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Puffin around Westminster

Posted by bex — 2 September 1999 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace puffins - SOS St. KildaThere is a long tradition on St Kilda of people being given a say on issues that concerned them. That tradition has now been revived, with everyone having the chance to vote on the future of St Kilda.
Article tagged as: atlantic frontier, climate change, direct actions, oil, st kilda

Stop the lot

Posted by bex — 10 August 1999 at 8:00am - Comments
No new oil - Greenpeace fights to stop climate change

No new oil - Greenpeace fights to stop climate change

Article tagged as: atlantic frontier, climate change, direct actions, oil, st kilda

Greenpeace in court over GM decontamination - Lord Melchett denied bail

Last edited 27 July 1999 at 8:00am
27 July, 1999

Greenpeace activists arrested for removing GM cropTwenty Eight Greenpeace volunteers, including Lord Peter Melchett, being held in police custody for decontaminating a genetically modified (GM) farm-scale trial are appearing in Norwich Magistrates Court today. Before adjourning for lunch, the Magistrate denied Lord Melchett bail until August 5th, the remaining 27 will be heard after lunch.

The 28 are being charged with criminal damage and theft and will plead not guilty. Greenpeace Campaign Director Sarah Burton explained that this issue is about the defence of public rights. She said, "the public has the right to a safe environment and food-chain free from GM contamination. If the authorities, in this case the Government, fail to uphold those rights it is legitimate for others to do so. We took urgent action to defend those public rights."

Article tagged as: direct actions, farmscale trials, GM, lyng, peter melchett, press releases

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