Nottingham City Group updates
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...
November 30 at 08:03pm
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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....
November 24 at 03:47pm
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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...
November 23 at 11:40pm
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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...
November 13 at 10:10pm
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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...
October 29 at 01:20pm
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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...
October 28 at 05:20pm
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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...
October 15 at 06:14pm
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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...
October 05 at 06:44pm
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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/...
September 20 at 04:57pm
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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...
September 14 at 02:16pm
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VW feels the heat
Well VW have had a bad few days! Last week our German colleagues hung a banner on VW HQ in Wolfsburg and a virtual banner drop on their Facebook page...
September 13 at 05:02pm
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Support Nottingham University wind turbine project
Nottingham University have put a planning application for three wind turbines on their sports site at Grove Farm, which is near the Trent - sort of between the...
September 05 at 03:37pm
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Pulling teeth in Gedling
What a difference a day and a location can make! 3 weeks ago the sun was shining and we were at the Brinsley Animal Rescue open day with the Common...
September 05 at 03:16pm
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Job opportunity in London
Hi
this has been posted to me and I thought I would advertise it here in case anyone is interested...
Thought some of you might be interested in this job...
August 27 at 12:37pm
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Fish Fight Very Popular
We did a stall at the wonderful Brindley Animal Rescue Centre Open Day on Sunday 14th August. Of course most of the people there were very sympathetic to...
August 16 at 12:10pm
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Rainbow Warrior II finds a new role
I thought I would pass this letter from Kumi Naidoo, the Greenpeace International Executive Director, about the old Rainbow Warrior II as the Rainbow Warrior...
August 15 at 03:09pm
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Have your say on Nottingham's Climate Change Strategy
Nottingham City Council have published their Draft Climate Change Strategy and they want your opinion! I've had a quick look at the executive summary and...
August 10 at 07:39pm
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Hugh's fish fight update.
Hugh's fish fight update tonight on channel 4. Also is supposed to have some good stuff about the CFP which people may find interesting.
August 08 at 07:08pm
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Yay! We did it!
After what seems like months of campaigning and stickering of its tuna products, John West has finally agreed to change their policy and move towards...
July 26 at 03:20pm
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Cairn gagging order
As many of you know, Cairn Energy premises were occupied by polar bears on Monday 18th July. As a result of that Cairn have taken out an interdict (...
July 22 at 09:40pm
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