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Minutes of July meeting of Croydon Greenpeace 2011

Present were: new member Duncan Robertson, John Littlewood, Richard Griffiths, Jim Clugston, Clive Farndon and Tina Weight. Apologies received from Esther...
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Response from Volkswagen UK

Dear Mr Griffiths   Following our telephone conversation earlier today please find below our statement on the report from Greenpeace.   "We have...
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Conversation with Louise Ray

I had a long conversation with Louise Ray about Volkswagen not fitting their lean-burn engine in many of their models. She assured me that they have reduced...
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Letter to VW Dealers Croydon and editor of Sutton Guardian

I sent these letters today: The first- calling on the manager of Croydon Volkswagen to demand lower emissions from their company for their petrol driven models...
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Stickering of products using unsustainable industrial methods detected in Croydon

Several members of Croydon greenpeace observed stickered products in Toys are US today. The products were either Barbie dolls, Transformers or Disney...
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Notice of Action: Oceans and Forest Campaigns

There's a sticker event this Saturday the 2nd of July  and we meet outside Nestle Tower in Park Street at 2pm. Please support this..exciting event!
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Campain for Better Transport

There'll be an action at East Croydon Rail Station between the 18th of July and August the 15th. can you help with this? The reason: 70% of councils are to cut...
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Demo to Stop Tar Sands in Alberta Canada

Today 50 people demonstrated with banners, sang songs and bore witness to the indifference of the Canadian government, BP and other oil producers to the...
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More on Leaders and Laggards: Video two

More pictures from Brussels on Wednesday's event.
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Locking Climate Laggards out of European business summit in Brussels

Around 100 business-suited activists blocked entrances to the European Business Summit in Brussels yesterday. Having spoken to the doorkeepers, we wedged the...
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Fukushima Blog

Hi All As you knnow 26th April was the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster People all over the world held vigils to mark that terrible day.I...
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Fukushima Blog

Hi All As you knnow 26th April was the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster People all over the world held vigils to mark that terrible day.I...
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Minutes of April Meeting of Croydon Greenpeace

We have put the TUNA campaign on hold as we await the outcome of our negotiations with the canning company John West. This follows the hugely successful...
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Presentation of Black Planet Award to BP at its AGM

Armed with the necessary minimum one BP share which arrived the preceeding day, I entered the Excel Hall in Royal Victoria, near Canning Town. I met colleagues...
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Meeting with Gavin Barwell MP

This meeting was organised by members of the Croydon Environmental Movement and Friends of the Earth. Meeting with Gavin Barwell MP on 8th April 2011 In...
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Transition Town Sutton: Time Capsule Opened 120 people in attendance.

On Saturday the 9th of April, 120 people attended the digging up and opening of the time capsule at All Saints Church, Hackbridge. This was a main event with...
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Talk about Greenpeace to Croydon High School

At the invitation of Holly Artis, a pupil studying citizenship at the school, Richard gave a ten minute talk and showed a short Greenpeace recruitment film to...
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March meeting of Croydon Greenpeace

Present were: Richard Griffiths, Jim Clugston and Jackie Rahaman. We discussed the ongoing campaigns of Go beyond Oil and the Tuna campaign which is focussed...
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Minutes of March's meeting at wallington

Present at the meeting were: Sam Frances, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Rose and Tina Weight. Welcome to Sam who raised some interesting questions about Trident...
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Tins of Princes Tuna were stickered because of unsustainable fishing methods

Dozens of tins were stickered yesterday at Morrisons because of inadequate labelling of tuna tins. Princes are guilty of using unsustainable fishing methods i....
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