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The protests in Turkey

I have been watching the events in Turkey as they get worse and worse.  What started out as a peaceful protest about plans to destroy an iconic park,...
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Tuxfest was amazing

This is the first time we had been to Tuxfest and it won't be the last.  The day was brilliantly sunny and more by luck than judgement we chose a spot for...
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A great day out in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Mayday celebrations are always a great day out - marching bands, banners, inspirational speakers and lots of activist type people from trades...
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Nottingham ♥ Arctic and Cameron's non existent speech

It was a lovely sunny day and we met to show our support for the Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic and stop companies like Shell drilling for oil in the...
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Canada's Wolf Cull

One of my friends returned from a weekend in the Rocky Mountains laden with photos of the beautiful scenery. When one of these photos was of a wolf she had...
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Will Fracking come to Nottinghamshire?

In last week’s budget Chancellor George Osborne announced a generous new tax regime for shale gas in an effort to introduce the North American shale gas boom...
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The Train Journey

Last week I was lucky enough to take the beautiful train journey across the Rocky Mountains from Edmonton to Vancouver. This was a journey of contrasts. My...
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We are wimpy hippies

So it was decided at the last planning meeting - our first Shell garage protest of the new year.  Then winter came back.  I sat looking at the snow...
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Shell's 2013 Arctic oil drilling plans cancelled.

Shell abandons plans to drill in the Arctic!

I woke up early and turned the radio on to the Today programme.  Sleepy, I was vaguely aware of the business section, more interested in bankers bonuses,...
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A Quick Look For Bees In Canada

  After looking at the bee problem in Europe I realised I knew very little about decline in bee populations where I am living, in Canada. I quickly...
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King Penguins in the St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean

Not so happy feet

Hav you been watching the programme about penguins callsd Spy in the Huddle on BBC1, with all the penguin cams?  Doesn't it make you laugh?  What is...
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Bear in the Square.

Campaigning in the Old Market Square on Saturday proved lucrative, as many people were only too happy to stop and say hello to Paula the Polar Bear which...
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An article well worth reading

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/newsdesk/energy/analysis/why-government-thi... I'm not going to say any more.  Just read it! 
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A Step Towards The Protection Of Bees?

It looks like the EU has finally taken note of some of the less powerful groups in society; bees. Though bees are small in size, their impact on plant life...
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Two out of three ain't bad

So in the past couple of days three pieces of news have come into the Greenpeace office.  So let's start with the bad news and get it over and done with...
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Polar Bear on Sea Ice in Labrador, Canada

Mountain Standard Time

Having been involved with Greenpeace for a couple of years in the UK I was disappointed to find that there was no Greenpeace group in the city of Calgary in...
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2012: The Year of Dressing Up

  It seems nearly everyone in the active supporter group has dressed up at some time during the year!  We started the year dressed up as Star Wars...
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Paula goes to the pictures

Last Wednesday we took Paula to the Broadway Cinema where they are showing the film Chasing Ice.  The staff were very friendly and helpful as we set up...
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I couldn't possibly confirm or deny that

Waitrose, that most 'ethical' of food stores is joining forces with Shell.  They plan to have some Waitrose minimarts on Shell forecourts around the...
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View of lower Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy

Have your say on local climate consultation

Nottingham City Council have always been pretty forward thinking when it comes to climate change.  Let's face  it, they produced the Nottingham...
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