Posted by jamess — 28 July 2010 at 3:34pm
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With fake oil actions spilling out all over the place, it's high time someone did some skill sharing. Step up our international office with their "activist recipe for fake oil".
Basically, you mix up some molasses with some corn oil, corn starch, chocolate powder and some flour and away you go (well, there's a bit more to it than that - full recipe here).
Posted by jamie — 28 July 2010 at 1:35pm
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Fishermen scoop oily sludge from the oil spill in Dalian, China (c) Arthur JD/Greenpeace
Arthur JD writes from Dalian in China...
I arrived in Dalian on the day of the funeral for firefighter Zhang Liang, who drowned beneath the thick crude when his crew jumped into the ocean - without safety gear - to attempt, in vain, to fix an underwater pipe. Our lead photographer, Jiang He, who by now has reached legendary status globally for capturing the final seconds of Zhang's life, continued to cover the very emotional moments of this oil spill disaster.
BP is being
prevented from selling fuel anywhere in central London this morning by Greenpeace activists who
have shut down every petrol station in the capital and put up signs which say:
"Closed. Moving beyond petroleum".
Later this
morning BP is expected to announce the appointment of Bob Dudley as the
company's new CEO. Greenpeace is urging Dudley, who once worked at BP's solar
and wind business (1), to take the company in a new direction after his
predecessor's obsession with high risk, environmentally reckless sources of
oil.
Posted by jamie — 27 July 2010 at 5:58am
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This morning, starting at 5.30am, teams of Greenpeace volunteers have
been shutting down BP stations across London.
We aim to close dozens down this morning.
The teams - each named after an animal
threatened by BP's reckless oil exploration - fanned out across
the capital in their electric and hybrid cars, going station to station and disabling
the pumps.
Why today? Because BP is expected to
announce later the appointment of Bob Dudley as the company's new head to
replace the gaffe-prone Tony Hayward, who led BP during the disastrous Gulf of
Mexico oil spill.
Posted by jossc — 16 July 2010 at 10:14am
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This week Greenpeace launches our vision for a European energy revolution – a practical blueprint for a renewable energy future. Using only proven technologies we can phase out fossil-fuels, cut CO2 emissions by over 90% by 2050 and ensure energy security – without a huge reduction in living standards.
Posted by bex — 15 July 2010 at 10:07am
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A couple of months back, we asked you to Rebrand BP by designing a logo that better suits their dirty business (‘Beyond Petroleum’? Or up to their necks in tar sands and deepwater drilling?)
To be honest, your response took us by surprise - not just in quantity (we’ve had well over 2000 entries), but in quality too. Orginally we were planning to ask a panel of designers to judge the entries, but because the response was so amazing we would also like you to pick a winner.
Posted by jossc — 12 July 2010 at 3:55pm
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As climate change causes the Arctic sea ice to recede, our ship Esperanza has sailed north of Svalbard to survey the poorly understood Arctic Ocean seabed. On the surface, the crew are observing and recording the diverse wildlife that has adapted to survive in this unique and harsh environment. Beneath the waves we are using a remote operated vehicle built and operated by top cameraman Gavin Newman to record the life on the sea bed in fine detail.
Greenpeace is calling for the area of the Arctic Ocean historically protected year round by sea ice to be closed to all industrial activity, including destructive fishing. Read more about the Arctic Under Pressure expedition.
Responding to
today's Climate Change Committee report, which warned that the government could
fail to meet emissions reduction targets, Greenpeace energy campaigner Vicky
Wyatt said:
"For far too long,
politicians in government have been all talk and no trousers when it comes to
climate change. And that's what this report is
saying.