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Five days to win a clean energy future!

Posted by LiamBB — 23 October 2013 at 8:00am - Comments
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#Vote4CleanPower action at the House of Lords, 15 October 2013

The story of the Energy Bill has been a long uphill struggle, but we’re nearly there! It began with months of delays. Then there was the shock at the draft Bill which lacked any substantial action to address climate change. Eventually hundreds of organisations piled on the pressure that led to the second biggest rebellion this Commons has seen. Now the Bill is at its final stage in House of Lords – and we’re still fighting for a victory that is almost visible on the horizon.

Greenpeace to ask House of Lords to consider legality of Iraq war

Last edited 21 April 2005 at 8:00am
21 April, 2005

Greenpeace today announced that it will ask the House of Lords to consider its case that the war against Iraq was an illegal act of aggression (1).

The move follows today's Appeal ruling that the 14 Greenpeace protestors who engaged in protests to prevent the build up to war could not appeal on the basis that they were preventing individuals from committing war crimes (1). This was one of the two key legal arguments that the protestors tried to use in their initial court case, the other being that the war itself was illegal under international law.

No wonder people don't trust politicians!

Posted by bex — 10 November 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
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Tony Blair says climate change is "probably the single most important issue that we face". He says "there is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster."

But the Prime Minister is rejecting two proposals to increase energy efficiency in residential homes and social housing and he is forcing Labour MPs to follow suit.

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