Oceans

When Coca-Cola washes its hands of the ocean plastic problem, this is where the problem washes up

Posted by Luke Massey - 12th June 2017
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Last week I was standing over a pile of plastic Coca-Cola bottles, on a remote beach in Mull on the west coast of Scotland. What awful littering, many people will say. Well, when you see this on beach after beach, as I have, you begin to wonder whether the problem… Read More

In Pictures: Campaigning to end Ocean Plastics, the Beluga II Tour so far

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 7th June 2017
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Greenpeace has brought its ship the Beluga II on an expedition of scientific research around Scotland
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Last month our ship the Beluga II set sail on a two-month scientific journey around Scotland investigating the impact of ocean plastic pollution on some of the UK’s most beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Today is World Oceans Day and this year the day of celebration and awareness focuses on plastic… Read More

In Pictures: Connect with Nature on World Environment Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 4th June 2017
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Seal on the Isle of Mull, Scotland
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This year’s theme for World Environment Day is “Connecting People to Nature” promoting the protection of the biosphere that keeps us alive. There are numerous ways to show your appreciation of  the natural beauty around you. Whether it’s be joining a local beach clean, planting a tree or just taking… Read More

How Scotland’s marine wildlife is in danger from plastic pollution

Posted by Tisha Brown - 4th June 2017
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Scotland is the envy of the world with its rich waters teeming with wildlife and spectacular coastlines and beaches. But it’s increasingly at threat from the scourge of marine plastic pollution. We’re halfway through our scientific voyage around the shores of Scotland to document and investigate the impacts of plastic… Read More

Why I ran to Thai Union, why I stand for tuna and the ocean

Posted by Rattanasiri Kittikongnapang - 2nd June 2017
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Greenpeace activists in tuna costumes run in Central Bangkok
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It was a hot and humid morning in Bangkok but that didn’t stop me from running almost 4 kms in a tuna costume with 20 fellow activists to Thai Union’s headquarters in Bangkok. Was I crazy? Was I hallucinating? No. Over 680,000 consumers from over 130 countries and territories around… Read More

Are basking sharks eating plastic? We went to find out.

Posted by Luke Massey - 31st May 2017
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Crew on the Beluga II search for basking sharks on the west coast of Scotland
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“Basking sharks!” At 5am, these words shatter the silence in the sleeping quarters on the lower deck of the ship. The crew burst into life, wrestling on clothes, cameras, binoculars. Up on the helm, eyes pace back and forth across the expansive blue of Gunna Sound – a known feeding… Read More