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In pictures: plastic in our rivers

We are all aware of plastics in our oceans, the Great Pacific Garbage between Hawaii and California is well known, but plastic pollution is invading our rivers too. That’s why we are carrying out the most thorough survey of plastic in UK rivers to date — testing river water in… Read More

Angela Glienicke - 15th March 2019

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Michael Gove, Don’t Lose Your Bottle

In the UK every year we go through around 14 billion plastic bottles, of all shapes and sizes. Most of us do our best to reuse, for example by refilling water bottles again and again; and to recycle, either at home or by getting rid of our bottles… Read More

John Sauven - 7th March 2019

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In pictures: Happy International Polar Bear Day!

Organized by Polar Bears International the polar bears’ special day aims to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change and reduced sea ice on the polar bears’ population. Polar bears require sea ice to survive as a platform to reach their prey of ringed and bearded seals, to travel… Read More

Angela Glienicke - 27th February 2019

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“We don’t need this plastic” – what supermarket customers are telling us

This blog is by Ken Carroll, a Greenpeace volunteer in Southampton: It may not be everyone’s idea of a good time. But the Sunday morning we spent outside a Sainsbury’s in Southampton sure felt good. I was there to join members of Greenpeace in raising awareness… Read More

Elena Polisano - 21st February 2019

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Why This Dad is Supporting the Youth Climate Strike. (Aka The Kids Are Alright.)

Today we use 100 million barrels of oil every single day.  There are no politics to change that, there are no rules to keep that oil in the ground… we can’t save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed.  Everything needs to be… Read More

Pat Venditti - 15th February 2019

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