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East Anglia Skillshare

I went to the Greenpeace skillshare in Norwich on Saturday. I was so pleased to meet so many enthusiastic people from Cambridge, all eager to spread the word...
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Greenpeace Croydon Band Night

Croydon band night was a rock and roll success. The green Dragon was packed and we raised an awesome £415 for the new survival pod. If you could not make it or...
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Save the Climate hot air balloon

Hey G8, What about the Climate?

Hey G8, what about the climate? Posted by Daniel Mittler - 17 June 2013 at 10:06am All rights reserved. Credit: Robert Visser As leaders of...
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I Love Arctic in York

If not you, who? If not now, when?

Our forthcoming events are as follows: We'll be out in York to Save the Arctic again on Sunday 23rd June.  Look out for us on Parliament Street from 11am...
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Tynedale Greenpeace supporters lead discussion

Chasing Ice in Hexham

Sixty four people watched a screening of James Balog's film, Chasing Ice.  If any were unconvinced before about climate change they weren't by the end of...
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Tommy Walsh at the Green Deal Launch - Hampshire

Celebrity Endorsements - Actually not a bad thing!

Well on a friday morning you don't expect to be in a random house in Eastleigh listening to Tommy Walsh from 'the telly' talking about greener energy...
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Bringing the Pod home

A couple of weekends ago I had the honor of helping to bring the new Pod, that we have all worked so very hard  to fund through local network fundraising...
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Nuclear convoy exercise

Nuclear convoy emergency exercise reveals flaws in disaster response

Scotland would be left to fend for itself in the crucual period following an accident involving a UK nuclear warhead on a Scottish road, according to papers...
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Environment Minister says climate change is not real!

I missed this on the radio last Friday when Radio 4's Any Questions was held at the Centre for Alternaltive Technology.  I sort of knew it was on but I...
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Campaign updates

  The long road to CFP reform by Simon Clydesdale, oceans campaigner Good news from Brussels;  we finally got an agreement on CFP reform and at...
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IMPORTANT: Change of local group meeting time

Please note our local group meeting will now be on the 20th June at 7.30pm instead of the 13th of june as previously advertised.
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Day out at Envirolution Festival

While the EDL were parading marching in Manchester’s inner city streets, down the road in Plattfield Park, Fallowfield, activists and volunteers from all over...
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Portobello Market Campaigning

  Join West London Greenpeace this Saturday 15th June for some campaigning! We will be meeting at Notting Hill Gate Station outside the Royal Bank of...
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Demand Zero

The World must stand together

New video from Global Zero, please share and then demand a world without nuclear weapons.
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The Arctic Pod Party - at Club Aquarium on 21st June

Camden Greenpeace are holding an incredible club night on Friday 21st June - The Arctic Pod Party - at Club Aquarium in Shoreditch (Old Street). It's to raise...
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Saying Yes 2 Wind

We've been working on the 'Save the Arctic' and 'I luv Arctic' campaigns for a while now - local action but looking to change the behaviour of huge companies...
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Save the Arctic polar bear

Green Scythe Fair nr Langport Somerset 09/06/20134

Was terrific to see so many people invloved in environmental issues at the Green Scythe Fair.So many aspects to the green world, recycling/reusing old stuff,...
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The Greenpeace Cat power –Northern Skill Share in York

I have recently joined the Newcastle Greenpeace Group, after attending a local community festival. I came across Greenpeace around four years ago when I was...
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Paula Bear with David Cameron lookalike

political lobbying training course in Leicester on 22nd June

You will have all heard of the lobbying scandal this past week when one MP and 3 members of the House of Lords were caught on camera by the Beeb accepting...
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No Dash For Gas - Making Bigger Things Happen

On the 6th of June, 21 climate activists received their sentences for aggravated trespass of the EDF owned West Burton Gas power plant.  The action took...
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