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Latest: activists arrested for taking a stand against air pollution. Sign our petition to #standwithsephie and tell Volkswagen to #DitchDiesel

Police have just arrested the last two climbers involved in our Volkswagen diesel blockade after they spent last night on top of a lighting gantry in the Sheerness import park, where they immobilised many of the VW diesel cars in the park by holding the keys. Show your support by signing… Read More

India Thorogood - 22nd September 2017

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Update: Greenpeace volunteers block Volkswagen cars entering the UK

Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats boarded a 23,498-tonne ship on a major import route bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK. The action was streamed live on Facebook.     Clean air campaigners approached the huge car carrier in the Thames Estuary around 8.30am this… Read More

India Thorogood - 21st September 2017

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Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats have surrounded a 23,000 tonne ship attempting to block Volkswagen cars entering the UK

Sign the petition here Mothers, fathers and people from all walks of life are currently doing everything in their power to stop more diesel cars entering our streets and communities. 25 Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats surrounded a 23,000 tonne ship attempting to block Volkswagen… Read More

Greenpeace UK - 21st September 2017

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#StandwithSephie: the superhero 2 year old who represents thousands affected by the air pollution crisis

“It was really distressing to see her working so hard to breathe. She’s so small.” It’s a parents’ worst nightmare to see their child being rushed in and out of hospital. Yet Sephie’s Mum and Dad have all too often seen her confined to… Read More

India Thorogood - 21st September 2017

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I’ve bought 3 diesel cars – now I want tough action against this polluting fuel

Sam Bloomfield is a primary school teacher and photographer from Lewisham, South London Having grown up in inner East London in the 1980s noise and pollution were a part of my everyday life. I never thought about it, I just took my inhaler and got on with life. When we moved… Read More

Sam Bloomfield - 21st September 2017

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