Greenpeace Blog

StopE$$o logo legal, French court rules

Posted by bex — 4 February 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

Greenpeace hailed a Paris judge's ruling permitting the use of a parody of the Esso logo on its StopEsso website as a victory for freedom of expression on the internet, as well as for the climate.

Article tagged as: climate change, legal, stop esso, trials

Kyoto dead... Don't hold your breath!

Posted by bex — 5 January 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

international climate talks 2001

The latest round of international discussions about global warming concluded in Milan, Italy on 12th December. Sadly, the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP9) again failed to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, prompting critics to write it off for the umpteenth time.

In the past ten years, it has been almost impossible to count the number of times that the Kyoto Protocol has been declared 'dead'.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, COP, exxon, international policy, kyoto protocol, russia, USA

Renewables in practice: Greenpeace supports offshore wind farm proposal in Swansea Bay

Posted by bex — 22 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

A pioneering new wind farm will put South Wales at the forefront of the UK's clean energy future. Scarweather Sands off-shore wind farm will produce enough electricity to meet the needs of 80,000 homes - that's equivalent to a town the size of Swansea.

The developments at Scarweather Sands, off Rest Bay in Porthcawl provide an excellent example of the push towards renewable energy. It's an opportunity to highlight the advantages and dispel some of the myths surrounding the development of this new, clean alternative to fossil fuels.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, swansea bay, wales, wind power

Esso, we've got you surrounded

Posted by bex — 5 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

An activist chained to a truck outside the Oil and Money conference

Article tagged as: climate change, esso, hachette, junk science, oil, stop esso

Support for welsh wind farm over three times greater than opposition

Posted by bex — 3 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

Poll results reveal 3 times as many in favour of wind power

More than three times as many local residents support an offshore windfarm proposal in South Wales than oppose it, according to results of an independent poll carried out by ICM research.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, swansea bay, wales, wind power

New authority contributes to nuclear nightmare

Posted by bex — 3 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) began operation in 2005. The Authority was originally proposed to oversee the UK's radioactive waste problem - mainly caused by civil nuclear industry activities.

Unfortunately, the role of the Authority has already been radically changed since it was originally proposed. The NDA is now continuing to oversee the operation of nuclear facilities which create nuclear waste - thus adding to a major problem. For example, the NDA runs BNFL's ageing, loss-making Magnox reactors, plus two spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and a MOX plant at Sellafield. This will mean an ever increasing bill for the taxpayer.

Article tagged as: BNFL, decommissioning, energy act, NDA, nuclear power, nuclear waste

World Climate Change Conference 2003

Posted by bex — 4 October 2003 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace activists launch a banner at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow

Article tagged as: climate change, esso, hachette, impacts, IPCC, kyoto protocol, russia, stop esso, UN

Activists block waste train bound for Sellafield

Posted by bex — 23 September 2003 at 8:00am - Comments

Italian activist arrested after stopping a nuclear waste train bound for Sellafield

Article tagged as: hachette, nuclear transports, reprocessing, sellafield, waste

We do like to be beside the seaside...

Posted by bex — 26 August 2003 at 8:00am - Comments

A Greenpeace volunteer polling beachgoers at Porthcawl

Article tagged as: hachette, renewable energy, wind power

Latest update from Swansea Bay

Posted by bex — 25 July 2003 at 8:00am - Comments

Pro-wind public engagement in South Wales

Throughout August, September and into October 2003, Greenpeace volunteers hit the high streets of South Wales, encouraging those who are in favour of wind power and support the proposed wind farm at Scarweather Sands to speak out and say Yes to Wind in Swansea Bay.

Article tagged as: climate change, renewable energy, swansea bay, wales, wind power

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