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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