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Thank you Christines!!

Thanks to both our Christines you lovely ladies for hanging out with me in the sunshine on Saturday and getting people to sign up to loving the Arctic!We'll be...
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Save the Arctic day

  (Watch video of the day) Saturday was International Arctic day and Greenpeace supporters all over the world were out and about sharing our message of “I...
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DorchesterI ♥ the Arctic

I ♥ the Arctic came to Dorchester on Saturday 20th April. A great day: 14 volunteers 6 hours 40 + sign-ups and photos - including a dog £ 232 collected for a...
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Greenpeace at the Beach Clean

This is the third year we have joined the annual Beach Clean as a Greenpeace contingent.It always proves to be an enjoyable and useful way to spend a morning....
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Another dread-ful pun

You might have seen a recent post by Southampton group volunteer Alix about being sponsored to have her dreadlocks cut off to raise money for Project Pod on 'I...
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I love the Arctic - down on Crosby beach

The Preston group decided to go and join forces with the Southport group, to try and get people to help us save the Arctic.  It was a beautiful day and...
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A Whole Lotta Love for the Arctic at Bristol Zoo (updated with video)

It was wonderful to be back at Bristol Zoo yesterday with a global campaign that was happening simultaneously around the world.  It was a great feeling to...
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Arctic/Swansea

Saving the Arctic in Swansea

We're often cynically told that green issues are of no interest to 'ordinary' people especially in these austere times. And yet today in Swansea , South...
by Cardiff
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Chasing Ice screening at the Star & Shadow cinema

The much anticipated screening of Chasing Ice at the Star & Shadow cinema was worth every bit of the wait, and the jam packed cinema proved just how...
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I Love Arctic

Thanks to all the volunteers and supporters who contributed to the Leeds Greenpeace Global Day of Action. Find your photo by clicking on the 'Flicker' link.
by Leeds
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Scarborough loves the Arctic

I Love the Arctic

Scarborough loves the arctic, street campaign on Saturday April 20th
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Nottingham ♥ Arctic and Cameron's non existent speech

It was a lovely sunny day and we met to show our support for the Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic and stop companies like Shell drilling for oil in the...
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Global action to save the Arctic today, Saturday 20th April!!

Earlier this month the Arctic scroll listing the names of almost 3 million people in support of saving the arctic was placed on the sea bed at the North Pole....
by York
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I Love Arctic at Crosby Beach

As the ice melts, oil companies are threatening the pristine Arctic with industrial disaster. On Saturday, April 20, the world is calling for action to protect...
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Polar bears at New Brighton cinema!

On Saturday 13th the Greenpeace volunteers of Merseyside took a trip ‘over the water’ to the Wirral side of the Mersey river to the coastal town of New...
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Guardian article on military spending

Redirect military expenditure to ensure a sustainable future

Via Greenpeace International and as published in The Guardian on the 18th of April 2013. Last year $1.75tn was spent on the world's military,...
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Chasing Ice - Screening in Monmouth

Anyone who missed James Balog's breathtaking documentary Chasing Ice should head for The Savoy Theatre, Monmouth on 26 April 7.30pm. Screening for one night...
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Hereford Open Mic supports POD appeal

Around 80 people gathered at the Rocket Cafe in Hereford on Sat 13 April for an Open Mic session in aid of the POD appeal. The event organised by Hereford...
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Shale gas - The Dept. of Energy & Climate Change responds

After my last blog post on Fracking. I sent an email to The Dept. of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) asking if they were aware of the report produced by the...
by Glasgow
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Design drawing of the new survival pod

April's Get Together at Wharf Chambers

Hi everyone, We had a short meeting on Monday 8 April at Wharf Chambers but it was good to see everyone who turned up : Cath, Carla, Nick, Barbara and new...
by Leeds
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