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Microbeads ban creeps closer as MPs demand action

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 24th August 2016
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Great news this morning – an influential government committee just backed our call for a ban on microbeads! Sign the petition – ask Theresa May’s Government to show leadership on this important environmental issue and ban microbeads. It’s rare that MPs from… Read More

7 times the UK press condemned Hinkley nuclear plant

Posted by Alexandra Stenbock-Fermor - 22nd August 2016
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For a brief moment last month, it looked like the Somerset coast was destined to become the home of the most expensive object in the world — Hinkley Point nuclear plant. But after a last minute intervention by Prime Minister Theresa May, the government’s nuclear ambitions were suddenly put on… Read More

In pictures: In the palm of our hands, orangutans on their special International Orangutan Day

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 19th August 2016

Every year on the 19th August the orangutan gets its own special day. One of the renowned victims of the palm oil industry the orangutans are threatened with extinction due to the destruction of the tropical rainforest. The population of the Sumatran orangutan in the wild is thought to have fallen… Read More

Siemens, Greenpeace and the Munduruku: a response to Juergen Maier

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 17th August 2016

Last week, representatives from the Munduruku Indigenous People visited Siemens’ UK headquarters with a group of Greenpeace activists as part of our Save the Heart of the Amazon campaign. Although he wasn’t able to meet with the Munduruku that day, Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier has published… Read More

Five reasons why Hinkley nuclear power station is not the golden goose

Posted by Esther Freeman - 11th August 2016
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Hinkley Point is set to be the first new nuclear power station in years, and the most expensive object on earth. The nuclear industry and the government claim Hinkley is a good option if we want to “keep the lights on” – but is it really the golden goose… Read More