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Arctic Pod Party

A saucy Santa, an exceptional Elf, a raucous Rudolph and to top it off 2 polar bears and a pool! It could only mean one thing. The Greenpeace Arctic Pod Party...
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Glastonbury 2013: Sun, rain, mud and SNOW??!!

This year's Glastonbury has been hailed as the best year in festival history. Rock legends, free love, all night dancing and never ending optimism that Daft...
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Tour Guide on the Arctic Sunrise!

As a Greenpeace fundraiser I went to see the famous Rainbow Warrior III in Stockholm and it was this opportunity that drove me to volunteer for Greenpeace....
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A Turkish Night: the violence at Besiktas and how I ran for my life.

"Occupy Gezi" is a protest to protect Gezi park - one of the few remaining parks and public spaces - from being turned into a shopping mall. A battle between...
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A plan for Solving Shells' PR and Arctic exploration failure.

  In the wake of an unsuccessful sojourn to the arctic last year and halting all arctic drilling intentions in 2013, Shell has much to ponder. Thankfully...
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Gagged By Waitrose

When I heard Waitrose were teaming up with Shell, running their forecourt stores, I decided to ask them on their Facebook page why they were risking their...
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"Let's call the whole thing off" - Why Waitrose should #DumpShell

It's a bit more expensive than other supermarkets, but I've never minded that because I know that their products are reasonably ethically sourced and I've...
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Polar beers all round

No, it's not a typo. On Tuesday night, we took the Save The Arctic campaign to the pub. And what a great night it was. I managed to not let the great range of...
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First Greenpeace Meeting

Following my decision to join a Greenpeace group in my local area, I was, in all honesty... frightened. The daunting images I had in my head of beardy, Bob...
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10 Things I've Learned From Richard Martin...

10 Things I've Learned From Richard Martin... 1) To say 'no'. 2) "Let's take that discussion to the pub later".3) The colour black really does go with...
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Polar Bear in a Car Park?

No you haven’t misread the title of this blog. If you thought that Polar Bears only existed in the Arctic you would have been surprised to see one in a car...
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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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GREENPEACE 40th ANNIVERSARY PARTY at Passing Clouds

Hit the 'Play' button on the slideshow above to see the action from the evening. On Saturday 15th September 2012, we had a party, and what a party it was....
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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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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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Paula Bear on a Shell petrol station roo

An Arctic Summer: London Zoo, A Ballet Dancer, Monkey Nets and No Objections.

I have been accompanied by a panserbjorne on a number of occasions during the past two months. Wait... What the hell is a panserbjorne?! Why would you start a...
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Camden Greenpeace Volunteers Assemble! {Outside the Shell Gas Station on Holloway Rd...}

This video has nothing to do with me (probably why it is good)... I can only hope I do not bring the quality of this work down with my on screen presence. Oh...
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No Drilling in the Arctic! Shell Day with Camden Greenpeace

This weekend hundreds of peaceful Greenpeace protesters stood side by side across the UK on Shellday and told Shell to keep out of the Arctic. This action came...
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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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The AGM Spring: Get The Shell In!

Tuesday 22nd May at the Shell AGM in Barbican, London Peoples, NGOs and shareholders! Quit with your jeers! - “Is Shell working with the League of...
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