Two articles The scale of plastic pollution in the marine environment is growing and UK backtrack on their blocking moves to agree with Europe on recycling targets and the circular economy. Unearthed, Greenpeace ‘Investigative journalism does make a difference. Back in January, we revealed that although the UK government was promising ambitious new recycling targets […]
Greenpeace ‘Monday 10th April, 2017. London – This morning Greenpeace activists have installed a 2.5 tonne ocean plastic sculpture on the doorstep of Coca-Cola’s London HQ, in protest at the company’s role in ocean plastic pollution. The artwork, Plasticide, was created by renowned underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and features seabirds regurgitating plastic amidst a family beach picnic. […]
Greenpeace UK has conducted the first ever comprehensive survey of the plastic footprints and policies of the top six global soft drinks brands: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Suntory, Danone, Dr Pepper Snapple and Nestlé. Despite plastic bottles forming a major source of ocean plastic pollution, the survey results reveal a woeful lack of action by the soft drinks industry […]
Leaked documents reveal the scale of cuts to Natural England but how this is also forcing a change of relationship with the very organisations that are causing the problems that wildlife and the environment face. Further austerity cuts to staff will bring Natural England to a staff level to half that when it was set […]
The Threat: George Eustace – Brexit would free UK from ‘spirit-crushing’ green directives, says minister. Farming minister George Eustice says leave vote would free up £2bn now spent on insurance schemes and incentives for farmers Brexit and the sea Charles Clover Blue Marine Foundation: Let us remember just what our seas were like before the […]
SeafoodSource.com: University of Washington professor and global fisheries expert Ray Hilborn, who has been outspoken in countering the widely-held belief that the world’s fish stocks are declining, has been accused by Greenpeace of a lack of transparency in disclosing his funding sources. Greenpeace’s attack on Hilborn’s credibility comes after the organization received the details of the […]
The Environmental Audit Committee questions academics on the environmental impact of microplastics (on May 9th watch the video). Watch Parliament TV: Environmental impact of microplastics Inquiry: Environmental impact of microplastics Scope of the inquiry The Environmental Audit Committee calls for evidence on the environmental impact of microplastics. Key issues include: the scale, sources and consequences […]
This collection of seven articles highlights the support for the EU among the environmental and business sectors (CBI). Whilst not everything is perfect, Europe has been a major force for good with sustainability and environmental issues and their development. 1. Brexit could break the environment Leaving the EU would create “identifiable and substantial risks to the […]