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Norwich Arctic heart
On Saturday we gathered outside the Forum in the centre of Norwich to create a heart around the Arctic to demonstrate our support for the campaign to have the...
April 25 at 03:02pm
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Burning the Forests
In the name of saving carbon, our politicians have just taken a disastrously wrong decision on the issue of biofuels. They have agreed to subsidise power...
March 10 at 10:41am
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Otter Nonsense
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As a New Years treat (hopefully), I’ve composed an epic poem about our quirky waterway friend, the noble otter. I went to the Norfolk Otter Trust...
December 30 at 05:13pm
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Bats About Nature
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A couple of years ago I attended a Bat Walk on Mousehold Heath in Norwich held by the Norwich Bat Group, which did not involve dressing up...
December 12 at 07:13pm
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Fishy Business
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The Norfolk coast has a fine tradition of fisheries and fishing, particularly that of crabs and smoked herring, although technically crabs are...
December 08 at 09:26pm
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Gore Blimey!
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You may have heard that there’s been a bit of a spat between former American Presidential runner and climate change enthusiast Al Gore and...
December 03 at 11:42am
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It's A Fracking Liability!
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“Fracking” is a swear word in TV sci-fi show ‘Battlestar Galactica’, made up so that they can say bad language without actually using it, and...
November 23 at 11:34am
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Detox China
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China is one of the biggest polluters in the world, with massive industry, yet very few environmental regulations. With their new government in...
November 18 at 06:33pm
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Biofuels - Not the Solution
Take a look at my latest blog on the One World Column about Biofuels and the most recent developments in the industry and its regulation.
http://oneworldcolumn...
October 28 at 10:39pm
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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...
October 11 at 02:24pm
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Justin of Norwich Greenpeace Indonesia Mission
When I arrived in Indonesia these were my targets:
Outline of plan
Actual sighting of reptile wildlife is unlikely so in brief the plan on the reptile front is...
October 05 at 07:17pm
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Geoengineering the Planet
I have writtena blog about geoengineering which is published by the One World Column at http://oneworldcolumn.blogspot.co.uk/
In it I argue that we may be...
September 30 at 11:20am
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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...
September 19 at 04:53pm
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Support Renewable Energy
In a couple of months time the government will be publishing a new Energy Bill which will shape our electricity generating sector for years to come. If we are...
September 13 at 08:11am
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The End of the World (As we know it)
So farewell then Arctic ice. The REM song seems appropriate to me, particularly since their name stands for rapid eye movement (one of the stages of sleep),...
September 02 at 06:39pm
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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...
August 15 at 11:30am
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A Crude Business
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You may or may not know that Shell are drilling recklessly all over the planet, but they are now venturing up to the unspoilt wilds of the Arctic...
July 24 at 02:51pm
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A (S)Hell of a Week
What a lovely city Edinburgh is, and if I had been there on Monday – which I can neither confirm nor deny – then I would have been able to witness Greenpeace...
July 22 at 09:15pm
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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...
July 13 at 02:01pm
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The Butterfly Effect
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There used to be a Butterfly Farm in Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk Coast. I visited it when I was smaller. It was a very interesting place, with...
June 18 at 04:10pm
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