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Video: Melting Point

Posted by bex — 18 July 2008 at 10:32am - Comments

An excellent film from The Ecologist exposing the tactics used against environmental protestors - from espionage and legal threats to news manipulation and violence:

Via Plane Stupid.

Article tagged as: activism, climate change, coal, direct actions, media, police, protests, videos

'Eco-chippy' sets new standards for sustainable fish and chips

Posted by jossc — 11 July 2008 at 3:30pm - Comments

Colman's fish restaurant owner and key Seafood See supporter Richard Ode

Colman's in South Shields has been described as "the nearest thing to an eco-chippy you're likely to find", a fish and chip restaurant which only serves wild fish from sustainable grounds, uses additive-free vegetable oil and sends its waste fat to be made into bio-fuel. Noted for its welcoming atmosphere, Colman's has featured regularly for the past few years in the Times' Top 10 UK Fish and Chip Shops, and was voted Best UK Takeaway at the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2007.

Article tagged as: colmans, oceans, richard ode, seafood see life, sustainable seafood

Amy goes to Glastonbury

Posted by bex — 11 July 2008 at 3:19pm - Comments

After her adventures at the Make a NOise carnival, Amy Greenhouse is back. This time, she joined us at Glastonbury to show the farm a bit of love. The question is, where's Trace?

With big thanks to Niall and Jason from Tellyjuice.

Article tagged as: amy greenhouse, festivals, glastonbury, multimedia, videos

Greenpeace podcast: Fish fanatics and pod people

Posted by bex — 11 July 2008 at 12:32pm - Comments

In this edition, Greenpeace goes to a North London pub. For a change. But this time we're there to talk to the pub's owner about her pioneering sustainable seafood menus and how restaurants can influence their suppliers. We also head down to the Greenpeace field at Glastonbury festival to meet the designer of Eco Hab, a new kind of energy efficient home.

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Activists charged for exposing whale meat scandal

Posted by jossc — 10 July 2008 at 4:24pm - Comments

Update July 15 2008: After 23 days on remand Junichi and Toru have finally been released on bail today. We'd like to say a huge thank you to the many international Non-Governmental Organisations who signed a Statement of Concern about the situation, and above all to the quarter of a million people who sent an email to the Japanese government demanding their release.

Article tagged as: japan, japanese fisheries agency, southern ocean, whale meat, whaling

Success! Ferrero supports the palm oil moratorium

Posted by bex — 10 July 2008 at 2:30pm - Comments

Primary rainforest in Central Kalimantan in Indonesia
Primary rainforest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. © Davison/Greenpeace

Regular visitors to our website might have noticed that a few days ago, we launched a cyber action against the Italian company Ferrero, a major user of palm oil and maker of Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.

Well, we’re delighted to report that, before we even had the chance to email our supporters about it, we’ve had another success in the protection of Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands - and of the threatened species that live there and, of course, the climate.

Article tagged as: ferrero, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rainforests, successes

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