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Aurora is Coming!

You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for Amnesty Bristol.  For a second year their main Bristol fundraiser -Goldney Garden Party - was hit by heavy rain. This...
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The Shard Six - Their Incredible Achievement Lives On

Thursday 11th July and it's my birthday!  How kind to receive early morning texts from Greenpeace - but what's all this about an 'IceClimb'?  Six...
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Bristol East Helps To Make Sunday Special

Other cities are looking at Bristol's new initiative to encourage families to ditch the car for one Sunday in the month and enjoy all manner of entertainment...
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Giving Shell More Hell - As Inspired By The Shard Six!

Today's peaceful protest outside a Shell garage in Bristol was inspired by the heroic actions of Victo, Ali, Sabine, Sandra, Liesbeth & Wiola who took part...
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Arctic Hugs at St Paul's - the video

Temperatures in the 70s - just perfect for a carnival.  Not the best conditions to be donning furry Arctic animal costumes - but it did get people's...
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Climate Confusion at St Paul's Carnival

It's St Paul's Afro-Caribbean Carnival, it's one of the hottest days of the year and here we are donning Factor 150 furry arctic costumes!  The last thing...
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Jumping Jack Frost

Well, a week at Glastonbury passed in a blur so it’s just as well we took a few photos in and around the Greenpeace field to remind us. The Arctic features...
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Save The Arctic at Bristol's Big Market

  Bristol East Greenpeace had a nice day out at Big Green Week’s Bristol BIG Market on Saturday.  We took an Arctic-themed stall down to St Nicholas...
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John Sauven Greenpeace UK Executive Director in Bristol for 'Beyond (Eco) Campaigning'

John Sauven, Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director, was in Bristol on Friday 21st to take part in a panel discussion entitled ‘Beyond (Eco) Campaigning’. John...
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Carbon Footprint on the Radio

Today was the last in our current series of six slots on radio Ujima and it was the turn of Mark Usher and me (Richard Lancaster) to have a go at explaining...
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Radio Days

A good friend, let’s call her Maria (for that is her name), advises me to “get out of the comfort zone” every week.  A recent text-message suggestion from...
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Greenpeace visits the Woodcraft Folk

Just got back from giving a talk (in my role as a Greenspeaker) to the Woodraft Folk who meet at Windmill Hill City Farm. The group were really interested and...
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Arctic Sunrise visits Fowey

The Arctic Sunrise was visiting Fowey 31st May - 2 June 2013 as part of a European Tour to promote long overdue reform of the EU Common Fishing Policy. Richard...
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Stacy, Jo and Richard on Radio Ujima

Just listened to Stacy, Jo and Richard B on Radio Ujima - on Outlook with Paulette North talking about Bristol's bid to be the European Green Capital for 2015...
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Arctic Sunrise anchors in Lyme Bay and fisheries reform inches closer

  Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" anchored in Lyme Bay yesterday morning to meet representatives from the Lyme Bay Reserve, local dignitaries and...
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Offshore Wind Farm Baltic One

Greenpeace talks about renewables on Radio Ujima

Just got back from doing a 30 minute interview with Madeleine on Paulette North's Radio Ujima Outlook programme. Madeleine gave a potted summary of the...
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Do The Math

On 16th May the campaigning group 350.org encouraged groups around the world to download and watch their video, 'Do The Math'.  Bristol East members...
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Ursa Bear unveiled in the Bear Pit

Mayor George Ferguson overcame some brief RPZ-related heckling to unveil Ursa Bear in the Bear Pit on Friday evening.  Paula Bear went along and helped...
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Radio Ujima 98FM hosts Nuclear Power discussion

Radio Ujima's Paulette North hosted a discussion on Nuclear Power on her lunchtime Outlook show on Thursday 9th May. I debated the pros and cons of a new...
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Who's Gonna Love the Arctic on a Hot, Sunny Day?

A sunny Bank Holiday weekend (don't seem to have used that phrase in a long time!) and the people of Nailsea are out supporting the town's Scout Troop's 2nd...
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