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Previously Unseen Photos - Russian Authorities Seize Greenpeace Ship

Posted by daphne christelis — 15 April 2015 at 5:15pm - Comments
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Frank with hands up as Russian Security Services arrest the crew at gunpoint

The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime.

Article tagged as: arctic, Arctic30, SaveTheArctic

How to Climb an Oil Rig - in Pictures

Posted by daphne christelis — 8 April 2015 at 11:39am - Comments
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Boarding the Shell drill rig in the Pacific Ocean

What you need
- a good reason (to stop Shell drilling for oil in the Arctic)
- an oil rig (Shell drill rig, bound for the Arctic)

1. Locate oil rig

Article tagged as: #savethearctic #thecrossing, arctic

800 candidate MPs oppose fracking. Where do yours stand?

Posted by Richard Casson — 2 April 2015 at 4:29pm - Comments
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Greenpeace activists 'frack' David Cameron's countryside home

The countdown to this year's general election has begun, and on doorsteps and in town centres across the country, political parties are going all out to win our support.

Election candidates stand to be our next MPs want to hear our views, and they want to win our votes, so right now we've a new opportunity to tell them exactly how we feel about fracking.

Arctic oil and sustainable transport - your survey results

Posted by Claire Donner — 2 April 2015 at 3:09pm - Comments

Fish, Fracking and Huskies: how to keep the environment on the Election agenda

Posted by RosieRogers — 31 March 2015 at 10:43am - Comments
Greenpeace action, 2009 - protester waving a flag on top of Parliament
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Greenpeace action, 2009

In just under 40 days’ time, we’ll be going to the polls to elect a new government and it’s safe to say that this election is too close to call - so every voice and every vote matters. 

In pictures: Every drop matters, it's World Water Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 19 March 2015 at 6:12pm - Comments
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Waterfall in Papua New Guinea

When you put the kettle on for your morning coffee, spare a minute to think about World Water Day. Water is essential to life, yet nearly 750 million people are without access to clean drinking water or improved sanitation.<--break->

Article tagged as: China Water, river pollution, slideshows, water pollution

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