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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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Click here to tell the EU: Say No to Tar Oil!

In 24 hours, Europe could pass a directive that would introduce strict pollution controls and stop the flow of deadly tar sands oil into the EU. But...
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Anti Fracking Meeting in Swansea

Worried about Shale Gas Extraction and Gasification? Come along to hear the facts and find out why people are becoming concerned about these new technologies....
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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man Recreated on Arctic Sea Ice

What do you think we should be doing to save the Arctic?

As I write, major oil companies like Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron are planning their moves into the Arctic to exploit its vast mineral resources. The five...
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Stop New Nuclear 10-11 March Hinkley Point, Somerset

Despite Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukishima some people just refuse to see the stupidity, cost and danger of nuclear energy. The Stop New Nuclear...
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It's cold so 'Global Warming' is a hoax, right?-Wrong!

In the early 1990's when climate change first began to resonate with activists and policy makers, those with an inherent dislike of the Green agenda claimed...
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The Green Collar Economy:A win/win solution..

The question often posed is: Jobs or the Environment, by which conventional economists say that we can either conserve something or destroy it in order to...
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And the alternatives.....?

One hundred and one conservative M.P.'s have called on the Prime Minister to slash the subsidies on windfarms-nothing surprising about that, nor is it...
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Greenpeace activists hang up two banners at Adidas Outlet store in Helsinki, rea

Fundraising Update

The final amount from our recent gig and art auction is £448.86-Watch this space for more good news on the Detox Camapign!
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Detowx t-shirt

Fundraising Sucess!

On 9th Dec an Art Auction to fundraise for Detox raised £135-Many Thanks to all who helped out and another boost to the Detox Campaign.
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So where were the windy nimbies?

A small minority of people are often to be found writing letters to newspapers here in Wales denouncing windfarms as being bad for the Environment. Known as...
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Climate activist visits Cardiff

Rehad Desai , a leading climate change activist will be speaking at Transport House , 1 Cathedral Road , Cardiff on thursday 17th November at 7pm Please go to...
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