July 2011

BREAKING: Cairn obtains legal interdict: ‘Twitter ban’ and 'gagging order' for Greenpeace

Posted by bex — 19 July 2011 at 7:35pm - Comments

Update: Read the interdict in full. 

In its latest move to cover up the truth about its Arctic drilling, Cairn Energy has obtained an extraordinary, wide-ranging legal interdict (injunction) against us, gagging us from posting Tweets and Facebook updates containing photos of yesterday's occupation of their Edinburgh headquarters.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, direct actions, freedom of expression, gagging orders, go beyond oil, injunction, legal

Cairn occupation is over, but the campaign goes on

Posted by bex — 18 July 2011 at 8:22pm - Comments

It's been a long day but, around 12 hours after our intrepid Polar bears occupied Cairn Energy's HQ, the last of them has now been removed by police. Around 20 people have been arrested in all, and most of them remain in custody here in Edinburgh.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, climate, direct actions, drilling, go beyond oil, oil

IWC wrap up: too busy disagreeing to save any whales.

Posted by Willie — 18 July 2011 at 4:18pm - Comments

The contentious thing at this year’s International Whaling Committee (IWC) annual meeting wasn’t whaling, but bizarrely it was the issue of ‘consensus’.

Article tagged as: International Whaling Commission, IWC, richard benyon, whale sanctuaries, whales, whaling

Cairn occupation still going strong

Posted by jamie — 18 July 2011 at 1:27pm - Comments
Image removed by Cairn Energy
by. Credit: Greenpeace
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We assembled at about 8am this morning near to Cairn Energy's offices in Edinburgh. It was a strange gaggle of people in suits and an army of polar bears. Such a gathering was going to attract attention so we couldn't hang about - we crossed Festival Square which was starting to get busy with people heading for work and straight through the doors of Cairn's office building. 

Article tagged as: cairn, climate, direct actions, go beyond oil, oil

Common Fisheries Policy reform: glimmer of light in a sea of darkness

Posted by Ariana Densham — 15 July 2011 at 3:43pm - Comments

On Wednesday the European Commission launched its proposals for a reform of the way Europe’s seas and fish are managed. After such a positive start back in 2009 when the Commission published its progressive green paper [PDF], it has been downhill ever since.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, discards, european commission, events, fish fight, fishing, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, sustainable fishing, tuna

VW Viral Video: The Jedi Strike Back

Posted by jamess — 15 July 2011 at 3:28pm - Comments

A little over two weeks ago, we launched our VW campaign with our spoof video of the company’s Darth Vader advert.

It instantly went viral, becoming the most shared ‘ad’ worldwide (see pic on the right).

Article tagged as: 30 percent, climate, climate change, fuel efficiency, go beyond oil, oil, volkswagen, VWDarkside

APP spins yet more greenwash with latest advert

Posted by jamie — 14 July 2011 at 4:59pm - Comments

Oh, this is marvellous. A new commercial for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has surfaced which, like their previous efforts, is a lesson in how to make a bad company seem downright satanic. Hats off then to Allyn Media for a beautifully shot, if completely fabricated, video.

Article tagged as: allyn media, APP, deforestation, greenwash, indonesia, paper, reforestation

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