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Shell Day 2 - Visiting Friends in York!

We went to York to support them on the first Shell Day and had loads of fun so we're hoping that the second will be just as good. Motorists honked & waved...
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UK MP's Say ''Stop Drilling For Oil In The Arctic''

A cross party commitee of UK Members of Parliament has concluded that any oil spill in the Arctic would be devastating to the fragile wildlife it supports...
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Greenpeace activists in inflatables are sprayed with hoses by Gazprom workers

Shell vs Greenpeace - No Contest

Some recent press quotes & links to articles below: "Greenpeace is spot on in its aims – and timing... This is an historic moment and the environmental...
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Nick Clegg, Yorkshire South Sheffield, Energy Bill

Energy Bill Liberal Democrats - Postcard Signing

We picked a lovely sunny day to kick off our Energy Bill Campaign on Fargate, Barkers Pool and Pinstone Street in Sheffield. Members of the public wrote...
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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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Public Message Cards Telling Nick Clegg To Stand Up To Osborne.

On a fine sunny day in Sheffield last Saturday (15th September 2012) i along with many other yorkshiresouth Greenpeace activists took to the streets to ask the...
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Words Then In Opposition,Actions Now In Government.

" Their policy is in tatters, they made the wrong judgement about this, we made the right decision, there is no case for it on environmental grounds,there is...
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Shellday 2 Saturday 22nd September

Greenpeace volunteers have another chance to tell Shell to GET OUT OF THE ARCTIC. Saturday 22nd September is global Shell Day 2. Please keep the date free in...
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Government Departments Schmooze With Shell.

Shells latest attempt to gain favour with the british government has involved inviting representitives from ten Whitehall departments to ''training...
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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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Georgie Porgie's at it again!

Conservative chancellor George Osborne is at it again trying to renage on tackling climate change & welching on green energy investment. Sign the 38...
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Yorkshire South (Sheffield) Campaign Against Shell Drilling in the Arctic

Yorkshire South (Sheffield) group members met outside Shell garages at York Road, Doncaster & Ecclesall Road & Netherthorpe Road in Sheffield...
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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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Save the Arctic

Watch this video to see just a few reasons why we should all support Greenpeace and stop Shell drilling in the Artic......check out the You Tube link opposite...
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Sir Paul And Thom Join Greenpeace Save The Arctic Campaign.

Sir Paul McCartney and Radiohead singer Thom Yorke are among the many famous names that are helping Greenpeace to Save the Arctic. The Independent covered...
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I just texted 66777 & became a Fishermans Friend!

Greenpeace volunteers are inviting the public, in the Southeast and Southwest, to sign postcards to MEPs and everyone else to text to help reform the Common...
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Radioactive Endangered Fish.

As the shambles that is the UK's energy policy unravels at an alarming rate, more bad news comes for the nuclear industry and its unstable radiation levels....
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Only 2% Believe Cameron's ''Greenest Government Ever'' Comments.

Svalbad was the venue David Cameron chose to announce his ''greenest government ever''  speach. Unfortunately since then the PM has been seduced by the...
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Global Carbon Tax, To Help The Children Of The Future.

Professor Jim Hansen will next week propose a Global Carbon Emissions tax. With the UK government determined to extract as much of the last remaining dregs of...
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Imminent ''Runaway'' Climate Change, Due To CO2.

A new report published in Nature has established that the world could be on the brink of ''runaway'' climate change due to co2 emissions. It also...
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