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| The Ecologist - Governments ecotowns shortlist announced (03/04/2008) | ||||||
| The list of 15 towns of between 5,000 and 20,000 homes has come from 57 originally submitted and will be further reduced to 10 that are to be in progress by 2020. The towns, the first new ones in..... | ||||||
| The Ecologist - Loopholes and scams dog ‘green’ energy (01/04/2008) | ||||||
| BiofuelsAs The Ecologist revealed in March last year, most biofuels are neither green nor efficient. Yet they are subject to US subsidies that have helped support the industry’s growth and..... | ||||||
| The Ecologist - British nuclear waste goes on sale (07/03/2008) | ||||||
| The UK has some of the world's oldest nuclear sites. Fourteen plants have closed and are being decommissioned, the estimate cost of this operation will be £73bn by 2010 according to..... | ||||||
| The Ecologist - WWF-UK wins funding halt to Sakhalin II oil and gas pipeline (06/03/2008) | ||||||
| The project involves building oil and gas platforms on and offshore of the Sakhalin island near the east coast of Russia, and a 800km pipeline to supply western markets. For the past four years the..... | ||||||
| The Ecologist - Only 4% of untouched ocean left: global report on oceans shows devastating damage (15/02/2008) | ||||||
| Fishing, climate change, pollution and shipping have left its mark on all but 4 per cent of the world’s seas. The survey, published in Science, divided the waters into one kilometre squared..... |
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| Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:01:01 +0100 Experts launch fuel poverty charter | ||||||
| The Government can stop the suffering caused by rocketing energy bills if it follows a ten-point Fuel Poverty Charter launched by fuel poverty experts from a range of charities and consumer bodies today. | ||||||
| Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:01:01 +0100 Government must boost UK's recycling industry | ||||||
| The Government must step up its efforts to boost recycling to help us to get the most out of the world's finite natural resources - and make sure that our waste doesn't mount up here or on the other side of the world. | ||||||
| Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0100 Car makers must go green, says public in new EU poll | ||||||
| The results of an opinion poll out today (28 August 2008) show an overwhelming 87 per cent of people in the UK think measures to force car manufacturers to make smarter cars that use 25 per cent less fuel should be introduced urgently. |
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| Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:00:12 +0000 Jo Hancock - she will be greatly missed | ||||||
Very sad news. Jo Hancock who was on our climb team and Glastonbury crew died on Friday in a road accident. Jo’s recent escapades included - climber on the Arctic Sunrise forest action in March, light bulbs action in Dublin, Glastonbury early build crew, pylon climber at Climate Camp, part of the Knock John Training in May. She was a great climber, a really gutsy activist and we all loved her. She will be greatly missed. |
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| Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:48:16 +0000 Just say Nobu | ||||||
The Sunday Telegraph reports this morning that, thanks to Greenpeace investigative work*, we now know that London’s Nobu restaurants, among the capital’s favourite celebrity hangouts, are serving up endangered bluefin tuna as sushi. Not only is this a scandal in itself – like serving up rhino burgers or tiger chops – but it is not even clear to diners what they are eating. The menu certainly doesn't say 'cut of endangered bluefin', nor even for that matter does it even tell you what the species is! It would be like being sold something as just 'a steak' and finding out afterwards that you have just eaten some gorilla. From our own trips to the restaurant the staff seemed at best confused and ignorant about what species they were serving up. The official response from Nobu on whether they sell bluefin has been a repeated, resounding ‘no comment’. But now we know clearly that they are serving bluefin, it is not labelled as such, and the fish can be traced back to endangered Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks, through their supply chain and the DNA evidence. What does this mean? It means that the celebrity diners at Nobu, the likes of Madonna, David Beckham and Lily Allen, are unwittingly pushing a species toward extinction. It means that Robert De Niro, co-owner of the restaurant chain seems to be angling for the title of ‘Godfather of ocean destruction’. And it shows that whether you eat tuna from a tin in your supermarket or at the most prestigious London sushi restaurant – you might have cause for concern. Other restaurateurs have already stopped using bluefin because of threats to the species – even Gordon Ramsay has dropped it from his menu, along with sushi restaurant Moshi Moshi. Greenpeace has even been told by Eat-Japan, organisers of the London Sushi Awards (the world's only sushi championships, due to be held in London on Oct 6th) that they have taken bluefin off the menu this year. It's high time that Nobu stopped selling bluefin, and let's hope that their celebrity diners let them know that. * Our researchers obtained two samples from all three of Nobu's London restaurants, along with the retail outlets of their suppliers Atari-Ya. The DNA analysis of these samples was conducted with the assistance of the conservation organisation WWF, and clearly showed that all of the samples which were tested which yielded results were Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thymus). On Nobu's menus the tuna sushi is not identified by species, but merely cuts of meat such as 'o-toro', 'chu-toro' and 'akimi'. |
