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10 amazing things about Antarctic krill

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 19th March 2018
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With beautiful black eyes, and otherworldly translucent pink bodies, Antarctic krill are alien-looking animals. And they’re a lot more than just whale food. To get to know them a bit better, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the best bits about these tiny shrimp-like ocean critters. Antarctic krill… Read More

Strange things lurk in the icy depths of the Antarctic Ocean

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 14th March 2018
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The Antarctic feather star (Promachocrinus kerguelensis) found at approximately 300 meters depth

Cute penguins might get all the press, whales certainly give the wows, and big-eyed seals bring the feels – but there’s a lot more to the Antarctic Ocean if you’re prepared to dive a little deeper. Some very strange things lurk in the icy depths of… Read More

Forests, palm oil and the people: Silas’ story

Posted by Flo Stuart-Leach - 13th March 2018
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Silas, a determined Liberian activist fighting the Liberian government's illegal sale of forest land is the subject of a new documentary to be screened at London's Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

“It was about time ordinary Liberians took a stand on what was happening,” says Silas Siakor, a Liberian activist. But Silas himself is anything but ordinary. Silas the film follows him and the NGO he founded, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), as they expose the government’s lucrative, illegal deals with palm oil… Read More

Why Greenpeace doesn’t support Balloon Releases

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 16th February 2018
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What goes up, as they say, must come down. And that’s why Greenpeace doesn’t, and won’t, support balloon releases. At the risk of sounding like the fun police, let me explain why: About 16 years ago I remember a campaign ‘brainstorming’ session trying to come up… Read More

Diesel is Breaking the Limit: we subvertised billboards across the UK as the air pollution limit is reached

Posted by Mel Evans - 31st January 2018
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Subverted billboards in Brixton, London. As the UK broke 2018’s annual air pollution limits only 30 days into the year, Greenpeace revealed that hundreds of billboards across the country have been creatively subverted with illustrated images of people holding hand-written placards reading ‘Diesel is breaking limit’, referring to this now annual event. The six different illustrations, by creative agency Blackcurrent, are based on the stories of people worst affected by air pollution from cities across the UK.

‘Janice’ in Brixton Yesterday London reached the UK air pollution limit. On Brixton Road, levels of nitrogen dioxide breached the cap of 200ug/m3 18 times, the maximum EU allowance for breaches annually. So in one month, we’ve reached the limit for the entire year. This event is now an annual… Read More

12 social media moments you…and we, loved in 2017

Posted by Nick Monro aka Dikson - 21st December 2017

As we wrap up the year let’s take a moment to scroll through a timeline of campaign wins, ludicrous penguin name generators and feel good stories. Thanks for being part of our social media community in 2017. 12. That moment when the UK backed a ban on insect harming pesticides. Read More