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Renewable energy

How we can use wind power when there’s no wind

Although the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, new technology means we can rely on renewable energy whatever the weather.

by Mal Chadwick January 12, 2018

Plastic

We did it! Microbeads ban comes into effect

After two years of campaigning and 350,000 of you signing our petition, the government banned on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics and toiletries. It's a great start and paves the way…

by Tisha Brown January 11, 2018

Oil and gas

Amazing news for the Amazon Reef! Brazil has stopped the sale of oil blocks in the Amazon Mouth Basin

We’ve prevented new threats to the Amazon Reef, and this is the latest – other oil giants won’t be able to bid for the Amazon Mouth Basin blocks in the…

by Greenpeace UK November 16, 2017

Fannie Lou Hammer is a Black woman. Her mouth is open mid-speech, as she sits and commands the attention of the people surrounding her.

Environmental justice

How Fannie Lou Hamer inspires the modern climate movement

During Black History Month, we celebrate US voting rights and food justice activist Fannie Lou Hamer. As well as famously advocating for civil rights in the 1960s, Hamer was a…

by Tisha Brown October 26, 2017

Climate change

Coal and climate change: what a difference a decade makes

10 years since the Kingsnorth power station protest, we look back on how far we've moved away from using coal power.

by Mal Chadwick October 13, 2017

Empty plastic bottle floating in the sea

Plastic

9 ways to reduce your plastic use

Simple ways to cut down the amount of plastic we all use, from bags and bottles to straws and packaging.

by Alice Hunter July 31, 2017

Activism

From the frontline: How Greenpeace volunteers are resisting fracking in Lancashire

Local residents are working hard to keep the fracking industry at bay in Lancashire. Gill, from Greenpeace's Blackpool volunteer group, tells us what's happening and how more people can help.

by Hannah Martin February 24, 2017

Plastic

Deposit Return Schemes for plastic bottles – what exactly are they?

You may have seen the term Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) batted around lately- but what exactly does it mean? The way I like to think of it is this…

by Fiona Nicholls February 22, 2017

Arctic

5 ways that people power helped defeat Shell

Thanks to people power, Shell is giving up drilling for oil in the Alaskan Arctic. Here are five ways public campaigning puts pressure on a huge opponent like Shell.

by Fran Grobke October 15, 2015