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Nottingham and Derby groups join forces to leaflet Shell garage on Brian Clough Way

So by the time I got home, we had got the email.  New Zealand police climbers had gone on to the Shell drilling rig and arrested the Greenpeace climbers...
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1st Shell protest, Nottingham

It was a small but beautifully formed contingent - me, Tim (from Derby) and Peter.  We arrived at the Shell garage in Marmion Road in Nottingham to find...
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Banner at the National Gallery, London

Greenpeace tell Shell to get out of the Arctic

Early on Tuesday morning I took a train to London to a secret location where a group of Greenpeace activists were gathering ready for an action on the National...
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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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Double Trouble: Jane and Peter Hit Beeston Highstreet

With most of our local volunteers otherwise occupied, Jane and I decided to take the Greenpeace message about Volkswagen to the streets of Beeston. Armed with...
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Big Miracle comes to Nottingham

Big Miracle is film based on a true story.  It is being shown at Cineworld in Nottingham this week with the last showing being at 5.50pm every night until...
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Brian the storm trooper visits Nottingham

The Nottingham group had a welcome visitor this weekend.  Brian the stormtrooper who has escaped from the dark side and is on the run.  There wasn't...
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Birmingham VW

2011 Wot we did in our network

The year started with the continuation of the Go Beyond Oil campaign.  Easy to reach oil is fast running out and the dwindling supplies are forcing...
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VW's Facebook mistake

VW have done a very silly thing.  They put a message on their Facebook page asking for ideas for the New Year.  Oops.  Big mistake.  Neil...
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Woah look at the wind

The Rainbow Warrior III is still on sea trials and she is in the Bay of Biscay.  Look at how she is heeling over in the wind!  I love the cheerful...
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Asking my MP to give more importance to environmental issues

Lillian recognises that global warming is 'the issue of this century; but she is also very committed to the social and welfare issues affecting her...
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Kumi Naidoo

Now more than ever

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) is due to take place in Durban in South Africa from November 28th through to December 9th....
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Cairn 17 not guilty!

Those of you who follow the goings on with Greenpeace and read these blogs will remember that I wrote a blog about the Cairn Energy action at their Edinburgh...
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Nottingham group visits the new Rainbow Warrior in London

Yesterday, Peter, Cath, Harry John and I went along to the East India docks in London, opposite Canary Wharf to have a tour of the new Greenpeace ship, Rainbow...
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Meeting Lilian Greenwood

Kirstie arranged for her and I to attend 'Prime Minister's Questions' in the House of Commons on Wed 19th Oct, and to meet Lilian Greenwood, the new MP for...
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Farewell Jo Melzack

Today is the last day that Jo Melzack will be working for Greenpeace.  The organisation will not be the same anymore.  Jo is a great loss to...
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Common Fisheries Policy stall

This morning we had a stall in Nottingham at the Market Square asking people to back changes to the Common Fisheries Policy - the campaign we have been...
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It's all over for Barbie

Barbie's maker, Mattel have just announced that they will no longer source pulp from 'companies known to be involved in deforestation'.  One of these...
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Support NTU's Wind Turbines @ Brackenhurst

Support Nottingham Trent University's (Brackenhurst campus) planning application for 2 wind turbines (link to NTU's website: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/...
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My First NVDA: An Account of the Birmingham VW Garage Occupation

On Saturday 10th September I took part in the occupation of a Volkswagen dealership in Birmingham to send a message to VW's management that we are on their...
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