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Esso, we've got you surrounded

Posted by bex — 5 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

An activist chained to a truck outside the Oil and Money conference

An activist chained to a truck outside the Oil and Money conference

Article tagged as: climate change, esso, hachette, junk science, oil, stop esso

Greenpeace silences Exxon executive

Last edited 5 November 2003 at 9:00am
5 November, 2003
Activists locked underneath a trucked parked outside Oil & Mone

Activists locked underneath our loudspeaker truck - parked outside the Oil & Money conference

Article tagged as: climate change, direct actions, esso, press releases, stop esso

Support for welsh wind farm over three times greater than opposition

Posted by bex — 3 November 2003 at 9:00am - Comments
Poll results reveal 3 times as many in favour of wind power

Poll results reveal 3 times as many in favour of wind power

More than three times as many local residents support an offshore windfarm proposal in South Wales than oppose it, according to results of an independent poll carried out by ICM research.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, swansea bay, wales, wind power

Thousands of letters of support written for Scarweather windfarm

Last edited 27 October 2003 at 9:00am
27 October, 2003

Almost 9,000 letters and e-postcards in support of the proposed Scarweather Sands windfarm in Swansea Bay have been sent to the Welsh Assembly ahead of the public inquiry into the development.

2,874 letters and 5,727 e-postcards have flooded in from supporters of clean, green renewable energy in South Wales. The letters have now all been submitted to the inquiry, while the number of e-postcards sent is growing by around 20 a day.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, press releases, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wind power

World Climate Change Conference 2003

Posted by bex — 4 October 2003 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace activists launch a banner at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow

Greenpeace activists launch a banner at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow

Article tagged as: climate change, esso, hachette, impacts, IPCC, kyoto protocol, russia, stop esso, UN

President Putin, the planet needs Kyoto

Last edited 29 September 2003 at 8:00am
29 September, 2003

Moscow Greenpeace today highlighted Russian president Vladimir Putin's missed opportunity to make history by not announcing when Russia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Putin was addressing participants in the 2003 World Climate Change Conference held in Moscow this week.

In the face of mounting evidence regarding the impacts of climate change on the planet, the silence of President Putin on Russian ratification puts the world at further risk, contends Greenpeace.

Article tagged as: climate change, kyoto protocol, press releases, russia

Rainbow Warrior to Visit Cardiff

Last edited 19 September 2003 at 8:00am
19 September, 2003

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will be docking in Cardiff on Sunday 28 September 2003 and offering all visitors an opportunity to tour the environmental icon, meet the crew, speak to campaigners and learn about the threat of global warming.

The arrival of the 55-metre vessel, famous for her environmental campaigns around the world, will represent a massive show of support for the proposed wind farm three miles off the coast of south Wales, at Scarweather Sands. The wind farm will provide clean, green, renewable energy for up to 80,000 homes.

Article tagged as: climate change, events, press releases, rainbow warrior, renewable energy, ships

New website urges public to say yes to wind power

Last edited 7 August 2003 at 8:00am
7 August, 2003

UK public are being asked to log on as campaigners fight for clean energy

Green groups have launched a website that calls on people to join the campaign to increase the amount of energy supplied by wind power in the UK. The groups are so concerned by misinformation about wind power which is circulating on the internet that they have joined forces to launch www.yes2wind.com Environmentalists say the technology can boost jobs and tourism while fighting climate change - the world's biggest environmental problem.

Article tagged as: climate change, press releases, renewable energy, wind power, yes2wind

Latest update from Swansea Bay

Posted by bex — 25 July 2003 at 8:00am - Comments
Pro-wind public engagement in South Wales

Pro-wind public engagement in South Wales

Throughout August, September and into October 2003, Greenpeace volunteers hit the high streets of South Wales, encouraging those who are in favour of wind power and support the proposed wind farm at Scarweather Sands to speak out and say Yes to Wind in Swansea Bay.

Article tagged as: climate change, renewable energy, swansea bay, wales, wind power

Scarweather Sands: Won't ruin the view

Last edited 23 July 2003 at 8:00am
Offshore wind farm, oeresund

Offshore wind farm, oeresund

There has been some concern raised locally that the proposed wind farm would ruin the view of Swansea Bay. This is clearly a highly subjective issue. The nearest turbine will be 3 miles from shore and visible on the horizon like the mast of a tall ship. Being visible is not necessarily the same as being intrusive. While some people dislike turbines, others, including Greenpeace, see them as elegant and beautiful - symbols of a better, less polluted future. In comparison to nuclear, coal and gas power stations, or open cast mining, wind farms have relatively little visual impact.

Article tagged as: climate change, hachette, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wind power