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South Derbyshire (Derby) Group updates

A little Catchup on the Save The Arctic front...

A combined group from Derby and Nottingham Groups targeted the Shell filling station on Priory Island on Saturday 22nd September as part of the “Save the...
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October Get Active newsletter

Let’s sort out our Energy Future by Richard George, Energy Campaigner We are standing at an energy crossroads and a new law, the Energy Bill, will set out the...
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People protesting outside a Shell station

September Get Active newsletter

Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
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Shell Day 2 important update

Please note the following: there is a new Shell garage getting ready to open in Nottingham.  It used to be a Total garage but is currently being refitted...
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August Get Active newsletter

Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
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Meetings

This is out there for all those in email contact, both old and new, but here's a reminder that our meetings have been moved back to the New Flowerpot on Kings...
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Greenpeace Netherlands action at Shell HQ - the Hague

July Get Active Newsletter

Shell-Day Saturday 21st July by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
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Stop Shell - Save The Arctic street signs

June Get Active newsletter

Sod the Olympics, what about the Arctic? by Richard George, climate campaigner Shell’s summer of risky oil drilling got off to an inauspicious start this...
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Centrica blockade by Greenpeace

On Monday this week I was legal support for a group of Greenpeace activists who had blockaded the headquarters of Centrica in Windsor.  Centrica is one of...
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Celestino, Abd and Issa meet fishermen in Penzance

April Get Active newsletter

What do Colin in Falmouth and Emily in Brighton have in common? by Alicia Craw, oceans campaigner Greenpeace's ship the Arctic Sunrise has been confronting...
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Derby and Nottingham combined against Shell!

In support of the climbers on the drilling rig in New Zealand, Derby and Nottingham groups got together to leaflet the Shell station on the A52 Derby Road (...
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Local Primary School Children Invite Greenpeace to Visit!

In 2011, year 2 students at Firfield Primary School read a book together called 'Dear Greenpeace'. I'm sure a lot of you will have heard of it. For those who...
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We must protect the Arctic from dangerous deep water oil drilling

February Get Active newsletter

Save The Arctic by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner As the fossil-fuelled rise in global temperatures causes the Arctic’s summer sea ice to shrink to the...
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On board the Rainbow Warrior III at South Quay during open boat tours in London,

Chasing A Rainbow (a visit to Rainbow Warrior III )

As Greenpeace celebrate 40 years of campaigning and peaceful activism, we have a new sailing vessel, the Rainbow Warrior III.There were many tears as the...
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Go Beyond Oil

The people of Belper signed 69 cards for us, and were really keen to draw all sorts (and shapes!) of rainbows for their local MP. We met only one person who...
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Oil companies are taking their drills to the Arctic

Beyond Petroleum in Ripley

3 members of Derby group went over to Ripley yesterday for a change of scenery, and got another 26 cards signed to send off to BP.
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Deflowering BP

Saturday 15th May - our first happy petal picker in Belper.
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KitKat

On the morning when summer hit Derbyshire, three of us spent a couple of hours persuading the people of Belper to send Nestle a message about palm oil....
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While cuts are being made to public services, why is money being spent on weapon

Trident in Ripley

Last Saturday morning 3 of us spent a rather chilly couple of hours finding out how the good people of Ripley felt about renewing Trident. It turned out that...
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Derby social

Derby group socialon 23rd December. Meeting at the Brewery Tap (The Royal Standard) just over Exeter Bridge, at 6:30pm We may have food there, or get a take...
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