Blogposts tagged 'London'

Volkswagen's Dark Side: Stormtroopers invade the UK's Silicon Roundabout

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 28 June 2011 at 3:09pm - 3 Comments

What a day: hijacking London's largest ad space, stormtroopers in Old Street trending on Twitter, blanket coverage in the PR press, called "masters of the PR stunt" and more than 2000 new people like us on Facebook in 12 hours, it's fair to say our latest campaign launch went well.

Article tagged as: actions, climate change, co2, emissions, EU, london, Old Street, star wars, Stormtroopers, targets, The Dark Side, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

How we shut down five BP stations and fell in love with a hybrid

Posted by tracy - 27 July 2010 at 1:59pm - 8 Comments

It was a very early start this morning. I'm not much of a morning person and the adrenaline was pumping, so I was a bit worried about driving through central London my nerves feeling fuzzy and frazzled. But as I motored through the quiet streets of London at 5am in silence behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius I started to feel better. Because I have to admit, I really like driving.

I grew up in North America and it wasn't summer without a good road trip. I have eco-guilt about it, but I love the freedom, covering huge distances, being able to stop anytime and anywhere and enjoy the view or a bit of local culture. But I don't own a car - I don't need one in the city, and I don't want one because of the resources they eat up and the climate impacts. Well, until now.

Article tagged as: action, beyond petroleum, BP, climate change, gulf, london, oil, petrol, prius, stations, toyota

You made a Wave across the country

Posted by tracy - 7 December 2009 at 11:53am - 2 Comments

More than 50,000 people turned out on Saturday in London and Glasgow to tell our leaders we want tough action on climate change. Well done and a huge thanks to everyone who came out, painted themselves (and each other) blue and joined in the wave.

Article tagged as: climate change, copenhagen, london, the wave

Where's the Rainbow Warrior?

Posted by christian - 20 November 2009 at 2:48pm - 4 Comments

She's in London! (Live from the ship's webcam.)

If you missed the Rainbow Warrior during her visit last year, now's your chance to see one of the lynchpins of our global campaigns. Volunteers will be on hand to guide you round the 55m-long schooner and the crew will be able to share their tales of derring-do on the high seas.

Article tagged as: about, london, rainbow warrior

Take a tour of the Rainbow Warrior in London and Edinburgh

Posted by jamie - 18 November 2009 at 11:08am - 0 Comments

The Rainbow Warrior anchored near Kingsnorth power station during last year's UK visit

Shiver me timbers and other nautical cliches. Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently on her way to the UK. She and her crew are en route to Copenhagen for the UN climate conference next month, but she'll be harbouring in London and Edinburgh over the next couple of weeks and her gangplanks will be lowered for anyone who wants to visit.

Article tagged as: edinburgh, london, rainbow warrior, ships

Gather together for a day of global action on climate change

Posted by jamie - 4 December 2008 at 1:44pm - 10 Comments

Campaign against Climate Change The run-up to Christmas is usually a hectic time for climate change aficionados, not because we're busy buying each other wind-up torches and mini-wind turbines to put under the tree, but there's just so much happening on the global scene. Not only is it the time for international climate talks (Bali last year, Poznan happening now, Copenhagen in 12 months), but the Global Day of Action has swung round once more.

If you can brave the cold, this Saturday 6 December is the one to mark in your diary and London will witness a march to Parliament Square where the likes of Nick Clegg, Caroline Lucas and George Monbiot will be speaking to the crowds. Assemble at 12 noon in Grosvenor Square, outside the US embassy, and there's also protest bike ride from Lincoln's Inn Fields at 10.30am. Further details are on the Campaign Against Climate Change website.

Of course, as it's a Global Day of Action, there are events happening right across the planet. Examine the Global Climate Campaign website to find what's happening in your country.

Article tagged as: climate change, global day of action, london

Pete's blog - first day on the Rainbow Warrior

Posted by bex - 22 October 2008 at 7:55am - 0 Comments

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior coming through Tower Bridge

The Rainbow Warrior coming through London's Tower Bridge. © Will Rose / Greenpeace

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Pete - Rainbow Warrior crewPete is a volunteer deck hand on the Rainbow Warrior.

I'm only on the Rainbow Warrior! With some awe and trepidation, I joined the ship yesterday afternoon. It's now Tuesday night and, fighting to keep my eyes open, I look back on my first, very full, day on board.

An early start to move the ship to Tower Bridge. With two RHIBs (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats) in the water, slightly twitchy river police turn up in a launch and escort us all the way up the Thames. It's impressive, the power Greenpeace has to motivate others...

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, coal ship tour, london, rainbow warrior, ships

Thousands say NO to a 3rd runway

Posted by saunvedan - 2 June 2008 at 4:48pm - 0 Comments

Big NO

The Make a NOise Carnival on Saturday saw thousands of people gather to oppose the building of a 3rd runway at Heathrow airport. Forming a human chain to spell out ‘NO’ to Heathrow expansion, they sent a clear message to the government’s plans that was large enough to be seen by planes overhead. The proposed 3rd runway will add an extra 900 flights a day which will make it impossible for us to hit our climate change targets. Also, the population of the entire village of Sipson would be displaced by the expansion leading to the bulldozing of 750 homes.

Article tagged as: aviation, climate change, heathrow, heathrow expansion, london, protests

London goes retro to beat climate change

Posted by jamie - 29 February 2008 at 1:36pm - 0 Comments

Fashion is a fickle beast but now a whole city is going retro (well, not quite but it was too good a pun to waste). The long-awaited plan to retrofit all buildings owned and operated by the Greater London Authority (GLA) with energy-saving systems and technology is finally in motion with contracts awarded to companies which are going to slash the capital's emissions.

While much of the discussion about energy efficiency in buildings has focused on new houses, there are still millions of older buildings that lack proper insulation or top-notch heating systems. No matter how good those eco-towns are, if and when they're built they'll only represent a small proportion of the building stock in the UK. Fortunately, the GLA have a cunning plan.

Article tagged as: buildings, climate change, emissions, energy efficiency, ken livingstone, london

Porsche sulks over London congestion charge, starts a petition

Posted by jamie - 22 February 2008 at 4:11pm - 10 Comments

Porsche logoLondon mayor Ken Livingstone was never going to get an easy ride over his planned changes to the congestion charge, and Porsche's threat of a legal challenge is perhaps no big surprise. Famed for its fast, sleek, inefficient cars, it claims the new £25-a-day charge on gas guzzlers is "unfair and disproportionate".

As well as the promised judicial review, the company has started a petition for the Jeremy Clarksons of this world to voice their opposition to Ken's plan. "We know that huge numbers of people in London and across the rest of the country support our case," they claim. "They agree with us that it would be bad for London - that it is unfair and sends the wrong message about what sort of a city London is whilst having no meaningful benefit on the environment."

Article tagged as: cars, climate change, congestion charge, emissions, ken livingstone, london, porsche, transport
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