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Canterbury Eco Fest

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Thanks to all who came along to help at the Eco Fest. Special thanks to Ray Fielder for the fantastic music. Our fundraising team got 16 sign ups which is...
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A Little Action...

John was at this little event yesterday. Read more details here. http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/lewes-mp-norman-baker-hits-bac.... Climate Change -...
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May Get Together notes

We had a good get together at Wharf Chambers last night with Carla, Trevor, Rebecca, Alan, Sam, Jenny, Noemi, Barbara, Matt, Cath and Joe, with a welcome to...
by Leeds
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Major Supermarket Chains Follow GM Pied Piper (Update: March against Monsanto)

M&S, Co-op and Sainsbury's say chickens will be fed on GM soya. This is the headline the Guardian carried recently. The big surprise here is the...
by Glasgow
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Our Arctic friends visit Kingston's May Merrie

On 6th May two special visitors were seen greeting children and adults in Kingston's Memorial Gardens: our Polar Bear and his friend the Arctic Fox. As is...
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Frank & Go

Flaring-More bad news when it comes to fracking...

The UK's two largest Fracking companies have admitted they plan to burn some of the gas they extract as part of the process of drilling for oil and gas,...
by Cardiff
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Huddersfield Quakers say WE LOVE THE ARCTIC

Thank you to the Huddersfield Quakers for getting together to take this group photo as part of our I <3 ARCTIC campaign. Great pic and great work folks!
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Oxford University Earth Sciences take Shell Money

Last Thursday Oxford University hosted Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Shell's Director of "Unconventionals" at the opening of...
by Oxford
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I Love Arctic in York

York loves the Arctic

Did you hug a polar bear in York today (11th May), maybe even in the blowy wind or rain? If we took your photo, you'll be able to see them on Flickr: click...
by York
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I ♥ Arctic - Take one polar bear add musicians!

The photo on our welcome message is from our recent I ♥ Arctic campaign in Chesterfield on Bank Holiday Monday. We shared the stall with Nottingham &...
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Championing small-scale fishermen in court battle for fairer quotas

Imagine if someone claimed ownership of a percentage of the sparrows in the sky or a share of the deer in our forests? Would this seem absurd to you? I...
by Cardiff
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Ursa Bear unveiled in the Bear Pit

Mayor George Ferguson overcame some brief RPZ-related heckling to unveil Ursa Bear in the Bear Pit on Friday evening.  Paula Bear went along and helped...
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JOIN THE FUND RAISING AT OUR THREE PUB QUIZZES

Well at long last the evenings are lighter longer, the temperatures are up, and The Bristol GREENPEACE Group stall at the 2013 Redland May Fair has been and...
by Bristol
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May the fourth be with the Arctic!

We took the polar bear out once again on a sunny Saturday in Edinburgh on 4 May 2013 to ask people to sign up for the I ❤ Arctic campaign. There was a great...
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Oxford University's Shell Partnership Protested

Oxford University has signed a partnership with Shell, allowing Shell to fund the Earth Science department & reseach into fossil fuel extraction. Ed Davey...
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Radio Ujima 98FM hosts Nuclear Power discussion

Radio Ujima's Paulette North hosted a discussion on Nuclear Power on her lunchtime Outlook show on Thursday 9th May. I debated the pros and cons of a new...
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Salisbury Journal

We had a very sucessful and fun day at The Salisbury Green Fair, but best of all was that we made the Salisbury Journal.
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Arctic Supporter with Polar Bear on The Mound, Edinburgh

Arctic Visitor Comes to Edinburgh

The 20th April – the I Love Arctic International Day of Action – saw a sad looking polar bear on The Mound in Edinburgh. She was roaming the streets of...
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Transform now - swords into plowshares

Elderly nun in US nuclear break in

Um an interesting choice of headline from the BBC - Elderly Nun convicted in US nuclear site break in , but a nice action from the other side of the pond by...
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Loving the Arctic is easy 'cos its beautiful

By now, you know that we're going to Save the Arctic - companies like Shell may have nearly all the money, but they haven't got the passion and committment of...
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