Greenpeace Blog

John West caught red handed in the Indian Ocean – thanks to you!

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 21st April 2016

Greenpeace crew, currently on board the Esperanza in the Indian Ocean, have found a destructive fishing device (FAD) that has been deployed by a John West supplier. We know this thanks to your research on John West tuna cans coming from the region.  The FAD has been deployed by the… Read More

Clean Air Now? Zac Goldsmith Responds

Posted by Zac Goldsmith - 20th April 2016
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This blog below written by the Conservative candidate for the Mayor of London, Zac Goldsmith. It’s part of a series of blogs by candidates for London Mayor. We’ll also be featuing blogs by Sadiq Khan (Labour), Caroline Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) and Sian Berry (Green Party). London’s air quality is one… Read More

On the trail of John West dirty tuna in the Indian ocean

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 18th April 2016
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Today, the Greenpeace ship, The Esperanza, set sail in the Indian Ocean to peacefully tackle unsustainable fishing by the world’s largest tuna company, Thai Union (the owner of John West in the UK) With some tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean, such as Yellowfin, on the brink of collapse due… Read More

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have

Posted by Aakash Naik - 18th April 2016
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It was Winston Churchill who famously said “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” We couldn’t agree more, that’s why we scaled 15 of London’s most iconic statues to crystallise the importance of air pollution in the hearts and minds of politicians. 40,000 lives are cut short… Read More

11 awe-inspiring British wildlife-watching moments from #IntotheWild

Posted by Danielle Boobyer - 16th April 2016
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We’ve fallen in love with British wildlife all over again this week thanks to the wonderful nature footage on BBC’s Into the Wild. After filming some of the world’s most amazing animals like polar bears and gorillas, for this series filmmaker Gordon Buchanan looked closer to home. “For me,… Read More