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The Battle for Britain has begun.

Posted by kcumming — 12 February 2013 at 4:15pm - Comments

Was it when Chancellor George Osborne called us the environmental Taliban? When he announced he wanted to build 40 new gas-fired power stations and turn the UK into a “gas hub”? When he was revealed in our undercover investigation as trying to dismantle the Climate Change Act? When he rolled out the red carpet for fracking companies across England? Or when he vetoed a 2030 goal in the Energy Bill for carbon free electricity?

Article tagged as: battle for britain, climate change, energy, energy bill, fracking, gas, renewable energy

The fishing giant that claimed their membership was 'this big' when it wasn't

Posted by Ariana Densham — 8 February 2013 at 6:33pm - Comments

Just how big is the NFFO's membership list?

Earlier this week, we exposed that the UK’s top fishing lobby – the National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO) – is not what it says on the tin. Traditional fishing is in crisis and it seems that small-scale fishermen aren’t getting the representation they deserve. Our investigation revealed some very interesting surprises and it has elicited a very fervent response from the NFFO.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, EU, fishing, nffo, oceans, overfishing

Valentino proves that 'green' is the new 'black'

Posted by Richardg — 8 February 2013 at 2:03pm - Comments

At the start of November, we threw down the gauntlet to 15 top Italian and French luxury fashion brands. We challenged them to clean up their products by agreeing not to use toxic chemicals and to ensure their leather and packaging wasn't causing deforestation.

Article tagged as: amazon, Detox, fashion, forests, indonesia, leather, toxic chemicals

The day you all went to Strasbourg, and made history

Posted by Willie — 7 February 2013 at 10:49am - Comments

"Victory for citizen power" said Roger Harriban, BBC, environment analyst

Where were you when you heard the news? I was sitting in a very chilly train station in Edinburgh, cursing a delayed train, unable to extricate myself from Twitter to go get a restorative coffee, when the news came through: Members of the European Parliament, those elected but often-maligned creatures, had voted overwhelmingly in favour of radical, progressive reform of Europe’s fish laws.

Article tagged as: CFP, citizen, EU, fish, fishing, MEP, oceans, parliament, seas, success, victory, willie

Timeline: how you persuaded Asia Pulp and Paper to stop cutting down Indonesia's rainforests

Posted by Richardg — 5 February 2013 at 12:05pm - Comments

This morning, Asia Pulp and Paper - the world's third largest paper and packaging company - announced that it was turning over a new leaf. It's promised to stop chopping down Indonesia's rainforests, home to the last tigers and endangered orangutans.

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, forests, indonesia, KFC

Caught out: major UK lobby plays smoke and mirrors with fishing reform

Posted by Ariana Densham — 4 February 2013 at 9:00am - Comments

At a time when we’re all concerned about what goes into our food, the phrase "it's not what it says on the tin,” has never been more appropriate. Our latest investigation into one of the most powerful and influential fishing industry bodies in the UK has exposed a clique of foreign fishing barons, including companies linked to illegal and destructive fishing.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, fishing, national federation of fishermen's associations, nffo, oceans, overfishing

Just how much will Shell sink into the Arctic?

Posted by Fran G — 23 January 2013 at 9:00am - Comments

Today, we published an advert in the Telegraph outlining a long list of disasters that have already befallen Shell and which demonstrate that Arctic drilling is a risk too far. The list is copied here and contains references for the facts referred to in the advert.

If you don't trust Shell with the Arctic either, join the campaign to Save The Arctic.

Article tagged as: arctic, SaveTheArctic, shell

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