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Save The Arctic by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner As the fossil-fuelled rise in global temperatures causes the Arctic’s summer sea ice to shrink to the...
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Leeds SUMMAT Gathering

The VW Stormtrooper made a second appearance in Leeds at the SUMMAT Gathering.  It was a fantastic day and we communicated our current campaign to a...
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Common Fisheries Policy Campaigning

We enjoyed engaging with shoppers at the Headingley Farmers market in November.  We found many well informed people and got around 80 letters of support...
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The Oceans Campaign Continues...

Earlier this month a group of us set up stall in town to continue our campaign for a strong Common Fisheries Policy.  For a few people this was their...
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Awesome Greenpeace action to turn VW away from the Dark Side

The VW dealership on Elland Road, Leeds was the location for our regional activity which was also part of the UK and multinational day of action on Saturday...
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Stop Rainforest Destruction for Toy Packaging

Greenpeace has evidence that the packaging of the world's most   famous toy, Barbie, contains mixed tropical hardwoods.  We continue to raise public...
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Launching the New Campaign in Leeds

A group of us took on the rubbish weather last Saturday to launch the new phase of the Oceans campaign in Leeds.  Setting up stall in town, we were asking...
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Support building in campaign against John West's destructive fishing practices.

Look out for these stickers appearing on John West tuna. The label reads “This product kills more than just tuna”.
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It's the fish John west reject that makes John West the ... killers

John West are still selling tuna caught by huge nets which take everything in and around the shoal of fish - including dolphins, seabirds, turtles and fish too...
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Chainsaw Barbie has come to Leeds!

Barbie is on the rampage!  There are 10 Chainsaw Barbies* hidden across the Leeds area and your Greenpeace mission - should you choose to accept it - is...
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Energy Bill

Nick and Joe attended Greg Mulholland's (MP Leeds North West) surgery to present 40 cards signed by his constituents in our 'Go Beyond Oil' street...
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Otley Green Fair

Chris, Ian, NIck, Varun, Joe and Amy raised a fairly modest sum towards the new Rainbow Warrier at Otley Green Fair.  The day was enjoyable and we did...
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Go Beyond Oil Campaign Headingley

A good team effort engaging with the public in Headingley!  We will present the signed Go Beyond Oil campaign cards to Greg Mulholland MP. 
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Fish Fight

After the successful victory against Princes, volunteers from Greenpeace Leeds set out to ask the Morrison’s store manager at the Merrion Center about their...
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Energy Bill

I'm meeting with my MP today to persuade him to support amendments to the Energy Bill which will enter the Commons in April.  Can I encourage you to see...
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Tarnished Earth Exhibition Campaigning

I think it's safe to say a good day was had by all on Saturday as we continued our Go Beyond Oil campaign in front of Leeds City Art Gallery. This was our...
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Tarnished Earth

Thanks to Ammar, Emma, Haleema and Nick for making Saturday's Go Beyond Oil public engagement so successful.  The team got over 50 cards to MP's completed,...
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Two talks, two towns, in two days

I haven't done a talk for a bit - but we got two requests in for this week.  The first was at Leeds University to their enviro society and the second was...
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Go Beyond Oil

A couple of Go Beyond Oil subvertising stickers have appeared locally.  Other subvertising stickers spotted can be seen via this link: http://www.flickr.com...
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Go Beyond Oil

On the 10th of October a couple of members of the group made their way down to the Leeds town centre in order to create some public awareness about climate...
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