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Sending a resolute message to a forest destroyer

Posted by Richardg — 18 March 2014 at 4:03pm - Comments

Resolute Forest Products is suing two of my colleagues for exposing its destruction of Canada's Boreal Forest. So this morning ten Greenpeace activists went to its home town to turn an iconic statue into a symbol of resistance.

Article tagged as: boreal forest, canada, forests, Lawsuit, logging, Quebec, Resolute

We meet the man who wants to frack under your house

Posted by Lawrence Carter — 14 March 2014 at 3:54pm - Comments

We recently confronted Cuadrilla Chief Executive, Francis Egan, over his plans to frack for shale gas underneath people’s homes in Lancashire. Cuadrilla has announced two new drilling sites in Lancashire, so we decided to pay them a visit and seek their assurance that they would respect the wishes of the Lancashire residents who have come together as part of Greenpeace’s legal block to tell them not to trespass on their land.

Article tagged as: british energy, climate, fracking

That tuna doesn't belong there!

Posted by victoriah — 11 March 2014 at 3:52pm - Comments

Dirty, unsustainable tuna like Oriental and Pacific doesn’t belong on Tesco shelves (for more about why that is, check out this story, or read on!)

Which has got a lot of people thinking. Where else does Oriental and Pacific not belong?

Well for one, it certainly doesn't belong hidden in other parts of the shop. Does it?

Article tagged as: oceans, oriental and pacific, sustainable fishing, tesco, tinned tuna, tuna

WIN! Two free tickets to anti-fracking beer launch party

Posted by Esther Freeman — 11 March 2014 at 12:10pm - Comments

All this fracking is enough to drive someone to drink. But now it seems even that's under threat. Some breweries are becoming worried that contaminated water supplies, as a result of fracking, could have "dire consequences" on the production of beer.

Article tagged as: beer, climate change, fracking

Pressure mounts on Procter & Gamble as Mars agrees to protect rainforests

Posted by Richardg — 10 March 2014 at 6:31pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists expose deforestation at one of P&G's palm oil suppliers

Procter & Gamble still has its head in the sand about its dirty palm oil use - so this morning our campaigner paid a visit to one of its suppliers, Musim Mas, to show P&G just what it's buying.

Article tagged as: forest, indonesia, mars, palm oil, Procter & Gamble, rainforests

Protect forests or destroy forests? Time to take a side

Posted by Richardg — 7 March 2014 at 1:40pm - Comments

It's been over a week since we asked Procter & Gamble to stop buying palm oil from forest destroyers. The company's not budging - so this morning we asked staff at their advertising agency to take a side.

Article tagged as: forests, Head & Shoulders, indonesia, P&G, palm oil, rainforests

Procter & Gamble don't want you to see this film

Posted by Richardg — 6 March 2014 at 9:15pm - Comments

If you've turned on the television in the last few months, you've probably seen Procter & Gamble's new advert 'Thank You Mom'. If so, there's another side to the story you need to see.

Article tagged as: forests, indonesia, P&G. head & Shoulders, palm oil

5 simple ways to get dodgy tuna off Tesco shelves

Posted by victoriah — 6 March 2014 at 6:04pm - Comments

Tesco customers return Oriental and Pacific tuna

We’re getting closer to victory.

Just a few days ago, Tesco was hit by a massive outcry over dodgy tuna. An incredible 60,000 people called on them to remove Oriental and Pacific, a cut-price tinned tuna fished with destructive methods, killing sharks, turtles and rays (some of which are endangered) alongside the tuna.

Article tagged as: oceans, oriental and pacific, tesco

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