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Nearly half
of the key marginal seats in the 2017 general election are in areas affected by
illegal levels of roadside air pollution, an analysis by the Greenpeace
investigations unit has found.
51 of the 111
seats where the Conservatives, Labour or Liberal Democrats came a close second
in the last election breach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution according
to an analysis of government data [1].
Posted by Rosie Rogers — 3 March 2016 at 11:16am
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by-sa. Credit: flickr.com/photos/duncanh1
In just over two months, Londoners will have voted for a new mayor to replace Boris Johnson. But have you wondered – what can the new mayor do to take on the big environmental issues facing the UK’s capital city?
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Commenting on David Cameron's reappointment as Prime Minister, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven said:
Posted by Emily Buchanan — 30 April 2015 at 12:26pm
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Jules, the Skipper of Rising Tide
There’s something fishy going on.
Posted by Ariana Densham — 24 April 2015 at 4:25pm
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Fishermen outside the High Court in 2013
Yesterday the UK High Court gave the green light for a full judicial review into whether the UK fishing quota allocation system is unlawful under new European law.
The government has given out fishing quota in largely the same way since the mid-90s. About 95% of the fishing quota is awarded to the larger end of the fleet, most notably domestic and foreign controlled industrial fishing businesses – such as the vessel Cornelis Vrolijk - which we previously exposed. It's symbolic of just how broken the system is.
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Commenting on the Conservative
election manifesto published today, Greenpeace
UK chief scientist Dr Doug Parr said:
"The Tory manifesto pledge
on energy is a recipe for higher consumer bills. Onshore wind is the cheapest
form of low-carbon power. Stopping it whilst also committing to cutting
carbon emissions only means we'll have to invest in more expensive sources of
clean energy, driving up bills. The Tories' double standards and ideological
bias are embarrassingly obvious. They'll champion localism when it comes to
wind farms, but they'll run roughshod over local people's concerns when
it's about fracking."
On marine protection
Posted by jamie — 7 April 2010 at 10:36am
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Election time is here again © CC Rodrigo Ono
And we're off! The election campaign is officially underway, although in practice it's been rumbling away for months. Listening to the news over the past few days, the political commentators seem certain that it's currently anyone's guess as to who will form the next government: Labour, the Tories or (whisper it) a coalition.
This uncertainty is no bad thing. For a start, it makes the process much more interesting, but it also means that with no party certain of victory, constituents have a chance to influence their parliamentary candidates' stances on various issues, particularly if they're in one of the key marginal constituencies which will decide the election. It's not a fair system but for the time being, we have to work with what we've got.
