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Newsletter 6th July

Posted by len herbert - 12 July 2010 at 5:46pm - Comments

Runnymede Greenpeace newsletter 6th July

Forthcoming events

12th July - Tar Sands awareness event at BP HQ in London

17th July - Annual Croquet Party on the lawn in Chobham, please bring something for the food table and your preference for the BBQ.

21st July- Surrey Waste Management workshop from 10am to 1pm in Chertsey

3rd August – usual evening meeting but this month held in Aileens garden with BBQ

30^th August - Carshalton Environmental Fair

Campaign news

Tar Sands - Runnymede have collected approx 250 messages in seven events from the public objecting to BPs involvement in Tar Sands. We will be presenting these to BP on 12^th July

Palm Oil - After pressure from Greenpeace and receiving nearly 10,000 emails HSBC has sold its shares in Sinar Mas, one of the worst companies responsible for destroying the Indonesian rainforest for palm oil and pulp plantations. This development follows Nestlé, Tesco, Unilever and Kraft all taking action against using Sinar Mas. Next we'll be asking USB and Credit Suisse to rethink their policy

If you would like more info on any of the above e-mail Lenherbert@btinternet.com