Tag: activism

Can you create a rainforest free food supply?

September 6th, 2010 · · Environment No comments - Tags: , , , ,

The following came to me via Friends of The Earth and is an important update on their MOOvement for rainforest free food. I wanted to share it for like minds who aren’t yet involved – it’s a great debate and do make your voice heard

Rob Flello MP

My name’s Robert Flello, and I’m the MP who put forward the Sustainable Livestock Bill in Parliament.

The Bill calls for Government action to tackle the massive climate and wildlife damage caused by current processes used in factory farming of meat and dairy.

Thanks to everyone who has already shown their support by joining Friends of the Earth’s MOOvement for rainforest-free food this summer.

My colleagues are back from recess today, so I need your help to make this crucial Bill the first thing they hear about.

Please email your MP today and urge them to support the Bill.

I need at least 100 of my colleagues to be with me in the House of Commons on 12 November so that this Bill stands a real chance of passing into law.

Please urge your MP to be with me on the 12th – and thank you for all your support in getting the Bill this far.

Thank you,

Rob Flello
MP for Stoke-on-Trent South


dotActivist – a conference for those using hi-tech for good

July 26th, 2010 · · Alternatives, Events No comments - Tags: , , ,

Tickets are now on sale for dotActivist – a new online campaigning conference. Seven inspiring speakers, and plenty of time to talk about the ideas that arise. Join web activists of all stripes, to share tactics and explore exciting new ways of changing the world.

The conference will be at The Hub, King’s Cross on 7th August. There are a range of ticket options for different budgets, starting at £15. This is the official trailer:

We’re not affiliated with or endorsing this event in anyway, yet we’re sure there’ll be plenty of our readers who are attending or who know those attending! Registration is at http://dotactivist.eventbrite.com. Maybe we’ll see you there?


How Can You Use Less Oil?

July 9th, 2010 · · Alternatives, Environment, Opinion No comments - Tags: , , , , , , , ,

I got this email from Greenpeace UK today and loved it so much I thought I’d share – practical tips for us to minimise our impact on the Earth:

In the wake of the ongoing catastrophe of the Gulf oil spill, lots of people have been asking us how they can reduce their oil consumption in their daily lives. Here’s our top ten:

1. Carpool, cycle or use public transport to go to work.

2. Choose when possible products packaged without plastic and recycle or re-use containers.

3. Buy organic fruits and vegetables (fertilisers and pesticides are based on oil more often than not).

4. Buy beauty products (shampoo, soap, make-up) based on natural ingredients, not oil.

5. Choose when possible locally produced products (less transport involved).

6. Buy clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp – not from oil derivatives.

7. Use non-disposable items in picnics and summer festivals.

8. Quit bottled water.

9. Fly less.

10. Demand that your government encourage renewable energy instead of oil.

(11. Register at our new website and add to this list, then forward it to a friend.)


Update on Amnesty’s Shell Advert

May 18th, 2010 · · Environment, Events, News One comment - Tags: , , , ,

We recently shared how Amnesty UK are raising awareness of environmental concerns about Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta, Africa. They’d asked people to donate for them to run an advert in London and National Press on the day of Shell’s AGM so that shareholders would be reminded to think of both sides of the equation, people and planet vs progress and profit. The hope was that Shell shareholders would press management to up it’s standards. After all the company has record profits. It can afford to be careful with what it does.

Although the Financial Times dropped the Amnesty Shell ad at the last minute, several other publications accepted it. Amnesty have created this short video to summarise the issues that Shell needs to address:

Shell in the Niger Delta from Amnesty International on Vimeo.

If you have views on this share it on Twitter with the tag #shellagm, or send it directly to @shelldotcom. You can also follow the Protect The Human Shell Ad blog by Amnesty. We’re still hopeful that Shell can take the responsibility it’s privileged position requires and contribute it’s wonders to the world in a fashion that doesn’t harm people, animals or endanger the planet for future generations.


Take a Share in asking Shell to clean up with Amnesty UK

May 10th, 2010 · · Environment, Events, News One comment - Tags: , , , , , ,

The Royal Dutch Shell company is one of Britain’s biggest corporations. It’s exploits enable many wonders of the world in which we live today and it’s vast cash flows fund pensions around the UK. At the same time, Shell is noted in many environmental fiascos around the world. As it’s annual meeting approaches, Amnesty UK are looking to remind shareholders in Shell that the black gold has a dark side and that bumper profits mean we need to push bosses to enforce better ecological and social standards through their system. This short trailer from Amnesty explains the problem well:

There is a full report by Amnesty International on Shell’s activity in the Niger Delta in pdf that you can read if you want to examine the situation more fully.

In order to remind Shell’s shareholders that Shell’s recent bumper profits have come at a huge cost to the environment, to local populations and wildlife and to urge the shareholders to insist on higher standards from management, Amnesty UK is looking to take out a full page advert in a UK national paper. They’d like you to buy a share in this advert as £10 will buy a 1cm2 section of prime publishing real estate for the following ad:

Amnesty Shell advert

Amnesty Shell advert

Please participate in whatever way you can. If you can support the ad financially it will help. If you can’t, ask someone who can. If you are a shareholder or have a pension that is investing in Shell, start letting Shell know you need them to do better. You can email Shell CEO, Peter Vosser, and ask him how Shell is living up to words like these which were taken from their own website:

“As we work to help meet the world’s growing energy needs we aim to bring benefits to local communities and reduce impacts of our operations”, “A career with Shell is more than just a day job. It’s an opportunity to join a company who tackle real world problems”.

~ Shell.com via Amnesty UK

Amnesty’s campaign is at http://blog.protectthehuman.com/shellad and you can buy a share in their ad from there.



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