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Greg Clark: The man behind Lancashire’s fracking furore

Posted by Hannah Martin - 13th January 2016
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In the coming months we’ll find out if fracking will be allowed in Lancashire. Even though in June last year the local county council voted against shale gas drilling, David Cameron’s Westminster government has since intervened and decided that one minister – Greg Clark – will have the final say. Read More

New Year’s plastic resolution: 5 simple ways to help the ocean.

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 7th January 2016
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The New Year’s storms have brought a lurid, unmissable reminder to UK beaches, with thousands of bright pink detergent bottles being churned up by the sea. As waves of highly-visible plastic trash hit British beaches, it’s a timely reminder of a much bigger problem: we are… Read More

10 shocking facts showing how companies are still trashing Indonesia’s rainforests

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 20th November 2015
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For months, forest fires raged across Indonesia bringing the world’s attention to the country’s devastating forest destruction. Both people and orang-utans were endangered as the fires raged and a thick, choking haze swept across Southeast Asia. These forest fires were a legacy of decades of destruction by palm oil and… Read More

Cows, conspiracies, and Greenpeace

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 9th October 2015

You’re probably reading this blog because you have some questions raised by the film Cowspiracy. I’d like to address these directly – and tell you a little about our work on animal agriculture around the world. We all share Cowspiracy’s concerns about the environmental impact of animal agriculture and it’s… Read More