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Good News-Shell cancel Arctic drilling!!

An unexpected thing happened last night: One of the biggest oil companies in the world -- Shell -- made a big decision acknowledging that the oil industry...
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George Osborne

Battle For Britain

Was it when Chancellor George Osborne called us the environmental Taliban? When he announced he wanted to build 40 new gas-fired power stations and turn...
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Tar Sands: A warning against fracking

Tar Sands: A warning against fracking   Over the past few months a head of steam has built up around hydraulic shale gas extraction-commonly known as ‘...
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Polar Bear Comes To Rhiwbina

Rhiwbina and Icebergs

Rhiwbina, Polar Bears and Icebergs   Saturday 1st of December saw Greenpeace activists from Cardiff and Swansea visit Rhiwbina and raise awareness on...
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October Get Active newsletter

Let’s sort out our Energy Future by Richard George, Energy Campaigner We are standing at an energy crossroads and a new law, the Energy Bill, will set out the...
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People protesting outside a Shell station

September Get Active newsletter

Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
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August Get Active newsletter

Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
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Shell shocked-and awareness of protecting the Arctic grows.

  Well it’s been one hell of an Arctic related week! As a fundraiser for Greenpeace I spend 8 and a half hours a day, 5 days a week talking about the...
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Greenpeace Netherlands action at Shell HQ - the Hague

July Get Active Newsletter

Shell-Day Saturday 21st July by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
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Invest in saving the planet, not destroying it!

Invest in saving the Planet, not destroying it...   The First Minister has told us that he'd be happy to have Trident nuclear submarines based in Wales if...
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Let the Col. know he's finger licken' bad!!

Go to http://www.kfc-secretrecipe.com/ to let KFC know how you feel abou their destructive packaging!!        
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iVictory for renewables!

  Apple inc. has bowed to public pressure and announced that it will be using renewable energy to power it's data facility in Maiden , North Carolina. The...
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Denying it won't make it go away....

Since the 1980s a minority of people have done their utmost to pretend that human interaction with the earth's resources isn't causing the climate to change...
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Ten good reasons not to drill in the Arctic....

Last week, Lloyd’s of London - the world’s leading insurer which sets the global standard for risk assessment - released a report warning investors not to rush...
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'Clean our cloud' poster in the window of Apple's London store

Please take action to clean our cloud.

Apple can lead the clean energy [R]evolution Apple is a leader when it comes to innovative technology. While their products are cutting edge, the giant data...
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67% say yes to Windpower!

A poll for Renewable UK shows that 67% of the population are in favour of wind energy and only 8% are implacably against it. This shows that despite vast...
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Sign Up to save the Arctic

Sign up to save the Arctic The pristine and beautiful Arctic: Shell wants to exploit it for oil. We want it protected. This summer Shell wants to start...
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Fracking: The New Fools Gold coming to Wales

A list has been published of potential sites for shale gas extraction (fracking) which includes many sites across Wales. Fracking involves fracturing the rocks...
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wind farm at butterwick

Pull Out Welcome!

E.on and RWE have pulled out of bidding for a new nuclear power station in North Wales. This is a welcome move. It clarifies the obvious role the state plays...
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Kingsnorth Closing!!

Responding to news that the power station at Kingsnorth in Kent is to close down, Ben Stewart of Greenpeace, who was one of six campaigners acquitted of...
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