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Write to Nick Clegg and get a standard reply

On environmental matters, the EU often leads the way and the rest of the World often follows. So a boring sounding but groundbreaking piece of EU legislation...
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2011 with Greenpeace Oxford

I know, I know, it’s February already, but what’s one month of lateness compared to a whole year of activity? And what an exciting year it was here in Oxford!...
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Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol

Entering the nuclear debate

I have to say I'm not 100% sure but on balance I think I'm against nuclear power for a number of reasons. Order listing below from least important to most (for...
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There's the evidence - one degree rise in 60 years

So we're screwed then

“So we’re screwed then”, is a comment I keep hearing. Not a lot, but when it pops out, it accompanies a sad resignation and indictment of the world we live in...
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Stormtrooper spotted in Oxford

A Volkswagen Stormtrooper was spotted in the center of Oxford on Sunday, soon he was joined by friendly Greenpeace volunteers campaigning to turn VW from the...
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Ministry of Tar Sands

Earlier this week, Greenpeace shut the doors of the Department for Transport after proof of the extent of collusion between the Lib/Dem Minister in charge of...
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Splice me main brace!

Last weekend was dead exciting! After all the fundraising, emails, website previews and general chit chat we finally got to see the brand new Rainbow Warrior 3...
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Close-up of tree branch with four rosy apples on it

The fruits of victory

Two years ago, the Oxford Greenpeace group planted an apple tree at Wolvercote Community Orchard - with local MPs Andrew Smith and Evan Harris doing some of...
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Greenpeace - a personal perspective

I remember the bright, sunny morning I woke up with a very clear message in my mind, ‘we have to protect the natural world because without that, things will...
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in front of Didcot power station

Pedal Powered Protest

Oxford Greenpeace volunteers joned a group of about thirty keen cyclists in Broad Street on Saturday as part of a global demonstration for clean energy,...
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How should Oxford celebrate 40 years of Greenpeace?

Hi all! At our last meeting we discussed various ideas of how to celebrate Greenpeace turning 40 with our non-Greenpeace friends. The leading suggestion was to...
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not one of Cairns'

So much planet to save and so little time to do it!

It's been a very busy few weeks around here. What with looking out for stickers on tuna tins, Disney and Hasbro joining Mattel in the rainforest destruction...
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International Stop Tar Sands Day

So what do you do when not working on a Greenpeace campaign? Work on your own! To some it may seem a little sad but as I see it as a defining and pivitol...
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Rainbow Warrior fundraiser

Hello!  This is to say a massive THANK YOU  to all and everyone of you who helped make last night such a fantastic success.... What a night it was...
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BP has learned little from its experience in the Gulf of Mexico

Janet's 2010 round-up (non GM)

2010 was a year in which we had a variety of worthy campaigns to get our teeth into. I'll start perhaps with one of the most 'fun' in terms of public...
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"No Impact Man" screening in Oxford

This week a few members of the Oxford Greenpeace Network went along to a screening of No Impact Man at the Phoenix Cinema in Oxford and I took part in a Q&...
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Visit to BP HQ

On Friday, Ingrid, Julia and Chris took our Oxford "NO TAR SANDS" poster and a picture of Oxford's dreaming spires to present to BP. We were there...
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Pete's Report

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Ask The Climate Question, Greenpeace style!

LibDem doorstep Yesterday a bunch of Oxford Gp supporters decided to spread the word about climate concerns right before the election. These politicians are...
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Climate Question Time

Last Wednesday we gathered at the Town Hall for the 'Climate Question Time' event, organised by Greenpeace volunteer, Julia Spragg with help from similar...
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