Are forests in the UK for sale?
Image by Lee JordanThe government recently announced it is considering selling off large areas of woodlands. Forested areas in the UK are important for local biodiversity, and while Greenpeace...
View ArticleWoodland sell-off plans - Greenpeace response
27 January, 2011Responding to the government’s proposals – unveiled today – for the sell off of much of Britain’s woodlands, John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK, said: “Britain’s woodlands...
View ArticleUK carbon emissions figures 2010 - Greenpeace response
31 March, 2011Reacting to the publication of UK carbon emission figures for 2010, Dr. Doug Parr, the chief scientist for Greenpeace, said: “Climate-changing pollution should be falling, not going up –...
View ArticleSave our seas: fix the Common Fisheries Policy
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View ArticleThe government's wrong turn on 80mph
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / Philip ReynaersGovernment plans to increase the motorway speed limit are madnessImage caption: Government plans to increase the motorway speed limit are...
View ArticleGreenpeace and fishermen deliver 10,000 ‘fishy wishes’ to Cameron
All rights reserved. Credit: Felix Clay / GreenpeaceDavid Ritter, Ariana Densham (Greenpeace), Jerry Percy and Paul Joy (NUTFA) and Ian Campbell (Ocean 2012)Image caption: David Ritter, Ariana Densham...
View ArticleGreenpeace Response to Government Gas Fracking Go-ahead
17 April, 2012Responding to news that government advisors have given the go-ahead for gas fracking in the UK, Joss Garman, Greenpeace’s senior energy campaigner, said:“This could be bad news for...
View ArticleToday, the world calls Shell
Image caption: Can you call Shell? Oh to be a fly on the wall of a Shell boardroom this week! Activists all round the world have been taking action to #TellShell to get out of the Arctic. Despite...
View ArticlePaula Bear spotted roaming around Festivals
All rights reserved. Credit: GreenpeaceAn Arctic encounter, at festivals UK-wideImage caption: An Arctic encounter, at festivals UK-wide This summer we have been busy taking the ‘Save The Arctic’...
View ArticleChillax, says Boris, it's a climate change-busting mini ice age
All rights reserved. Credit: n/a"I say relax" - BorisImage caption: "I say relax" - Boris Boris Johnson has a message for "scientists and environmentalists". Or at least, it’s addressed to scientists...
View ArticleGlobal day of action: We love the Arctic, Saturday April 20
As the ice melts, oil companies are threatening the pristine Arctic with industrial disaster. On Saturday, April 20, the world is calling for action to protect the Arctic for all of humanity. Join the...
View ArticleIllegal fishing coming to waters near you
All rights reserved. Credit: New Zealand Defence ForceCrew members aboard the Kunlun fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean haul in a Patagonian toothfishImage caption: Crew members aboard the Kunlun...
View ArticleUK emissions drop - Greenpeace response
UK GHG emissions dropped by 8.4% 2013 - 201426 March, 2015In response to the UK's GHG emissions dropping by 8.4% (and CO2 emissions dropping by 9.7%) Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK,...
View ArticleThe next UK government promises to be an ocean champion
All rights reserved. Credit: Enric Sala/ Nat GeoHere’s a prediction: the next UK government will do great things for global marine protection.At this stage in a general election campaign it’s sometimes...
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