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NOttingham City Council supports Arctic text-petition

Councillor Alan Clark text-signed our petition to 'Save the Arctic' on behalf of the city council, outside the Council House.  It's great to have some big...
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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 final arrangements

So I said I would let you know where and when Shell day 2 would happen.  Apparently the Total garage in Nottingham that is being converted to a Shell...
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Shell announce no drilling in the Arctic this year

News reports across the world have been documenting the decline in Arctic sea ice to the point where it is at the lowest level ever.  Even in the United...
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Shell Day 2 important update

We have found out that there is a new Shell garage due to open in the centre of Nottingham very soon.  The Total garage at the bottom of Huntingdon Street...
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Gedling Show Fisherman's Friend Campaign

Well it was a busy day for Nottingham Greenpeace. The Gedling Show was rife with things to see - including a dog show, a circulating jazz band, an airplane...
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Facebook conversations with Waitrose

Why Waitrose?  Aren't they supposed to be the good guys?  Well, they may sell lovely ethical food and super delicious cakes, but they are entering...
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Small Group, Big Impact!

Another successful day for the Nottingham Greenpeace gang. Although our group was small, the 'Save the Arctic' message was passed on to a great many...
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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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Brinsley Animal Rescue Centre Save the Arctic at Their Open Day

What a fantastic day we had at Brinsley animal rescue centre open day! This is an event that owners Jon Beresford and Bethan Hewis run every year. Jon and...
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Polar bear goes to Gay Pride Festival

Paula the polar bear got so much attention at the Nottingham Pride Festival, and we got lots of people to send texts to the Greenpeace petition then and there...
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TellShell in Nottingham

When I posted this event there were only 3 people including me who had said they would be coming but we decided to go ahead anyway.  As the day grew...
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A good day out at the Big Wheel

So when we were invited to this event we jumped at the chance - an opportunity to talk to loads of people about our campaign to save the Arctic and stop Shell...
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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 campaign kicks off in West Bridgford

So while some of our activists were outside the Shell Priory garage in Lenton, I was at West Bridgford farmers market trying out the new Arctic campaign with...
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Greenpeace Notts Strike Shell For 2nd Time This Week!

That's right folks! We are hot on Shell's case here in Nottingham. Following the successful action at the Shell Petrol Station in Carlton on Monday Sean, Meg,...
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Petition sent to KFC

This morning I posted a petition of over 300 signatures and a CD of pictures of Nottingham residents with Eric the orang utan to the CEO of KFC in the UK....
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Local activists visit Shell garage in Nottingham

Monday rush hour in Nottingham and a bunch of Greenpeace activists from the local group visit the Shell garage on Carlton Hill in Nottingham.  This is not...
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Rain, rain, go away

Flaming June it wasn't.  This is the second year running that Greenpeace Nottingham have been to an event organised by Gedling Council and the second time...
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Green Festival 2012 with Eric the orang utan

Despite dire forbodings about the weather it turned out to be a lovely day at the Green Festival in Nottingham.  With a bit of ingenuity we brought...
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