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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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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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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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Arctic Sunrise in Oranjewerf 2011

Limbo

Until  10am this morning, I was in a horrible state of limbo... In December, I joined the Arctic Sunrise in Amsterdam for my second volunteer trip,...
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Rolling on the waves

It may not be windy outside but there is a real swell on the ocean this morning and the boat is going from one side to the other. I may have tempted the gods...
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Onboard the Rainbow Warrior3

Having spent Christmas Day getting to Barcelona we boarded the Rainbow Warrior 3 early on Boxing Day and set sail southwards, with our final destination being...
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Rainbow Warrior III in shipyard in Bremen

Rainbow Warrior III - deckhand diaries - back to Bremen

And so, we are sailing for Germany. With our two Rhibs putting ashore our guests from the Swedish office at the outer edge of the Swedish archipelagos...
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Rainbow Warrior III in Stockholm

So here I am, sitting in the lounge of Rainbow Warrior III after being on board for just over a week now. We have just completed the last open boat day in...
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Running away to sea - the Rainbow Warrior III

So here I am again, after an unbelievable last minute opportunity, sat up in a bunk aboard a Greenpeace ship and writing a little blog. It seems a lifetime...
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Final voyage of the Rainbow Warrior II

My name is Katie, I’m 24 years old and I am an active supporter from the Telford network. I feel very privileged to be writing this blog, and this is the first...
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Life onboard the Esperanza

I'm writing this in my bunk onboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, which is currently involved in action against Cairn energy's reckless attempts to drill for...
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Final days of Copenhagen

So I'm now back in the office, sitting in front of a computer feeling kind of weird to be constrained by different boundaries than the steel walls of the...
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Secret Diary of an Assistant Cook, age 39 ½

This time a week ago, we were making banners in the snow near Oslo. Now a lifetime away, the Rainbow Warrior is moored on the outskirts of Copenhagen, and the...
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One week on board the Rainbow Warrior

A week ago I caught an early train to Edinburgh, to join what I thought was to be a short 3 day jaunt on the Rainbow Warrior. One week on I'm still here, and...
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