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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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May Group Meeting Minutes

Present; Rakesh, Chris, Rosie, Saied Apologies; Ed, Ursula, Charlotte, Mike 1) Summary of activities in April Dip in the Sea raised over £300 thank-you...
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What a Difference a Year Makes

This is a blog post has been written by one of my friends highlighting the wanton destruction taking place on our doorsteps. This is what is left of the...
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Time to order suspended coffee's?

A group of people in Newcastle have stumbled upon an idea which has the potential of supporting some of the needs of those people who are less fortunate then...
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International I ❤ Arctic Day in Newcastle

On the 20th of April we celebrated International I ❤ Arctic Day on Northumberland Street in Newcastle with a little help from an Arctic visitor (pictured above...
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Chasing Ice screening at the Star & Shadow cinema

The much anticipated screening of Chasing Ice at the Star & Shadow cinema was worth every bit of the wait, and the jam packed cinema proved just how...
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Dip in the Sea for a #HopeOnARope

We the Newcastle Greenpeace successfully recycled an old fund-raising activity used by the Tynedale group, they used to have a dip in the North Tyne on New...
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