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On the Germany-Poland border, thousands are protesting a huge coal mine

Posted by Lawrence Carter — 21 August 2014 at 7:26pm - Comments
Lignite mining near Jaenschwalde Germany
All rights reserved. Credit: Jörg Gläscher / Greenpeace
Lignite mining near Jaenschwalde, Germany

Today, several thousand people have joined hands across the German-Polish border, forming a human chain that passes through towns and villages that stand on the front-line of the fight against climate change.

In pictures: Oil Spill Patrol Team cleans up in Russia's Komi Republic

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 15 August 2014 at 2:50pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace
Site of an oil spill outside Usinsk in the Komi Republic

We all took notice when about 4.9 million barrels of oil were spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but the fact that about 30 million barrels of oil are spilled on Russian land each year might be news to a lot of us.

Article tagged as: oil spill, russia, slideshows

For the oceans - every week is Shark Week!

Posted by Willie — 7 August 2014 at 2:50pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace / Alex Hofford

‘Shark’:  it’s an evocative and symbolic single syllable. Just the sound of the word conjures up a host of associated images, usually to do with menacing fins, teeth, and a certain cinematic soundtrack.  #SharkWeek ramps up the public awareness around sharks, but it’s also a chance to reconsider and revalue these iconic, and undoubtedly awesome, ocean creatures.

Article tagged as: climate change, hammerheads. oceans, high seas, marine reserves, ocean sanctuaries, overfishing, sharks, SharkWeek, tuna

LEGO: Help children save the Arctic

Posted by Fran G — 5 August 2014 at 10:27am - Comments

No-one loves LEGO as much as a seven year old who’s just built their first masterpiece. But everyone who has played with the toy carries the joy of their inner child on through life. That’s why LEGO is such a desirable brand for Shell to piggyback on.
Article tagged as: arctic, lego, SaveTheArctic, shell

'Green taxes' are voluntary!

Posted by Graham Thompson — 4 August 2014 at 4:02pm - Comments
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It's OK George, it's just the green ones.

There’s been a lot of misleading nonsense in parts of the UK press about energy bills. The Mail, in particular, have reprinted numbers which the Press Complaints Commission had already forced them to correct, then been forced to correct them again, then printed them again. Honestly. I mean, not honestly, completely dishonestly and with intent to mislead, I would imagine, but they really did that.

Article tagged as: green levies, green tax, Mail, telegraph, times

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