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Why Greenpeace can’t – and won’t – endorse farmed salmon

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 21st March 2014
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Greenpeace doesn’t endorse farmed salmon. There you go, that’s it in black and white. Next time you see someone say we do – feel free to forward a link to this blog-post. I’m writing this to set the record straight after a few instances of producers and retailers (and even… Read More

From win to bin: our 2014 tuna league table

Posted by Ariana Densham - 28th February 2014
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Tuna league table
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The results are in! Which tinned tuna brands win, and which ones are fit for the bin? This tinned tuna league table reveals exactly how the tins stack up. Top of the table: ‘Market leaders’ Sainsbury’s ‘Top tuna supermarket’ – this Special Award goes to Sainsbury’s for their 100% pole… Read More

4 reasons why we could all be fracked by fracking

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 12th August 2013
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Drill, baby, drill: Cuadrilla's rig in Balcombe, Sussex
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As David Cameron warns the nation to like fracking or lump it, we examine why shale gas extraction is a bonkers idea for Britain. A quick reminder of what fracking actually is – it is blasting water, sand and a cocktail of chemicals deep underground in order to get out… Read More

Blackfish: when whales turn killer

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 24th July 2013
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Being held in captivity can chop 50-60 years from a killer whale's life expectancy
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When I was little, I can vaguely remember a trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park for my birthday. This was back in the days when the world was black and white, Starburst was called Opal Fruits, and they still had dolphins in captivity in the UK. I don’t remember… Read More

Pole and line fishing – catching tuna one by one

Posted by Simon Clydesdale - 2nd November 2012
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Today I saw a tonne of tuna. Literally. I witnessed every tuna landed on a pole and line fishing trip in the Maldives. It was a relatively slow day, 1.3 tonnes of tuna to be precise. A good day starts around 5 tonnes, but conditions were rough out there. And… Read More