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Newman College Green Fair

In February we held a stand at Newman College Green Fair. Raising awareness among the students and encouraging them to look beyond oil. Thanks to Helen for...
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Tar sands mine in the boreal forest of Canada

H2Oil showing at Beautiful Planet, Preston Green Centre, Friargate.

27th April 2011, Wednesday at 7:30pm. WE are showing Shannon Walsh's Film H2Oil. Come along and watch You can see a trailer here: H2Oil Join the Go Beyond Oil...
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Tar sands mine in the boreal forest of Canada

EU Climate Commissioner 'stands her ground' over Dirty Oil

This Reuters article suggests that the EU just might brand Tar Sands 'Dirty Oil' by giving it a high greenhouse gas value.  
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Princes "Change your Tuna"

Members of Preston Greenpeace dressed as sharks joined others from around the country to rebrand Liverpool’s Liver Building, home to Princes Tuna. We were...
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Please object to the latest planning application at the Atomic Weapons Establishment

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has submitted a new planning application to West Berkshire Council for a warhead components manufacturing facility at...
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Prston Green Centre Opens

The Preston Green Centre has finally opened!  It is situated at 69 Friargate - I did take a picture of it, but my daughter borrowed the camera before I...
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Review 2010 goodbye to the noughties.

We had a busy year in Preston from the beginning of February when three of us went to NVDA training in Manchester ‘til the end of November when two of the...
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MP Mark Hendrick Response

Mark Hendrick MP has responded to the Post Cards that were delivered before the holidays with this letter. Dear Mr Healy   Thank you for your postcard...
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Political Lobbying Network and Training

  Greenpeace is developing a new Political Lobbying network, and to help support that work, we would like to invite you to attend a free training event...
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Going beyond oil in Preston!

Last Saturday, several volunteers ran a stall to spread the message of beyond oil.  We laid out our stall, and the heavens opened - not good when you are...
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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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Ripples from tar sands

ExxonMobil has proposed building a high/wide corridor through some of the most pristine lands in Idaho and Montana. This new route would facilitate...
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Defra, bless them, want to hear from you.

"The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is looking at how to protect England’s natural environment in the future – and we...
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Tarnished Earth

A powerful new exhibition shows the devastation caused by tar sands extraction in Canada as seen through the eyes of one of Greenpeace's top photographers,...
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'BBC World Service One Planet Broadcast'

This is worth a listen "Peak oil and Happy cows" you can listen here
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Political lobbying

Greenpeace is setting up a political lobbying network to offer skills and confidence to our existing supporters (i.e. you) and to recruit new people to lobby...
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Where can we stick this?

The time has come to spread BP's new logo far and wide. Put it up as your Facebook profile picture, or stick it somewhere in the real world. click here for...
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Preston volunteers Greg and Sylvia took your NO TAR SANDS message to BP's London HQ last week.

Last Friday, 23rd July, was day 10 of our BP HQ communications events and saw Will and Hugh coming up from Brighton, Greg and Sylvia from Preston, Chris and...
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Taking the 'NO TAR SANDS' message to BP's forecourt

A group of us local Greenpeace volunteers spent the afternoon outside BP's Petrol Station on New Hall Lane, Preston today (Saturday 10/7/10) to deliver the...
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H2Oil Screenings

Shannon Walsh's film, about the Canadian tar Sands, H2Oil come to Uk cinemas. Screenings of the Film H2Oil are on Tuesday 15th June. The closest seems to be...
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