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Thanks - because of you George got our message!

(from the e-mail just sent out)  THANK YOU. In the past 24-hours our messages to George Osborne about the Green Investment Bank have got through. He even...
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Greenpeace Scale UK Treasury Office

Four Greenpeace climbers have scaled the Treasury building in the heart of Westminster this morning as Chancellor George Osborne is finalising his public...
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The Crude Awakening

 On Saturday a few of us from Manchester Greenpeace (Jake, Bob, Kate, Ian and James) went down to London to take part in The Crude Awakening, a big mass direct...
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10/10/10 stall

Thanks to everyone who came to the 10/10/10 stall! It was probably our most successful stall to date, with over 60 signed petitions to Chris Huhne demanding a...
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BREAKING NEWS: Go Beyond Oil Direct Action

Greenpeace Activists have just scaled a oil drilling ship owned by Chevron in waters near the Shetland Isles. Part of the Go Beyond Oil campaign, you too can...
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New Flyers, New e-mail

 I am absolutely thrilled to announce that at long, long last we have our very own, Manchester Greenpeace flyers! Complete with a fetching photo of four our...
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Blogger Required

 As you can probably tell I've been struggling to keep the blog updated lately and we could really do with somebody to take on a role of maintaining it and...
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Go Beyond Oil!

 The new Go Beyond Oil campaign has arrived! Please check out our website www.gobeyondoil.org for the latest news and for all the ways you can take part and...
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We've got a new BP logo, now let's spread it!

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/files/bp/rebranded/index.html "Three months ago we asked you to help rebrand BP and design them a logo better suited to a...
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Heathrow 3rd Runway Victory Party!

Earlier this year, Greenpeace along with many other groups defeated the proposed 3rd runway at Heathrow Airport. To say thank you, the local council and Sipson...
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Supporter Survey

Greenpeace International are doing surveys of all our supporters to help guide campaign and communication decisions. If have 10-15 mins spare please fill in...
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Sign the Greenpeace Romania petition against nuclear reactors

Message from Greenpeace Romania. Sign it folks,    "It would be a great help if you could spread the word about the Greenpeace Romania petition...
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Judith's leaving

It is some sad news to announce that Judith Krauss is leaving us this month. In the one year she's been here, she has been one of the most committed and...
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HSBC - Palm Oil Campaign Update: Some More Good News!

From Ian Duff, Forest Campaigne   Hello there We are delighted to announce that HSBC has sold its shares in Sinar Mas. It has been on the cards for...
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Illegal timber is finally banned in the EU

It’s taken 10 years and has had us hanging off Government buildings more times than John Sauven has changed his job title but finally illegal timber is banned...
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Jim Bohlen, original founder of Greenpeace, dies aged 84

 Jim Bohlen, one of the founders from the very first days of Greenpeace, died a couple of days ago, on 5 July 2010, at the age of 84. Read a full obituary...
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Nestle Palm Oil campaigning in Manchester city centre

We've just two amazingly successful days street campaigning in Manchester city centre, raising public awareness of Nestle's continued sourcing of unsustainable...
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A Happy Airplot Update!

 As all of you know, over the past year we've been campaigning hard to stop the third runway at Heathrow Airport. We've been on the streets signing people up...
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Chorlton Big Green Festival

Sat 27th March 2010 We had a stall at Chorlton Big Green Festival, a small day long sustainability themed event promoting local environmental groups and...
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Nestle Palm Oil Direct Action

17th March 2010 James and Jake took part in an action in Croydon on Wednesday 17th March to persuade Nestle to stop purchasing palm oil from the Sinar Mas...
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