fundraiser
Organising a fundraising gig for Greenpeace is a piece of cake. Cup cakes, gingerbread, muffins and cornflake cakes, to be precise.
I decided to organise the...
May 01 at 05:17pm
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Wind of change
A glimpse of sunshine raises hopes of spring amid the cold winds in this crazy world of disappearing seasons. The other day, I set off for a five-mile stroll...
April 11 at 02:44am
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Roads to nowhere: Where is our once vibrant environmental movement?
I am saddened by what I perceive as the lack of momentum in our environmental movement in this city (London), and in this country as a whole. As exemplified by...
April 09 at 11:30am
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International Women's Day: Greenpeace's Warrior Princesses
This is one of my favourite days of the year. It's a day when I feel energised, inspired and able to move mountains. Because today is International Women's Day...
March 08 at 11:09am
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Green tweets
An MP tweeting something cool and green? Whatever next?
I spend a lot of time on Twitter. I use it as a replacement for shouting at the television; the...
March 06 at 10:48am
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Freer than you and me?
Who’s free? Are trees free? Can’t pick up their roots and run away.
Wave a chainsaw at a tree, all it can do is tremble, if it’s an aspen.
Probably it’s planks...
February 04 at 01:45pm
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Be the bear
I finally got to be a bear ! After working as a volunteer on the Greenpeace Arctic scene throughout the summer festival season and looking at all the awesome...
December 17 at 09:53pm
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2012 photos
A small collection of images from our year of campaigning.
December 09 at 06:19pm
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Going back in time in Greenpeace UK’s archives
I often get asked “what does Greenpeace do exactly?”. For most people Greenpeace evokes the environment, animals and maybe direct actions, but it’s hard for...
December 05 at 11:11pm
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Deck Hand Diaries Part 2
So, as promised, I said my next blog would be about the Greenpeace Boat Training course that was happening on board the Arctic Sunrise. It was an intense...
November 29 at 06:54pm
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From the Sunrise to Brussels...
On Monday evening, after a three hour hippy bus adventure from Amsterdam, myself and seven other members of the crew from the Arctic Sunrise arrived at the...
November 28 at 03:08pm
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Lobbying isn't scary after all.
Some time ago now I went to the Greenpeace offices in Canonbury to take part in a lobbying training day, I was rather nervous as I am much more of a hands on,...
November 24 at 07:10pm
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How can you have an open boat day without a boat?
Imagine the scenario. You live in a small Scottish town which isn’t exactly packed with entertainment. You find out that the Greenpeace ship Arctic...
November 23 at 01:37am
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The Deckhand Diaries part 1
So, for those of you reading this who don’t know me, I’ll tell you briefly how I came to be sat in the lounge of the Arctic Sunrise writing a blog about being...
November 13 at 12:16am
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