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Veganuary: Our dessert recipes

Posted by India Thorogood - 29th January 2016
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Now here at Greenpeace UK, we are lucky enough to have a 50/50 vegetarian and vegan cafe. Every day our amazing chef Anne cooks up tasty meat-free meals – everything from dhals to stews and fruit crumbles! But despite getting pretty full up with tasty veggie and vegan food at… Read More

Why do whales strand on beaches?

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 26th January 2016
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Shocking and sad images have been all over the media in the past few days as some massive sperm whales have washed up dead on British beaches. Normally humans and these deep water leviathans live far apart, so it’s understandable that we are surprised and distraught to encounter them like… Read More

Anti Third Runway Activists Get Their Day In Court

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 24th January 2016
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This is a guest blog by Ella Gilbert. She is one of 13 activists put on trial at court for protesting a third runway at Heathrow Airport Last July, I was part of a Plane Stupid direct action on Heathrow’s Northern runway. Read More

5 Small Things That Explain The Big Problem with Microbeads

Posted by India Thorogood - 18th January 2016

Wondering how you can get your friends to bin the dodgy plastic face scrubs? Want to get them to sign our petition to David Cameron? Here’s 5 things that’ll explain it all in no time at all. 1. This straight to the point cartoon:… Read More

What are microbeads and why should we ban them?

Posted by India Thorogood - 14th January 2016
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UPDATE: Over 330,000 people have signed the petition to ban microbeads – add your name here. Washed your face with an exfoliating face scrub recently? Brushed your teeth with some smooth minty toothpaste? Unfortunately then, you may have unknowingly smothered gross, polluting plastic on your body. While fancy adverts… Read More

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