February 2007

Bearing witness at Faslane

Posted by bex — 20 February 2007 at 6:17pm - Comments

Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog

The Reverend Ainslie Walton casts a floral peace symbol into the waters outside Faslane nuclear weapons submarine base
The Reverend Ainslie Walton casts a floral peace symbol into the waters outside Faslane nuclear weapons submarine base
© Greenpeace/Cobbing

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Open boat day in Greenock

Posted by bex — 18 February 2007 at 4:05pm - Comments

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The bridge of the Arctic Sunrise
© Greenpeace/Sumner

The open boat day in Edinburgh was a brilliant success, so we're having another one - this time in Greenock, near Glasgow (map). For a guided tour around a working Greenpeace ship, come along to Custom House Quays at Greenock Docks between 11am and 4pm on Sunday 25th February - hope to see you there!

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Life aboard the washing machine

Posted by bex — 17 February 2007 at 1:33pm - Comments

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Tessie looks out over the Isle of Arran

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Greenpeace wins nuclear legal challenge

Posted by jamie — 15 February 2007 at 4:33pm - Comments

Green groups outside court

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Success as government's nuclear plans ruled unlawful

Posted by jamie — 15 February 2007 at 9:00am - Comments

The government's decision to back nuclear power was ruled as unlawful by the High Court

In a major blow to the government's plans to reinvigorate nuclear power in the UK, the High Court has ruled their decision to back a programme of new nuclear power stations was unlawful.

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Tell your MP nukes are not the answer

Posted by bex — 14 February 2007 at 9:44am - Comments

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Trident missile

It’s setting sail day on board the Arctic Sunrise; in a few hours, we’ll be leaving Edinburgh to make our way around the Scottish coast to Greenock, outside Glasgow.

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