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Baking for Vegans

Just thinking about the Easter stall we are doing, inspired me to look at a few vegan cake recipes [yes, I know I'm from the 'Dark Side' and eat bacon butties...
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Easter Monday egg rolling in Avenahm Park

Its that time of year again!  We will be holding our annual stall down on Avenham Park this Easter Monday.  Why not come and meet us?  You can...
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Lancaster One World Week

Lancaster University asked us to come and talk to their students as part of their One World Week.  The Preston group decided to show the VW short films as...
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Lancaster University One World Event

Last night Liz, John, Matt & myself found ourselves addressing a small, but dedicated, group of students at Lancaster Uni, as part of their One World week...
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Bee there!

HI, just a reminder that the film 'Vanishing of the Bees' is showing at the Continental in Preston on April 5th at 7pm. Should bee [sorry!] interesting, and...
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Volkswagen is lobbying against environmental laws

Confession of a Greenpeace Virgin

I had finally plucked up the courage to go to my first ever Greenpeace local meeting.  Being a Jedi Council member and having tweeted and e-petitioned all...
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A lovely day out in Blackpool

We had a day out by the seaside in Blackpool, running a stall at the Socialist Labour party congress.  It was held in the bowels of the Claremont Hotel,...
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Celebrating the wonderful Jo Melzack

Last night, Greg , David and I went to a party to celebrate Jo Melzack.  Along with members of groups from all over the North (and middle), we wanted to...
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Review '11

Local fetes, egg rolling, the first Powershift Europe action, Sharks in Liverpool, Paula Bear in Edinburgh, Chain-saw Barbie everywhere, Supermarkets, VW...
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Greenpeace blockades DfT

On Monday 28th November, I joined around 50 activists to block the Department for Transport because of their lobbying against crucial EU legislation that...
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Meanwhile in sunny Fulwood

Energy Campaingers sign up WV rebels at Fulwood Methodist Farmers Market on Saturday. We had a really positive response at the Fairtrade and Farmers market for...
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UK department for Trade lobbying for Dirty Oil

Greenpeace Direct Action this morning at DfT. Canadian Tar Sands oil could be in your tank if the EU doesn’t block it. US President Obama has kicked KeystoneXL...
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Rainbow Warrior III. Open days London 12&13th November 2011

Greenpeace's new flagship in London yersterday. I shared the chance to step onto the deck of the new Rainbow Warrior III with thousand of supporters from over...
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VIDEO: Does VW support EU targets for greener cars?

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Kumi Naidoo and Melina Laboucan Massimo launch RWIII

Can't resist this video.

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Young Voters Question Time BBC3

Tuesday evening BBC3 TV saw three local greenpeace volunteers appearing on Young Voters Question Time (Available until 11 October 2011). They sparked a lively...
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NASA Leads Study of Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss

Climate change possible cause of increase in Acrtic ozone hole. Ozone in the stratosphere is destroyed by chlorine reactions in the extreme cold. In the...
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Report shows: VW still ranks worse than other European large volume manufacturers.

The sixth annual Transport and Environment Report (29.9.2011) shows that europes largest car manufacturer,VW  is still lagging behind in cutting CO2...
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Fracking: Cheap Gas = Fewer Renewables = More CO2

Cuadrilla, the gas exploration company, prospecting for shale gas in Lancashire is promoting it's gas finds as a good deal for jobs in Lancashire. It's...
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Our tuna have many friends

Remember our Tuna campaign earlier this summer. Here's a nice reminder of its value. "Our tuna have many friends         “...
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