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An uninhabited island deep in the South Pacific falls prey to a plague – of plastic.

Posted by Louisa Casson - 16th May 2017
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One of many hundreds of crabs that now make their homes out of plastic debris washed up on Henderson Island. Photograph: Jennifer Lavers / The Guardian
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It’s a horror story. A truly shocking 38 million pieces of plastic have been found on Henderson Island, one of the Pitcairn Islands that make up one of the UK’s last remaining overseas territories. This island has no one living on it, yet its beaches are now… Read More

5 reasons why Trump can’t tear up the Paris Agreement

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 12th May 2017
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Since his inauguration in November last year, Donald Trump’s attack on the environment has been relentless. He’s approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, he’s put more than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape at risk from fossil fuel exploration and he’s proposing a 31… Read More

Bon Voyage! The Beluga II Sets Sail!

Posted by Tisha Brown - 12th May 2017
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Crew of the Greenpeace ship the Beluga II in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ship is starting a tour around Scotland to highlight the problems of plastic waste in our oceans.

Ocean plastic crisis Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats that our oceans face. Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year. That is the equivalent of a rubbish truck’s worth a minute. Once the plastic is in the ocean it becomes a danger to… Read More

People power puts mayoral candidates on the spot over fracking

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread - 4th May 2017
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No fracking here or anywhere
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After Theresa May shocked the country with a snap general election, election talk is dominating the news (at the disappointment of some). However, it’s not just the general election on June 8th that will change the politics of the UK. Today some of us will be… Read More

Breaking news: We’re blocking Cuadrilla’s fracking site

Posted by India Thorogood - 3rd May 2017
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Greenpeace peaceful protest against fracking
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Most of Gill’s early mornings are spent travelling to her job as a costume designer from her home in Blackpool. But this morning was a little different. Today, Gill is one of twenty people going face to face with fracking firm Cuadrilla. As you read this, Gill – and about… Read More