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We can keep the lights on without nuclear power

Posted by Richardg — 22 October 2012 at 1:10pm - Comments

The government's nuclear plan isn't going to happen. Government wants to offer ever larger subsidies trying to keep the nuclear industry afloat, but here's a 'plan B' that keeps the lights on without new reactors.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy bill, Nuclear energy, renewable energy

Dear George Osborne, #greenisworking! Love, everyone.

Posted by Richardg — 18 October 2012 at 5:24pm - Comments

Deborah Meaden joins Stop Climate Chaos Coalition and supporters outside the Treasury to tell the government #GreenIsWorking

Yesterday, I joined 249 other people from green businesses, development charities, trades associations, green groups and the Women's Institute outside the Treasury. We'd come to tell the government that the green economy is working.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, george osborne, green economy, renewable energy, stop climate chaos

It's time for Mauritius to take ownership of its waters

Posted by simon clydesdale — 17 October 2012 at 11:07am - Comments

Greenpeace members meet with local artisanal fishermen in Mauritius

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has spent the past few days hosting all the key players in one of the Indian Ocean’s prime tuna hubs – Port Louis in Mauritius.

Article tagged as: artisanal fishing, Indian Ocean Ship Tour 2012, mauritius, tuna

Cumbria gets a stay of execution - but it's still no place for a nuclear waste dump

Posted by Richardg — 11 October 2012 at 6:14pm - Comments

Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol

Three councils in Cumbria were to have announced this morning whether they wanted to host a nuclear waste dump. Instead, they decided... not to decide just yet. It's a welcome stay of execution - but this plan should never have been given a second thought.

VW: Oiling the wheels of the European Union

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 11 October 2012 at 6:02pm - Comments

Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow

Sometimes it seems like industry directly dictates the laws that politicians draw up. And it’s just been revealed that our old friends Volkswagen are leading the way against green EU legislation.