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A run on salmon?
Posted by Willie on 16 February 2010.
It's worth stopping to think about the true price of the salmon you eat. And there's quite a lot to think about.
Salmon is one of the biggest international seafood commodities, and in the UK it's easily one of the most consumed and most conspicuous species in our supermarkets and restaurants. But the vast majority of the salmon you'll find on shelves or plates these days has been farmed rather than fished. Partly that’s because there's hardly any wild Atlantic salmon left, but it's also because salmon's popularity has grown and it has gone from being a delicacy to become more of an everyday food in the past few decades.
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Canada's terrible environmental record causes a stir
Posted by christian on 30 November 2009.
Don’t get us wrong – we like Canada.
Historically Canada and the UK have been allies and friends. But while the Canadian government probably isn’t top of your list of environmental villains, maybe it should be.
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Awesome new Tar Sands video - tell the Canadians to ditch the dirtiest oil in the world
Posted by christian on 23 November 2009.
Contrary to the laws of physics, Tar Sands both suck and blow.
Express your displeasure (and tell the Canadian government to stop messing up the future of the planet) at
http://greenpeace-uk.thetarsandsblow.org/
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Update: Canadian tar sands action wraps up
Posted by jamie on 1 October 2009.
Yesterday's fantastic direct action at Suncor's tar sands complex in Alberta is over. Two giant conveyor belts were blockaded for 10 hours and a giant banner was floated on the nearby Athabasca river. You can still catch some of the footage from the live video feeds and there are some great images in the slideshow above.
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Live: Greenpeace shuts down tar sands facility in Canada. Again
Posted by jamie on 30 September 2009.
Streaming .TV shows by Ustream
Check this out. The video above is a live feed from a tar sands facility in Canada, where Greenpeace teams are shutting down a conveyor belt and blocking a bridge. It just started in the last half hour so details on this side of the Atlantic are scant, but keep an eye on the live feeds from the two locations (location one here, location two here) and keep up with the #stoptarsands tag on Twitter, helpfully Scribbled below.
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Video: Greenpeace blocks tar sands mining operation
Posted by jossc on 20 September 2009.
On the eve of the Harper-Obama meeting in Washington D.C., climate and energy campaigner Mike Hudema explains why Greenpeace is locking down and blockading a giant dump truck and shovel at Shell’s massive Albian Sands open-pit mine in northern Alberta to send the message that the tar sands are a global climate crime that must be stopped.
Live feed from Canadian Tar Sands Action
Posted by christian on 15 September 2009.
It's a bit on and off, but our Canadian colleagues are streaming video live from a protest at a big dirty pit in the ground, as part of their Tar Sands work.
Watch here, and go to the Canadian Greenpeace site for some background info...
Shifting Sands: How a changing economy could bury the tar sands industry
Publication Date:
27 Jul 2009Body:
This report, co-authored by PLATFORM, Greenpeace and Oil Change International, points to a series of trends emerging from the growth forecasts of OPEC, the IEA and the EIA as evidence that the oil market could be undergoing a permanent structural shift.
The authors assert that previous oil demand growth forecasts have seriously underestimated the potential impacts of government policies aimed at securing energy supplies, reducing price volatility and tackling climate change. This ‘triple crunch’ of political imperatives has led to a widespread dampening of expectation among the world’s leading energy analysts.
Shifting Sands is the second update to the Rising Risks report.
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World’s most carbon intensive oil company, anyone?
Posted by jossc on 20 May 2009.
Not every barrel of oil has the same carbon footprint - some extraction processes radically increase the amount of greenhouse gases which are released. We've been collaborating on research to identify the worst offenders, and our report (released yesterday to coincide with the company's Annual General Meeting) singles out Shell as the most carbon intensive oil company in the world, based on its total resources.
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After 100 years, is BP going senile?
Posted by jossc on 5 May 2009.
Getting to be 100 years old is a proud milestone, but it usually comes with some complications - which can include a loss of critical faculties. As BP directors and shareholders meet to celebrate the company's centenary in London this evening, they'd be well advised to seriously question whether BP's massive investment in Canadian tar sands (pictured here) is evidence of senility setting in.
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