Blogposts tagged 'Decc'

Government gave nuclear lobby group Greenpeace legal papers

Posted by Louise Hutchins - 6 December 2011 at 5:59pm - 0 Comments

Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol

If further proof was needed of the unhealthy relationship between the Government and the nuclear industry then it can be found here in the release of a tranche of documents from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that show they are working hand in glove to thwart our legal challenge to the decision to build a new generation of nuclear power stations.

Article tagged as: DECC, EDF, freedom of information, judicial review, nuclear, nuclear industry association

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As our activists stop rainforest destruction, we want the UK government to take a lead

Posted by ianduff - 13 November 2009 at 5:28pm - 2 Comments

Greenpeace activists shut down an APRIL logging concession yesterday.

Ian is the member of our forests campaigning team dealing with Indonesia.

Yesterday, as Greenpeace activists were preparing to close down the pulp and paper operations of one of Indonesia's biggest forest criminals APRIL, (or 'Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings'), back here in the UK I was just starting a meeting with UK climate minister Joan Ruddock.

What's the connection between our activists in the field, and me in a meeting room in London? Well it certainly wasn't our choice of outfits - they probably wouldn't let me into DECC with a red boiler suit on, and a suit and tie isn't particularly suitable for the Indonesian rainforest.

Article tagged as: DECC, forests, indonesia, joan ruddock, lobbying, REDD

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A big week for the Big If

Posted by leila - 15 September 2009 at 4:40pm - 0 Comments

Ed Miliband at the anti-coal vigil outside DECC © Joseph Cabon /Christian Aid

Since the close of the coal consultation last week, many Greenpeace supporters who've signed up to the Big If have been getting busy. Firstly, in Doncaster on Saturday, members of our Yorkshire network showed up to Ed Miliband's constituency surgery in Bentley, in Doncaster. They built a giant 'Big If' out of cardboard boxes right outside the door.

Article tagged as: big if, coal, DECC, doncaster, ed miliband, kingsnorth