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Newcastle in Solidarity with Arctic 30

On the 5th of October we protested in soladitary with our Activists that are being held in Russia, along the Quayside in Newcastle.  Many people stopped...
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Is the Reef worth Saving?

After a week of emotional and frantic developments, there is some respite until at least Sunday when some of the crew of the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise...
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Five activists attempted to climb the 'Prirazlomnaya,'

Demand Release of our Peaceful Activists

Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise has been in the Arctic this summer bearing witness to the deep sea drilling that companies like Shell and Gazprom are...
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Russian Aggression Against Greenpeace Activists - Update

The Russian coastguard boarded the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise on the 19th of September as it was bearing witness to Arctic oil exploration by the...
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Aurora Roars Through The Streets Of London

On Sunday 15th of September Aurora a Polar Bear the size of a double decker bus roared through the streets of London, collecting protesters along the way to...
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Don't Turn The Arctic into Hell Shell!

On Sunday the Formula One circus was at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, for the Belgium Grand Prix, the biggest Shell sponsored event of the year. ...
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A letter to the Newcastle Journal

Dear Sir/Madam On 31st July you published an article about the proposed Underground Coal Gasification to be run By Five Quarter off the North East coast....
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A letter from the friends of Moorbank

As many of you may be aware Moorbank Botanic Gardens in Newcastle is facing an uncertain future below is a letter addressed to supporters of the campaign to...
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Save The Arctic What will YOU do?

On the 11th of July 6 women climbed the tallest building in western Europe to send a message to the world the we need to Save The Arctic.  The Arctic is...
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Stall at LUSH store in Newcastle

On Saturday we had a stall at the LUSH (facebook page) store in Newcastle where we campaigned on behalf of the UK Tar Sands Network, who are trying keep Tar...
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Coming Soon to the North East!

With debates raging for and against fracking in the UK, specifically in the North West you could be forgiven for thinking that we in the North East have no...
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Save the Arctic polar bear

July Group Meeting Minutes

Minutes from Greenpeace Newcastle Meeting 1st July 2013 Present: Rakesh, Mike, Chris, Saied, Grace, Artem, Ursula 1) Introductions 2) No Matters arising from...
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A Climb for the Arctic

Today July the 11th 6 Women are climbing up The Shard in central London as a protest against Shell, the oil company plans to drill exploratory deep sea crude...
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Public Meeting; New rules for car & van emissions

The amount of Carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has surpassed 400ppm (parts per million), and although relatively this is a very small amount it is having a...
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Fight for The Reef

In times like this when there is so much wanton destruction of natural environments in the name of increasing the profits of the rich; it is not often that the...
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The Greenpeace Cat power –Northern Skill Share in York

I have recently joined the Newcastle Greenpeace Group, after attending a local community festival. I came across Greenpeace around four years ago when I was...
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No Dash For Gas - Making Bigger Things Happen

On the 6th of June, 21 climate activists received their sentences for aggravated trespass of the EDF owned West Burton Gas power plant.  The action took...
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Spirit Bear an ebook to spread knowledge

A pipeline has been proposed to transport Tar Sands oil to the West coast of Canada, where it will be shipped in supertankers to Asian markets. The pipeline...
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Shell In The Tar Sands: a company determined to destroy our planet

It seems that Shell just cannot help themselves from being involved in the most destructive oil exploitation projects in the world.  They were not given...
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Polar Bear Spotted at the Amble Puffin Festival

Early in February we received an invitation to attend the first Amble Puffin Festival, which we attend today (19th May).  It was a wonderful event...
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