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Tesco says it will ban John West if they don’t stop trashing the ocean

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 29th April 2016
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Tesco, the biggest retailer in the UK, has threatened to ban John West’s tuna if they don’t stop using destructive fishing practices!  In Tesco’s own-brand tuna, so-called “Fish Aggregating Devices” (or FADs) are already banned because they harm all kinds of marine life, including sharks. So instead they use the… Read More

Emma Thompson: Welcome to the Frack Free Bake Off!

Posted by Emma Thompson - 27th April 2016
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I can say with certainty that these are words I’ve never uttered before: This morning I’m in a field in Lancashire, helping set up a makeshift kitchen and getting ready to take part in a baking-themed protest over plans to frack for gas under the ground I’m stood on. It’s… Read More

Lights, camera, direct action: 6 times Emma Thompson spoke up for the planet

Posted by Danielle Boobyer - 27th April 2016
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Today Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie are occupying a fracking site. The actors are using whisks, spoons & cake to challenge fracking with their unusual protest – the Frack Free Bake Off. Emma’s no stranger to speaking up for our planet. From marching for climate justice to protesting outside… Read More

Clean Air Now? Sadiq Khan Responds

Posted by Sadiq Khan - 25th April 2016
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This blog below written by the Labour candidate for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. It’s part of a series of blogs by candidates for London Mayor. We’re also featuing blogs by Caroline Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat), Zac Goldsmith (Conservative) and Sian Berry (Green Party). London’s air quality is one of… Read More

With the Paris Agreement signed, now it’s back to work

Posted by Graham Thompson - 22nd April 2016
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The Paris agreement, to be signed by around 170 governments today – Earth Day – in New York, is seen by many as a big step forward, including by Greenpeace. Others focussed on its shortcomings, such as the lack of enforceable timetables. Chances are that particular weakness is being addressed… Read More

This huge Amazon dam was just stalled – but now we need to stop it.

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 22nd April 2016
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It’s a good week for the Amazon rainforest! Just yesterday, Brazil’s environmental agency – Ibama – announced it was suspending the license to build the massive São Luiz do Tapajós dam on the Tapajós River. The reason? The agency recognized the risks the dam project would pose for nearby Munduruku… Read More