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VW are protesting against us!

Posted by jamess — 15 September 2011 at 2:42pm - Comments
Our banner at Frankfurt Motor Show and VW's counter protest!
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Our banner at Frankfurt Motor Show and VW's counter protest!

You'd struggle to make this up.

Moments ago, our activists dropped a huge banner at the Frankfurt motor show - the biggest in the world - to highlight VW's hypocrisy over its environmental policy (more info here).

Then something spectacular happened.

A week of Volkswagen activism

Posted by Richard Martin — 14 September 2011 at 12:52pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Vicki Couchman
Volunteers cover a VW display model inside the Colindale dealership

In June a small group of Greenpeace volunteers and activists launched our campaign against Volkswagen hijacking London’s largest ad space. A week ago hundreds of Greenpeace volunteers launched a wave of activism across the UK and Europe.

Big Oil steps up the battle for deep water drilling

Posted by bex — 12 September 2011 at 3:16pm - Comments
Winning logo from our Rebrand:BP competition
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The winning entry to our 2010 'Rebrand BP' competition

Another week, another push for reckless oil drilling by a UK company. This time it's BP, which wants to drill its deepest ever well in UK waters - a 1300 metre well - off the coast of North Uist.

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