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Is your loo roll flushing the forests down the toilet?

Posted by Lina Burnelius - 27th September 2017
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Critical forests are being destroyed to make toilet paper
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You smell it first – the smell of recently splintered trees is so strong that it hits me long before I reach the logging site. Tree stumps are still sticky with resin. A few hours ago this was a lush forest with trees that had stood tall for over a… Read More

Greenpeace take on Coca-Cola’s plastic footprint – the campaign so far

Posted by Louisa Casson - 26th September 2017
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Greenpeace UK Oceans campaigner Tisha Brown stands beside a collection of Coca-Cola bottles and caps found on Freedom Island, Philippines, during a cleanup activity. EDIT: © Daniel Müller / Greenpeace
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For the last nine months, Greenpeace have been targeting the soft drinks giant to reduce its gigantic plastic footprint. Here are the campaign highlights so far. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in… Read More

Latest: activists arrested for taking a stand against air pollution. Sign our petition to #standwithsephie and tell Volkswagen to #DitchDiesel

Posted by India Thorogood - 22nd September 2017
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Greenpeace volunteers protesting against Volkswagen's diesel cars at at Sheerness port in Kent

Police have just arrested the last two climbers involved in our Volkswagen diesel blockade after they spent last night on top of a lighting gantry in the Sheerness import park, where they immobilised many of the VW diesel cars in the park by holding the keys. Show your support by signing… Read More

Update: Greenpeace volunteers block Volkswagen cars entering the UK

Posted by India Thorogood - 21st September 2017
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Greenpeace activists attached a banner to a cargo ship carrying Volkswagen vehicles.

Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats boarded a 23,498-tonne ship on a major import route bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK. The action was streamed live on Facebook.     Clean air campaigners approached the huge car carrier in the Thames Estuary around 8.30am this… Read More

Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats have surrounded a 23,000 tonne ship attempting to block Volkswagen cars entering the UK

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 21st September 2017
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Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats board a 23,498-tonne ship on a major import route bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK. The clean air campaigners draw up alongside the huge car carrier in the Thames Estuary.

Sign the petition here Mothers, fathers and people from all walks of life are currently doing everything in their power to stop more diesel cars entering our streets and communities. 25 Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks and boats surrounded a 23,000 tonne ship attempting to block Volkswagen… Read More