ken livingstone
Last edited 6 March 2007 at 4:14pm
Politicians, military personnel and celebrities will come together today to highlight why replacing the Trident missile system is a dangerous and expensive distraction from the real threat facing our planet - climate change.
Ken Livingstone, Annie Lennox, Anita and Gordon Roddick, Bianca Jagger, Tony Robinson and Major General Sir Patrick Cordingly will be among those on Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship to explain why they don't want the UK to spend up to £76bn on outdated, unnecessary and dangerous weapons of mass destruction.
Posted by bex — 6 March 2007 at 10:59am
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Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog
After sailing around a substantial chunk of the UK's coastline - via Leith and then Greenock - we've finally reached London. I've entered the city by train, car, bus and bicycle before but I have to say, sailing into London beats them all. We slipped through the Thames Barrier and up past the Millennium Dome, Canary Wharf and the Docklands to our mooring spot by Tower Bridge, where we settled in and watched the lights come on over the London skyline. We're just 100-odd metres from the bridge so give us a wave if you go past (or better still, come and have a free tour of the ship this weekend - more info below)!
Posted by bex — 5 March 2007 at 3:54pm
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Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog
Captain Waldemar back on the bridge at last.
As we speed along England’s southern coast, the mood is cheery onboard the Arctic Sunrise. The sea's calm, the sun’s out for the first time in days and the ship’s been scrubbed from bow to stern, mopped, painted and generally reclaimed from her extended stay with the Ministry of Defence. And, despite the delays, the we've made excellent time; we look set to reach London on time, where Mayor Ken Livingstone and others are waiting to welcome our Trident: we don't buy it ship tour to the city.
Posted by bex — 15 December 2006 at 1:46pm
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![nuclear_waste The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power](../../files/images/nuclear/waste/nuclear_waste.jpg)
If you travel on the London underground, you may be seeing a lot more of nuclear waste over the next few weeks than you've been used to. We've joined The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in launching a poster campaign to tell Londoners about the alternative to the new nuclear power stations Tony Blair wants to build - and inviting them to join the debate on our energy future.
Last edited 15 December 2006 at 11:43am
![nuclear_waste The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power](../../files/images/nuclear/waste/nuclear_waste.jpg)
The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and Greenpeace have joined together to launch a stark public information campaign highlighting that there is a real alternative to nuclear power.
Last edited 15 August 2006 at 8:00am
As new figures showed sales of 4x4 vehicles dipping for the first time, Greenpeace urged Tony Blair to enact proposals to tax polluting vehicles more heavily. A total of 105,196 new SUVs were sold in the first seven months of 2006 compared with 106,732 in January-July 2005.
Last edited 2 August 2006 at 8:00am
London mayor Ken Livingstone has joined Bill Clinton in Los Angeles to launch a pact to help major cities around the world cut greenhouse gas emissions. Twenty-two cities, including Berlin, Mexico City, New York, Paris, and Rome, have joined the Clinton Climate Initiative, which plans to help cities reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they release into the environment through methods such as a purchasing consortium to lower the prices of energy saving products.
Posted by admin — 28 June 2006 at 8:00am
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![Brian Baring a traditional landowner from Papua New Guinea by Nelsons Column where illegal timber was used during renovations](../../files/images/forests/blog/nelsons_column.jpg)
Whatever you may think of his political credentials, as Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has been pushing to make the metropolis a greener city. His plans for a low-energy London have shown just how far behind central government are in terms of planning for a sustainable future, and the Greater London Authority (GLA) ensures that all timber used in their building projects is from sources approved by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Last edited 27 June 2006 at 8:00am
The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was joined by Greenpeace Director, Stephen Tindale, at his weekly press conference, to announce that he is tightening up procurement procedures at the Greater London Authority, to ensure that timber used on Greater London Authority sites has come from responsibly managed forests.
Posted by bex — 20 March 2006 at 9:00am
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![Ken Livingstone outlines his plan for London with decentralised energy](../../files/images/climate/good%20energy/ken_lecture.jpg)
In March 2006, London Mayor Ken Livingstone delivered a Greenpeace Business Lecture outlining why decentralised energy is the way forward for London and the UK. You can read about his speech or watch excerpts from the lecture:
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