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Coca-Cola – Myth busting Coke’s claims on ocean plastics

Posted by Louisa Casson - 20th June 2017
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As thousands of Greenpeace supporters have piled the pressure on Coca-Cola, the mega brand is starting to take notice – but Coke’s answers aren’t yet good enough. When we launched our report showing how Coke is failing to take responsibility for the damage its plastic bottles are causing in the… Read More

7 reasons why sea sponges are the coolest

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 16th June 2017
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Sea sponges. They’re not exactly the cuddliest of creatures. They don’t have eyes, limbs, ears, a mouth or even a brain. They can’t move and some of them look a bit like Wotsits. Often branded ‘humble’ or ‘primitive’, most people think sea sponges are just funky plants that live in… Read More

What I learnt on board the Beluga

Posted by Louisa Casson - 14th June 2017
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This week hasn’t been a normal “day at the office”. I’ve spent the last few days on board the Beluga II, the Greenpeace boat currently sailing around the Scottish coast to document and investigate the impact of ocean plastic pollution on Scotland’s internationally significant wildlife. While ships are part and… Read More

When Coca-Cola washes its hands of the ocean plastic problem, this is where the problem washes up

Posted by Luke Massey - 12th June 2017
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Last week I was standing over a pile of plastic Coca-Cola bottles, on a remote beach in Mull on the west coast of Scotland. What awful littering, many people will say. Well, when you see this on beach after beach, as I have, you begin to wonder whether the problem… Read More

UK Election: Our voices are even more powerful now

Posted by John Sauven - 9th June 2017
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Greenpeace doesn’t play party politics but we don’t stay quiet when it comes to holding political (or corporate) leaders to account. Our number one priority is protecting our natural environment, the foundation of a healthy life for all. That means stopping plastic going into our oceans and killing marine… Read More