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Plastic

UK river more polluted than Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The UK’s River Mersey contains proportionally more plastic pollution than the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area recognised by scientists as one of the most plastic-polluted expanses of water on earth

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 19, 2019

Climate change

Oil bosses in “crisis talks” over BP rig protest – Greenpeace reaction

Greenpeace response to reports that oil bosses have convened talks

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 19, 2019

Oil and gas

Greenpeace ship forces BP oil rig into THIRD U-turn away from major North Sea drill site

Greenpeace activists force third U-turn of a BP-operated rig away from a major oil drilling site in the North Sea, blocking the oil giant’s operation for the 10th day in a row

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 18, 2019

Plastic

How deposit return schemes help tackle plastic pollution

Deposit return schemes make a lot of sense and we shouldn't limit their use.

by Willie Mackenzie June 18, 2019

Oil and gas

BP forced into second U-turn by Greenpeace

Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise follows BP’s oil rig as it makes its second u-turn in less than 48 hours

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 17, 2019

Oil and gas

BREAKING – BP oil rig U-turns after failing to shake off Greenpeace ship

Greenpeace ship overtakes a BP rig near the drill site of a major new oil well in the North Sea.

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 16, 2019

Climate change

While we’re sat up here on a giant oil rig, let’s clear up a few things

BP like to say they're part of the climate change solution, but they're spending billions of pounds to explore more oil and lobby against climate legislation.

by Samantha Wockner June 14, 2019

Oil and gas

BREAKING – BP takes out injunction against Greenpeace ship heading for Scotland

Oil giant BP has served an injunction on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in an attempt to prevent the ship joining the occupation of the company’s rig in Cromarty, Scotland

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 14, 2019

Oil and gas

Greenpeace escalates BP rig occupation as new climbers board

A fresh team of Greenpeace activists have re-boarded a BP oil rig in Scotland just hours after Police Scotland declared the occupation over

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 14, 2019

Oil and gas

BREAKING – Police helicopter poised to remove Greenpeace activists from BP oil rig

Police Scotland are beginning attempts to remove Greenpeace activists occupying a BP oil rig in Cromarty, Scotland. A police helicopter is above the site

by Greenpeace UK Press Office June 13, 2019