Climate Change

Cairn polar bear found not guilty

Posted by bex — 24 November 2011 at 12:10pm - Comments

Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier

Back in July, if you remember, fifty Greenpeace polar bears occupied Cairn Energy's Edinburgh headquarters, looking for the company's Arctic oil spill response plan and taking your messages to the heart of the company. (I'd post pictures to jog your memory but I'm afraid we're still gagged by Cairn's interdict.)

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, go beyond oil, oil, trials

Last chance to vote in our Volkswagen film competition

Posted by Richardg — 8 November 2011 at 1:50pm - Comments

Our international film competition launches on 17 September 2011

by. Credit: Greenpeace

Last chance to vote...

Have you voted in our film competition yet?

We challenged film makers to turn their cameras on Volkwsagen and expose its dirty lobbying. Volkswagen says it wants to be the most eco-friendly car manufacturer, but it's spending millions lobbying against climate laws.

Article tagged as: classic films, climate change, film competition, go beyond oil, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

Stories from the Frozen North: Kaktovik, Alaska

Posted by bex — 2 November 2011 at 6:33pm - Comments

Robert Thompson, a local guide in Alaska, explains how climate change is affecting his remote Alaskan community - and the spectacular Arctic wildlife.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, go beyond oil, indigenous people, oil, oil spills, polar bears

"Greenest Government" halves solar subsidies

Posted by petespeller — 31 October 2011 at 2:00pm - Comments

Solar power station in Spain

The self-styled "greenest government ever" has cut feed-in-tariffs for solar power by half, doubling the length of time it will take homeowners to receive payback and risking thousands of jobs in a growing industry in manufacturing and installing solar panels.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, feed-in tariff, greg barker, solar power

VW takes three months to reply. But says nothing.

Posted by sara_a — 25 October 2011 at 12:08pm - Comments

Volkswagen is lobbying against critical environmental laws

After three months of our campaign to turn VW away from the Dark Side, millions of views to our campaign film and over 440,000 Jedi emails and phone calls later, Volkswagen have finally responded to us with a letter.

Article tagged as: cars, climate, climate change, efficiency, go beyond oil, oil, oil spill, volkswagen

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