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THIS SATURDAY - IN BROMLEY

Hi all, Just a quick reminder about this Saturday in Bromley........We have two Polar Bear suits.....a licensed stall.......smart phones......friends from...
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Stop Star Wars

30 years campaigning to eliminate nuclear weapons: From Amchitka to Kwajalein

An ad hoc bit of research into the history of Greenpeace in China, turned up this quite nice briefing {pdf}, and summary of Greenpeace's campaiging on Nuclear...
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Will Fracking come to Nottinghamshire?

In last week’s budget Chancellor George Osborne announced a generous new tax regime for shale gas in an effort to introduce the North American shale gas boom...
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2012 What a Great Year

It's been a BRILLIANT year for Greenpeace International, UK and Croydon. 2012 saw us campaigning against sHell planning to drill the Arctic, against KFC using...
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Polar bear on sea ice

It's Going to be a BIG day THIS SATURDAY for Bromley

It’s a BIG day out in Bromley THIS Saturday with two Polar Bears and volunteers from three nearby groups coming into our town to help us raise awareness of the...
by Bromley
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The Pod is up!

Cakes for the Pod!

Greenpeace volunteers around the country are working to help raise funds for a new Greepeace 'Pod', a temporary abode for campaigners needing extra...
by York
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The Train Journey

Last week I was lucky enough to take the beautiful train journey across the Rocky Mountains from Edmonton to Vancouver. This was a journey of contrasts. My...
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Portsmouth Greenpeace - Meeting Mike Hancock

Mike Hancock - Looking for a greener future

Today was actually a really productive meeting with my MP Mike Hancock.  We talked green issues, we talked the Energy Bill (which is soon to make its way...
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Campaigning today

We were out and about in Salisbury today and got a few more photos, only one person declined saying they didn't want their info 'put out there' and someone...
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On the value of community connections

On Thursday night I attended the Remakery’s screening of MicMacs, an excellent French film about recycling and grassroots activism, on behalf of Southwark...
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Southwark's Top Ten Achievements

On Tuesday evening we had our second meeting at the Old Thameside Inn in London Bridge. We put our heads together to brainstorm all the things we do really...
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Ending the nuclear weapons age

The exact number of nuclear weapons situated across the world is shrouded in mystery, but whatever the number, North Korea's underground test last week is a...
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Southwark Greenpeace at the Camberwell Film Festival

For some weeks now I have been giving up a little of my copious video-game-playing and YouTube-watching time to organise a collaboration between Southwark...
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Greenpeace activists scale the underside of the 53,000 tonne oil rig

Arctic scroll update ... sorry, I mean Arctic Roll

What on earth has flour and eggs got to do with Greenpeace? Well, they are some of the essential ingredients (as far as I am aware!) of making cake.  And...
by York
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Lovehearts and Leaflets

With the sun shining, a brand new table and resources desperate to be used, Cornwall group were roused from our winter hibernation last Saturday. As we laid...
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Trip to Greenpeace HQ in London

Well, after deciding It made more sense to stay up all night, rather than going to sleep and waking up at 3am to catch the bus down to London, I made it to GP'...
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Eradicating Ecocide - Polly Higgins in Bristol

Earlier this month a few members from Bristol East Greenpeace were inspired by the talk given by international barrister and award winning author, Polly...
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Greenspeakers Talk at Napier University , Save the Arctic and Successes.

I was very pleased to accompany Sally from Greenpeace Dundee along to speak to some of the students at Napier University's sighthill campus on Tuesday. There...
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We are wimpy hippies

So it was decided at the last planning meeting - our first Shell garage protest of the new year.  Then winter came back.  I sat looking at the snow...
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Picture of still millpond, early morning

One Planet - Love It

It's important to really see what a wonderous and precious planet we live on is.  We are floating in space amongst many others stars and phenomenon and...
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