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Major victory over Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, but more battles to come

Posted by bex — 19 January 2012 at 5:34pm - Comments

Rubbish piled up on the barren ground of the tar sands outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

President Obama has just said no to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which was to carry tar sands oil from Alberta to Texas. Despite a fierce lobbying campaign by oil companies and by Canada's Harper government, Obama spiked the pipeline - in part thanks to an unprecedented and global grassroots uprising.

Article tagged as: barack obama, canada, climate change, keystone xl pipeline, oil, successes, tar sands

The day the web stood still

Posted by petespeller — 19 January 2012 at 3:30pm - Comments

THANK YOU everyone who took action yesterday and took a historic stand against Internet censorship. We're proud to have stood shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's biggest websites and all of you, in opposing Sopa and Pipa - the two pieces of legislation in the US designed to prevent copyright piracy on the web, but which would have granted corporations unprecedented powers to limit free expression.

Article tagged as: censorship, internet, pipa, sopa

Energy price reductions won't cut it

Posted by petespeller — 17 January 2012 at 4:35pm - Comments

Over the last two weeks all of the Big Six energy companies - E.On, RWE, nPower, British Gas, EDF, Scottish Power, and Scottish and Southern Energy - have announced reduction in their prices for gas or electricity. However, our analysis of the reductions in wholesale prices compared to the retail prices show that the Big Six are not passing on the fulls savings to their customers.

Article tagged as: big six, electricity, energy, energy bill, fuel poverty, gas

Why we're supporting high-speed rail done right

Posted by jamie — 17 January 2012 at 1:18pm - Comments

HS2 is great in principle, but the plan has plenty of holes

Last week, the government gave the thumbs-up to the first phase of the new high-speed rail network (aka HS2). Since then, debate between those for and against has filled the media including a piece in the Mail claiming Greenpeace is opposed to the project. We're not of course, but it does need correcting.

Article tagged as: climate change, co2 emissions, emissions, high speed rail, hs2, transport

And the award for threatening planet Earth goes to...

Posted by jamie — 12 January 2012 at 6:03pm - Comments

Darth Vader present Ivan Hodac of Acea with an award for threatening planet Earth

Another bit of fun from the Brussels motor show today: an award presented by Lord Vader himself for jeopordising the future of our planet.

Together with a squad of stormtroopers, Darth Vader interrupted a speech given by Ivan Hodac, general secretary of the car industry lobbying body Acea. The dark lord presented Hodac with a gong for his achievements in blocking propressive car efficiency legislation in Europe.

Listen to Darth Vader's speech below and tremble with fear.

Article tagged as: acea, brussels motor show, ivan hodac, volkswagen, VW

Cracks appear in VW ranks as polar bears invade Brussels motor show

Posted by jamie — 12 January 2012 at 2:33pm - Comments

Polars bears lounge around a VW Polo at the Brussels motor show

VW has been ignoring our requests for a meeting, so we've paid a visit to its exhibition stand at the Brussels Motor Show.

Or, to be more precise, dozens of polar bears (including the majestic Paula Bear) have invaded the prestigious Autosalon 2012 event to protest about the impact that Volkswagen and the rest of the car industry is having on our climate and the Arctic.

Article tagged as: arctic, autosalon 2012, brussels, cars, motor shows, oil, polar bears, transport, VW, VWDarkside

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Major victory over Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, but more battles to come

The day the web stood still

Energy price reductions won't cut it

Why we're supporting high-speed rail done right

And the award for threatening planet Earth goes to...

Cracks appear in VW ranks as polar bears invade Brussels motor show

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