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No Dash For Gas - No Dash For Jail

People gathered outside the Magistrates Court in Nottingham today wondering whether for the first time ever that environmental activists would be sent to jail...
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A Turkish Night: the violence at Besiktas and how I ran for my life.

"Occupy Gezi" is a protest to protect Gezi park - one of the few remaining parks and public spaces - from being turned into a shopping mall. A battle between...
by Camden
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Radio Days

A good friend, let’s call her Maria (for that is her name), advises me to “get out of the comfort zone” every week.  A recent text-message suggestion from...
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Blue Bell Woods

Summer Daze - keeps me going

So the summer is finally here and the weather will be fine for the whole week (if you are down south).So I was cycling through this wood and caught this on a...
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Greenpeace visits the Woodcraft Folk

Just got back from giving a talk (in my role as a Greenspeaker) to the Woodraft Folk who meet at Windmill Hill City Farm. The group were really interested and...
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OccupyGezi

The protests in Turkey

I have been watching the events in Turkey as they get worse and worse.  What started out as a peaceful protest about plans to destroy an iconic park,...
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Arctic Sunrise visits Fowey

The Arctic Sunrise was visiting Fowey 31st May - 2 June 2013 as part of a European Tour to promote long overdue reform of the EU Common Fishing Policy. Richard...
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TAKSIM SQUARE , Istanbul - ACTIVISM NOT A CRIME

The very clear intention of local environmental protesters to protect their Taksim Square and Park from commercial building. Subsequent police overreaction...
by Bristol
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Kumi Naidoo in front of the Rainbow Warrior

The last tree or the last straw

The Greenpeace office in Istanbul has been under siege. It is in the heart of Taksim, an area in which a brutal police clampdown has been trying to end the...
by Cardiff
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it's not a teddy bear!

Our very own Paula Bear paid a visit to Hull carnival today.  Although I will admit that our costume is not quite as realistic as the terrifyingly...
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Pod Fundraiser Update

I'm pleased to report a successful night of music and singing at Worthing's Castle Tavern, raising a fantastic £135! This will go towards a new survival pod...
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Polar Bear

Campaigning in Hammersmith

Last Sunday West London Greenpeace were out by the Thames in Hammersmith raising awareness about the Arctic. We had a successful afternoon engaging walkers,...
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Peas and Pods

  A tiny side street in view of St Paul's - the location of last year's Occupy protests. An unassuming doorway leads down to a be-mirrored cocktail bar,...
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Stacy, Jo and Richard on Radio Ujima

Just listened to Stacy, Jo and Richard B on Radio Ujima - on Outlook with Paulette North talking about Bristol's bid to be the European Green Capital for 2015...
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Greenpeace Northern Skillshare, 8 June, Millers Yard, 2 & 4 Millers, Yard Gillygate, York, YO31 7EB

Come to 2 & 4 Millers Yard, Gillygate, York, YO31 7EB on the 8 June,  10:30 - 17:00 for the Greenpeace Northern Skillshare. For...
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Building our Response to the Climate Challenge - Public Meeting 13th June, 7-9pm

With only 400ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere rising exponentially plus a potential temperature rise of 4 to 6 degrees added to the threat of financial bust from £...
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Arctic Sunrise anchors in Lyme Bay and fisheries reform inches closer

  Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" anchored in Lyme Bay yesterday morning to meet representatives from the Lyme Bay Reserve, local dignitaries and...
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Tuxfest was amazing

This is the first time we had been to Tuxfest and it won't be the last.  The day was brilliantly sunny and more by luck than judgement we chose a spot for...
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Maple Syrup on Ice

The 'good' news is that on 15th May, the chair of the Arctic Council was handed over to Canada. Does this mean that Stephen Harper's shadow - if not his...
by Glasgow
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Nuclear Hazard

Nuclear weapons factory fined £200,000 following safety breaches

AWE plc, the company which runs the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are made, has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to...
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