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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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If you think you will find real ale in Asia, Richard Martin................

So Richard Martin is off to pastures new.  Many of you will not know who Richard is, but if it wasn't for him then this online group network would not...
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Will all the Dave's please sit on one side of the table

At our last Greenpeace group meeting, we discussed two blogs, both by friends of mine and both called Dave, in which they considered the way Greenpeace...
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Nottinghamshire MP's associated with anti wind MP Heaton Harris

In case you have missed it, Greenpeace mounted a sting on Tory MP Chris Heaton Harris who is the campaign manager for the Conservatives in the upcoming Corby...
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Nottinghamshire power station occupied

Early this morning protesters occupied a combined cycle gas turbine power station (CCGT) that is being constructed in West Burton on the borders of...
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Bear in the Square

It was a bright and sunny day at Market Square today whne we went down to meet the people of Notingham with Paula the polar bear.  Paula proved very...
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Tuna campaign one year on

Last year we were campaigning outside certain supermarkets (and inside them with little sticky labels).  As a result we have made the UK the most...
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"The debate on whether to evaluate Arctic energy resources is over. We are now focused on safe execution"

I was browsing through Gas International, the magazine for gas managers and engineers when I came across a rather alarming article.  It was entitled "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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New Shell Garage in Nottingham? Don't mind if we do!

On monday 1st October Shell opened up yet another new garage. This time the site was in Nottingham City Centre, so it was Greenpeace Nottingham's turn to show...
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Shell Day 2 - garage closes

So we arrived at the Shell garage at the Priory Island in Nottingham to discover the police were already there!  Last time we did a peaceful Shell Day...
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