Oceans

Do the manifestos commit to end ocean plastics?

Posted by Louisa Casson - 22nd May 2017
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No matter which party possible MPs belong to, or which constituency they are campaigning to represent, they all have a responsibility to help end ocean plastics. A rubbish truck’s worth of plastic is entering the ocean every single minute, with devastating impacts for marine life. 84% of the British… Read More

Onboard the Beluga II

Posted by Marcela Teran - 19th May 2017
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Marcela onboard the Beluga II
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Last week I had the privilege to sail along the east coast of Scotland on board Greenpeace’s ship the Beluga II. This is the start of a two-month expedition documenting and investigating the impact of plastic in some of the most stunning and biodiverse areas of the UK. It was… Read More

An uninhabited island deep in the South Pacific falls prey to a plague – of plastic.

Posted by Louisa Casson - 16th May 2017
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One of many hundreds of crabs that now make their homes out of plastic debris washed up on Henderson Island. Photograph: Jennifer Lavers / The Guardian
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It’s a horror story. A truly shocking 38 million pieces of plastic have been found on Henderson Island, one of the Pitcairn Islands that make up one of the UK’s last remaining overseas territories. This island has no one living on it, yet its beaches are now… Read More

Bon Voyage! The Beluga II Sets Sail!

Posted by Tisha Brown - 12th May 2017
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Crew of the Greenpeace ship the Beluga II in Edinburgh, Scotland. The ship is starting a tour around Scotland to highlight the problems of plastic waste in our oceans.

Ocean plastic crisis Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats that our oceans face. Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean every year. That is the equivalent of a rubbish truck’s worth a minute. Once the plastic is in the ocean it becomes a danger to… Read More

Plastic Pollution – Why Coca-Cola need to take responsibility too

Posted by Louisa Casson - 13th April 2017
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One of the best things about working on Greenpeace’s campaign to end ocean plastics is the chance to have lots of conversations with all sorts of people about the issue – whether on local radio stations or with pedestrians walking past the 2.5 tonne sculpture we installed outside Coca-Cola’s London… Read More

5 Reasons Why We’re Outside Coca-Cola’s HQ

Posted by Louisa Casson - 9th April 2017
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This morning, we’ve installed a piece of art right to the doorstep of Coca-Cola’s European office, to hold the soft drinks giant accountable for ocean plastic pollution. As the world’s largest soft drinks company, Coca-Cola has a special responsibility for the plastic that is wrecking… Read More