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Drill, Baby,Drill

Not exactly those words but not far off!  Nigel Lee from Nottingham Friends of the Earth and I went last Thursday to  sit and watch the Environment...
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Sunday in Banks

Greenpeace activists from the Merseyside group spent an afternoon in Banks on Sunday where they were warmly welcomed by members of R.E.A.F (Ribble Estuary...
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Could your East Yorkshire home be fracked? Find out, and stop it.

I just checked my house in Hull- and guess what, it is at risk from fracking. It is unlawful for fracking companies to drill under your home without your...
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Come home soon daddy....a message to one of the Arctic 30

Pirates? Really??

The photo above says it all.  This was one of dozens of messages attached to a giant FREE THE ARCTIC 30 banner that was held outside the Russian Embassy...
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Towns In Transition

What A Waste

Hey Folks! I’m sure I'm not the only one who gets more than a bit peeved at the amount of waste products that are coming my way. I increasingly receive bits of...
by Norwich
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Kumi Naidoo Open Letter To President Putin

Kumi Naidoo Greenpeace Executive Director with an Open Letter to President Putin. Dear President Putin Following the refusal yesterday of bail for our...
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British Foreign Office Statement On The Arctic 30 Activists

  The UK Foreign office has issued a statement on the 30 Greenpeace activists...... view it here.. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/...
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#FreeTheArctic30 @gp_arcticsunrise Global day Arctic Russian Embassy

Protest outside Russian Embassy

As I was passing through London on Saturday I persuaded my husband to come to the Russian Embassy with me (the first time he has ever been on a demo!), where a...
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Free The Arctic 30 - York - Oct 2013

Yorkshire groups gathered in York on Oct 5th to support our friends and colleagues being held in Russia. You can help to #FreeTheArctic30 here: http://act....
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The Worst Film In the World - and why it's relevant

Last weekend the Gulbenkin Cinema in Canterbury showed the worst film in the world. It's called 'The Room'. You've probably never heard of it. It's a stinker....
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Sini, the quiet hero

My friend Sini Saarela is in jail in Murmansk, along with many other Greenpeace International activists. They are some of the first people in the world to...
by Cardiff
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Wordsmiths wanted to write Arctic story

While the 28 activists and two journalists still being detained in Russia are never far from our hearts and minds, it's also important we continue our work to...
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Greenpeace Leeds meeting Monday 7 October 2013.

Present: Joe, Alan, Rebecca, Cath, Suzy, Jenny, Matt, Andrew, Carla and Jayne. Good meet starting with short talk from Claire Fauset, Skillshare Network...
by Leeds
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Leeds Group Media Update

We at Greenpeace Leeds are taking a more active approach towards documenting our events and outreach, so keep an eye out for new photo and video uploads!...
by Leeds
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Y-NOT FESTIVAL AUGUST 2013

A belated write-up from the Y-Not Festival way back at the begining of August. Active Supporters from across Derbyshire covered the stall for the full three...
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Y-NOT FESTIVAL AUGUST 2013

A belated write-up from the Y-Not Festival way back at the begining of August. Active Supporters from across Derbyshire covered the stall for the full three...
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Free the Arctic 30 - Solidarity Event in York on Saturday

People from the Yorkshire East group joined people from across the region in York on Saturday to show solidarity for the Arctic 30.
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Buxton Dove Messages

OCT 5TH IN BUXTON

A lovely sunny day in Buxton brought people out onto the street. We found most had heard about the plight of our friends in jail in Murmansk, and were keen to...
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Peace Not Piracy: Cornwall Shows Support for Arctic 30

A flock of unusual birds joined the seagulls in Falmouth on Saturday. They were paper doves, pegged to ropes and primed with messages of support for the 30...
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East Bristol show Solidarity with Arctic 30 Sat 5th Oct.

We had a great day Saturday with the East Bristol group – we were joined by relatives and friends of Alex, Iain and Anthony – three of the activists from the...
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