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Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

Posted by Richardg — 7 November 2012 at 12:32pm - Comments
A nuclear power plant at night
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The cost of dealing with the UK's nuclear waste has risen by almost a billion pounds in just 12 months. It's yet another reason why we shouldn't build any new nuclear reactors.

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KFC campaign spreads across the world

Posted by efreeman — 5 November 2012 at 4:30pm - Comments
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Volunteers in Los Angeles march against KFC

Pressure mounts on KFC to stop trashing rainforests for packaging as the campaign spreads across the world. With two KFC national divisions now declaring they will rule out Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), how much longer will KFC's global headquarters hold out against the public outcry?

Article tagged as: APP, forests, KFC, rainforest

Pole and line fishing – catching tuna one by one

Posted by simon clydesdale — 2 November 2012 at 11:31am - Comments
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Today I saw a tonne of tuna. Literally. I witnessed every tuna landed on a pole and line fishing trip in the Maldives. It was a relatively slow day, 1.3 tonnes of tuna to be precise. A good day starts around 5 tonnes, but conditions were rough out there. And competition was stiff from the other pole and line boats, known as dhonis, fishing near us.

Article tagged as: Indian Ocean Ship Tour 2012, maldives, Pole and Line, tuna

Success with KFC UK and Ireland! But it's not over yet...

Posted by efreeman — 30 October 2012 at 4:01pm - Comments
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Orangutans taking action outside KFC in London

Great news! We've gained an important win in protecting Indonesia's rainforests as KFC UK & Ireland commit to excluding suppliers actively involved in rainforest clearance. 

Article tagged as: APP, deforestation, KFC, rainforests

Don’t blame the tigers, blame deforestation.

Posted by efreeman — 30 October 2012 at 11:57am - Comments
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Sumadi, whose son was killed by a tiger

As a teenage boy is killed by a tiger forced out of its natural habitat by deforestation, we ask how serious must this get before KFC publicly cut ties with companies pulping rainforests? 

Article tagged as: deforestation, indonesia, KFC, rainforests

A slightly leaft-of-centre twitter Friday

Posted by Fran G — 26 October 2012 at 5:31pm - Comments
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Fridays are always interesting in most offices. In the web team here at Greenpeace UK, we use it as a day to experiment with social media in delivering our campaign messages. At times, this can have slightly bizarre consequences....

Article tagged as: #leafyfriday, engagement, social media, twitter

Pirates, Hotlines and Diego

Posted by simon clydesdale — 25 October 2012 at 2:52pm - Comments
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Some days just have it all.

A long day ends at 5am after my piracy watch onboard the Rainbow Warrior. We cross the Indian Ocean, moving through a piracy zone. Our security toolbox includes the eyes and ears of crew and campaigners onboard this beautiful vessel. My two hour stint was beneath a mind-bending lattice of stars and shooting stars striping the sky, with Orion’s belt crowning the massive A-frame that bestrides the Warrior.

Article tagged as: indian ocean, Indian Ocean Ship Tour 2012, rainbow warrior, tuna

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