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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...
February 22 at 02:21pm
by Cardiff
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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...
February 22 at 01:56pm
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...
February 22 at 12:43pm
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...
February 22 at 11:32am
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...
February 21 at 04:19pm
by West Dorset
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...
February 21 at 02:58pm
by Oxford
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...
February 21 at 10:50am
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...
February 20 at 05:36pm
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...
February 20 at 12:46pm
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...
February 20 at 10:58am
by Southampton
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...
February 19 at 07:45pm
by Belfast
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...
February 19 at 06:56pm
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...
February 18 at 06:04pm
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...
February 18 at 04:50pm
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...
February 17 at 10:30am
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...
February 16 at 01:57pm
by Bristol East
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...
February 15 at 10:56pm
by Worthing
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....
February 15 at 08:16pm
by Cardiff
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...
February 15 at 08:04pm
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...
February 15 at 03:38pm
by Brighton
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