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| Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:10:59 +0000 Amazon deforestation gets the Panorama treatment | ||||||
If you haven't had your fill of news from the Amazon lately (we've recently had live webcasts and slideshows from regions where fires have swept through), Monday's edition of Panorama is dedicated to the largest rainforest on Earth, and Greenpeace will featured. Called Can Money Grow On Trees?, it will examine how the rising cost of food is threatening the Amazon as more forest is converted into farmland for cattle ranching - the current dry season provides an excellent opportunity for a bit of fire-based forest clearance. Also included will be the question of whether financial mechanisms (like our own proposal) can be brought in to make forests more valuable if they're left standing. We haven't seen the final programme, but it's on BBC1 at 8.30pm, with a repeat on Friday 12 September at 12.45am. Of course, you can watch it at anytime on the wondrous iPlayer after transmission (although only if you're in the UK). |
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| Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:30:46 +0100 Win a Cafedirect luxury hamper | ||||||
| Cafédirect are giving you the opportunity to win a luxury hamper filled with a range of their delicious products and a Bodum cafetiere. | ||||||
| Wed, 21 May 2008 17:11:47 +0100 Tobacco: the next Fairtrade frontier | ||||||
| An ethically-sourced cigarette has been launched in the UK. | ||||||
| Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:43:53 +0100 P&P Goes Mentor Mental! | ||||||
| Fancy becoming a P&P Group Support Volunteer? Here's what current volunteer Kristina has to say... |
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| Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:54:50 +0100 Tell Primark not to cut and run | ||||||
| In response to an expose of workers' rights abuses in its supply chains, Primark has sacked three of its Indian suppliers. Take action to demand that the company takes responsibility for the impact of its own business practices. | ||||||
| Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:51:47 +0100 Denying Fairtrade tobacco is to ignore the elephant in the room | ||||||
| Following last month's article on ethically-sourced cigarettes, here Andre Rieksts of Akwesasne Mohawk Trading LLC puts his side of the story | ||||||
| Wed, 21 May 2008 17:29:49 +0100 The Forum 2008: Outcomes and Results | ||||||
| A report on, and the outcomes of, People & Planet's annual decision making event, The Forum, which was held in Manchester between Friday 7 and Sunday 9 March 2008. |
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| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:21:02 +0100 Drowning in plastic and the "Clean Coal" con | ||||||
| The toxic substances in your sunscreen, shower curtains, plastic bottles and cleaning products may be killing you. Chemical companies are literally getting away with murder. Read all about it and benefit People & Planet by subscribing to New Internationalist magazine. Also features the "clean coal con". | ||||||
| Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:07:32 +0100 Students 'die' in oil spills outside RBS HQ | ||||||
| Fifteen 'dead' bodies lying in a pool of oil blocked the entrance to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London HQ at Liverpool Street today. Students were staging a 'die-in' blockade to highlight the devastating effects of climate change. | ||||||
| Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:57:51 +0100 Could you be a climate camper? | ||||||
| Emily looks back at 2 days spent at the climate camp, near the site of the proposed new coal power station, Kingsnorth, Kent. |
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| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:21:02 +0100 Drowning in plastic and the "Clean Coal" con | ||||||
| The toxic substances in your sunscreen, shower curtains, plastic bottles and cleaning products may be killing you. Chemical companies are literally getting away with murder. Read all about it and benefit People & Planet by subscribing to New Internationalist magazine. Also features the "clean coal con". | ||||||
| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:34:18 +0100 People & Planet: The Movie | ||||||
| Watch our movie, get inspired, get involved! | ||||||
| Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:07:32 +0100 Students 'die' in oil spills outside RBS HQ | ||||||
| Fifteen 'dead' bodies lying in a pool of oil blocked the entrance to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London HQ at Liverpool Street today. Students were staging a 'die-in' blockade to highlight the devastating effects of climate change. |
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