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Future radiation doses from waste dumping to exceed 2005 limits

Posted by bex — 4 November 2005 at 9:00am - Comments
Estimates of radiation doses to the public in the future, from the release of radioactive materials from the Drigg nuclear dump site, could reach up to 30 times than the legal maximum permissible now! Moreover, Drigg, the UK's main low-level waste dump is likely to be destroyed by coastal erosion in 500 years.

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Greenpeace volunteers found guilty for installing solar panels on Prescott's roof

Last edited 3 November 2005 at 9:00am
3 November, 2005

Eight Greenpeace volunteers today expressed disappointment at being found guilty by Hull Magistrates Court of charges relating to a protest on April 26th this year during which they installed solar panels on the roof of Deputy PM John Prescott's Hull residence (1).

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Prescott trial updates

Last edited 2 November 2005 at 9:00am
Greenpeace volunteers install solar panels on Prescott's roof

Greenpeace volunteers install solar panels on Prescott's roof

Day 1 - 1 November 2005

Francis Fitzgibbon, barrister for the eight Greenpeace defendants, opened the case by submitting that the evidence of Pauline Prescott should be considered irrelevant to the case, as according to her written witness statement, it appeared she was not within sight or hearing of the protest that took place at her home on April 26. Section 5 of the Public Order Act, with which the defendants are all charged, states that the alleged behaviour must take place within sight or hearing of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress as a result.

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Greenpeace volunteers deny 'terrorising' the Prescott's when installing solar panels

Last edited 2 November 2005 at 9:00am
2 November, 2005

Eight Greenpeace volunteers appeared in court today to strongly reject the accusation that they 'terrorised' Pauline Prescott when installing solar panels on the roof of the Deputy PM's Hull house in April this year.

The defendants deny that they 'used threatening or abusive behaviour' and testified that they were undertaking a calm, peaceful protest to highlight how Prescott's department's failure to improve the energy efficiency of UK homes is fuelling catastrophic climate change.

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The defendants

Last edited 1 November 2005 at 9:00am
Greenpeace volunteers install solar panels on Prescott's roof

Greenpeace volunteers install solar panels on Prescott's roof

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New nuclear weapons - we don't want them!

Last edited 25 October 2005 at 8:00am
Unnecessary and unwanted: a replacement for the Trident missile system

Unnecessary and unwanted: a replacement for the Trident missile system

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Support for consensus on climate action gathers speed

Last edited 14 October 2005 at 8:00am
14 October, 2005

A coalition of leading UK organisations has today welcomed an initiative by the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives to establish a cross-party consensus for action on climate change. The groups are calling on the government to join the initiative.

The Prime Minister has described climate change as "so far-reaching in its impact and irreversible in its destructive power, that it alters radically human existence." But UK emissions of carbon dioxide have risen under Labour.

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Power to the people: decentralised energy not new nuclear plants

Posted by bex — 10 October 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

Solar panels in Germany

With the pressure on from the nuclear lobby to build a series of ten new reactors, the Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons is holding an inquiry into future electricity production in the UK. The inquiry, Keeping the Lights On: Nuclear Power, Renewables and Climate Change, is being seen by many as the preliminary to an expected energy review in early 2006 which might result in proposals for new nuclear power plants.

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Greenpeace response to Gordon Brown's comments on fuel price

Last edited 13 September 2005 at 8:00am
13 September, 2005

The environmental campaign group Greenpeace today backed Gordon Brown after the Chancellor refused to lower duty on fuel. Mr Brown has come under pressure in recent days as petrol protesters prepare for tomorrow's protests.

But Greenpeace is opposed to the Chancellor's call for Opec countries to boost oil production.

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Blair, don't let energy saving targets go out the window, demand green groups

Last edited 20 July 2005 at 8:00am
20 July, 2005

Greenpeace and the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) today called on the government not to scrap energy efficiency measures for British homes tomorrow if it is serious about tackling climate change. Britain's homes are responsible for over a quarter of our climate change gas emissions.

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