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Waking up to the hidden costs

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 25, 2011

Recently I've been writting a lot about externalities, and how they contribute to a corporation's profitability. What I've neglected is the flip side: that just as corporations should pay the full costs of their activities, so to...

Who is the Dirtiest of Them All?

Blog entry by Dianne Mc Alpine | January 19, 2011

How much money do we really need to put into our fuel tanks - and into dirty hands? Working for Greenpeace leaves me with a predicament each month- I know where petrol comes from, and often campaign against various companies; BP to...

Extreme weather and climate change: How long must we sing this song?

Blog entry by Dr. Paul Johnston | January 19, 2011

Extreme weather events will be more frequent in a warming world. Anyone reading the news about recent extreme weather events will understandably be confused by the varied statements regarding the attribution of these events to...

Something fishy about your tuna?

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 18, 2011

Making tuna sustainable Following recent tests into the contents of tuna tins, Greenpeace UK has just launched a new tinned tuna sustainability ranking to encourage major retailers to provide tuna that is as possible. ...

What are the Greenpeace ships doing?

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 14, 2011

The Rainbow Warrior Right now the Rainbow Warrior is on a tour to defend the Pacific Ocean. The ocean currently provides 60% of the world's tuna supplies, and supports tens of millions of people with both food and jobs. Yet despite...

Nuclear Power – Why Not?

Blog entry by Dr. Rianne Teule | January 13, 2011

The most common question asked when I’m at a party and someone finds out I work for Greenpeace is: “What about nuclear energy?” Most people don’t want to know about blocking whaling ships in an inflatable, or whether I recently...

Clean Energy is Crucial!

Blog entry by Melita Steele | January 12, 2011

In the opinion piece " Mania for renewable energy has soon to come up against reality ", Phillip Lloyd says renewable energy is not only a pipe dream, but that it is unnecessary. He could not be more wrong Prof Lloyd qualifies...

Are Our Lifestyles Really Worth All This?

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 10, 2011

A while back I watched a documentary-type film called Oceans. The whole film was spectacular, but for me one piece was particularly striking. Shot underwater, looking up towards the surface, we slowly panned over what looked like a...

Coping with My Carbon Emissions

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 5, 2011

What's your car's carbon footprint? Check out this site to find out.  For the December holidays my girlfriend and I decided to hire a car to get around. Over the course of the two weeks we drove 984 km, visiting the winelands...

Our Happy (Sp)ending

Blog entry by Michael Baillie | January 4, 2011

Throughout history different civilisations have used different stories to make sense of their place in the world. During medieval times it was the great chain of being: God at the top, below him the king, humans, animals, and so on.

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