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Create a revolution in your wardrobe - part one

Posted by Louise Edge — 2 August 2011 at 5:01pm - Comments

Has our Detox campaign made you think about your clothes and their hidden consequences? You may already heart second hand, throwaway fashion makes you ill, and your mantra is quality not quantity. But how else can you align your sartorial and sustainable sides? Here's our first set of tips to help decrease your fashion's footprint.

Article tagged as: adidas, clothing, consumerism, Detox, feature, nike, pollution, textiles, toxics, water

APP rehomes a tiger after cutting down its forest home

Posted by jamie — 2 August 2011 at 11:26am - Comments
Cleared forest in Sumatra, which was once tiger habitat
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Cleared forest in Sumatra, in what was once tiger habitat

The news from Indonesia today that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has moved a tiger from one part of South Sumatra province to another in order to protect it. This is supposed to prove that company has green stripes. But, as with anything emanating from the APP publicity machine, scratch beneath the surface and you'll find an altogether different tale.

Article tagged as: APP, biodiversity, deforestation, indonesia, PEFC, sumatra, Sumatran Tigers

Volkswagen's Dark Side: caught red-handed in the US

Posted by jamess — 28 July 2011 at 4:20pm - Comments
Volkswagen is lobbying against environmental laws in the US and Europe
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Volkswagen is lobbying against environmental laws in the US and Europe

Since we launched our campaign to turn VW away from the Dark Side the response has been phenomenal. Over a quarter of a million people have joined the Rebellion and a huge proportion – over 40,000 of them – are Volkswagen drivers.

VW’s official response so far has been to act ‘surprised’ and point to their most efficient cars as proof of their environmental credentials.

Article tagged as: climate, climate change, go beyond oil, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

250,000 people call on Volkswagen to change

Posted by Richardg — 26 July 2011 at 5:29pm - Comments
Stormtroopers in London on the campaign launch
All rights reserved. Credit: David Sandison / Greenpeace
Stormtroopers in London on the campaign launch

This morning something momentous happened.

Our Jedi-o-meter hit 250,000.

One quarter of a million people - from all corners of the galaxy - calling on Volkswagen to stop blocking progress on climate change.

Article tagged as: climate, climate change, fuel efficiency, go beyond oil, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

And then there were none: John West changes its tuna to drop FADs

Posted by simon clydesdale — 26 July 2011 at 12:00am - Comments

You did it! Today John West, the last of the major UK players to resist a shift to sustainable tuna, finally committed to change their tuna. After more than 51,000 emails, a lot of negotiation, some interesting stickering initiatives, and becoming utterly isolated amongst the UK industry, John West have changed their policies.

Article tagged as: fads, Fish Aggregation Devices, fish fight, fishing, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, john west, Pole & LIne, Pole and Line, successes, sustainable fishing, tuna

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