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Microbeads in the spotlight!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 2nd March 2017

This week, microbeads shot up the political agenda (again) – thanks to Greenpeace supporters (again!) and a host of coalition members. At the end of February we asked you to get in touch with your MPs to ask them to grill ministers on their plans to ban… Read More

From the frontline: How Greenpeace volunteers are resisting fracking in Lancashire

Posted by Hannah Martin - 24th February 2017
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When fracking firm Cuadrilla was granted permission to frack for gas in Lancashire toward the end of last year, the company’s bosses probably hoped it would be the moment the anti-fracking movement gave up and fell silent. Instead, it’s only strengthened the resolve of local people. Since the start of… Read More

Deposit Return Schemes – what exactly are they?

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 22nd February 2017
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You may have seen the term Deposit Return Scheme batted around lately- but what exactly does it mean? The way I like to think of it is this – with a DRS, you buy the contents of a bottle (glug glug, delicious smoothie), but only borrow the… Read More

HSBC promises to cut ties with forest-trashing palm oil companies

Posted by Annisa Rahmawati - 21st February 2017
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There’s been a major breakthrough in protecting Indonesia’s forests: HSBC has committed to breaking its links to palm oil companies destroying forests and peatlands. This is a fantastic result for everyone who has been campaigning over the last few weeks, although the hard work doesn’t stop there. The real… Read More

One Day Without Us

Posted by Aakash Naik - 20th February 2017
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Today Greenpeace is coming together with thousands of people from across the country to support ‘One Day Without Us’ a celebration of migrants in the UK. Why is this our business you might ask? Well, because Greenpeace couldn’t function without immigrants who work and live in this country. From… Read More