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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...
by Cardiff
Paula Bear in Trafalgar Square

Shell Arctic Action

Sadie, Theo and i were up in Trafalgar Square yesterday sending a message to Shell. Fantastic support from the public, wonderful attitude by the Police and no...

UK Government Falling Behind On Renewable Energy Revolution.

Yet again the UK coalition government is failing to catch up and take advantage of Green Energy. While other countries are moving to embrace the renewable...

Diary of a Greenpeace Marathon Runner: Part 3

The fact that this blog is several weeks late is an indication of how much I have been struggling to fit training around work and other commitments. The last...
by York

Pancake race

Once again we were trying to win the Golden frying pan in the annual Hive Beach Cafe Pancake race and like last year we came second to last, oh well it was...

Write to Nick Clegg and get a standard reply

On environmental matters, the EU often leads the way and the rest of the World often follows. So a boring sounding but groundbreaking piece of EU legislation...
by Oxford
Southsea Beach, wave

A good time to get involved...

With the coming year we will be looking to celebrate 40 years of Greenpeace with events, stalls and a presence at some of the local festivals. If you are...

Greenpeace gagging to speak out against atomic weapons testing

Greenpeace volunteers from Camden and other networks, along with CND, the Nuclear Information Service, and other anti nuclear groups, got hot under the collar...
by Camden

Threats,Lobbying and The Secret Deals Shame of Canada and Dirty Oil.

It seems that the canadian Government is getting ever more desperate to bring the worlds most polluting and dirty oil into the European Union. Go here for the...

Wow-factor Double-feature Picture-show

You may know that not that long ago, Greenpeace celebrated its 40th birthday. You may not know just how much Greenpeace has changed in that time. From a small...

DVD night

The DVD film night at Blick Studios on 15th February was a great success. We had food and teas, and talked about the campaigns that interested us. Lovely...
by Belfast
Volkswagen is lobbying against environmental laws

Confession of a Greenpeace Virgin

I had finally plucked up the courage to go to my first ever Greenpeace local meeting.  Being a Jedi Council member and having tweeted and e-petitioned all...

Local Primary School Children Invite Greenpeace to Visit!

In 2011, year 2 students at Firfield Primary School read a book together called 'Dear Greenpeace'. I'm sure a lot of you will have heard of it. For those who...
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Double Trouble: Jane and Peter Hit Beeston Highstreet

With most of our local volunteers otherwise occupied, Jane and I decided to take the Greenpeace message about Volkswagen to the streets of Beeston. Armed with...

The Nuclear Renaissance

In the news today, David Cameron is meeting Nicolas Sarkozy to sign a deal to strengthen co-operation on civil nuclear development. The deal is to create 500m...

How Green is Bristol City Council?

Last night Councillor Barbara Janke and Sustainable City Service Manager Alex Minshull delivered the following presentation on Bristol City Council's...

Campaigning in the cold

On Saturday we descended on Worthing town centre to get some cards signed for the Volkswagen campaign. The key messages were: - VW to stop lobbying the powers...

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....
by Cardiff
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...
by Cardiff

Seedy Sunday

Last Sunday our group had a stall at 'Seedy Sunday', one of the biggest seed swaps on the south coast. After negotiating the snow that lay on the hills (well...
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