December 2012

At last, a victory for sustainable fishing

Posted by Nina Schrank — 19 December 2012 at 5:00pm - Comments
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Yesterday morning in chilly Brussels I joined small scale fishermen and Greenpeace campaigners who had travelled from all over Europe to demonstrate together outside the European Council Building. We were there to remind ministers to put the health of our oceans first, in the reform process of the European laws that govern our seas.<--break->

Let's turbocharge the EU

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 17 December 2012 at 3:04pm - Comments
Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow
All rights reserved. Credit: Nicolas Chauveau / Greenpeace
Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow

The clock is ticking. From today we have a chance to influence the final EU law that could force car companies to produce greener cars.

You did it! Waitrose puts Shell relationship on ice

Posted by sara_a — 12 December 2012 at 1:34pm - Comments
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Today we received the great news that after only 12 days of our intensive campaign, Waitrose has announced it has put its partnership with Arctic oil drillers Shell on ice. 

The alternative Autumn Statement

Posted by Richardg — 5 December 2012 at 3:34pm - Comments

This morning, the Chancellor George Osborne gave his Autumn Statement. People on Twitter say he's launched a dash for gas that would wreck our climate targets and make us the Dirty Man of Europe all over again.

Recapturing the freedom of artisanal fishing

Posted by Fran G — 4 December 2012 at 11:24am - Comments

Being an artisanal fisherman is synonymous with freedom, says Gwen Pennarun, from Saint Marine, Brittany. At least, it used to be.

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