Shell petrol stations closed to stop Arctic drilling

Hi there,

Right now, Shell petrol stations are being shut down across London and Edinburgh.

Teams of Greenpeace volunteers are fanning out across the two cities, going station to station shutting down the pumps. In total, over 100 forecourts will be out of action. We're broadcasting live throughout the day on a special online TV channel - watch live now.

Why are we doing this? Because Shell is lining up a fleet of huge oil drilling vessels and later this month, for the first time, will start drilling for oil in the Arctic, off the coast of Alaska.
You can protect the Arctic from Shell's dangerous plans. We're declaring a global sanctuary around the pole, to become enforceable by international law, that will mean a ban on oil drilling and other activities that threaten the Arctic.

There isn't much time to stop Shell's plans. Sign up now to help us create an Arctic sanctuary, safe from Shell and other reckless oil companies. Over 850,000 people have already signed up - join them!

The Arctic is a dangerous place to go drilling - an oil spill would wreak havoc on the fragile, vulnerable environment. Shell's own plans show how difficult it will be to mop up if a spill happens in the Arctic.

By chasing after hard-to-reach oil in remote and dangerous places, Shell is putting polar bears, walruses and other Arctic wildlife at risk.

That's why we're shutting down the pumps at so many Shell petrol stations.
You can stop Shell. Join us in declaring a global Arctic sanctuary.

Let's go!

Jamie Woolley

PS Tune in to our live online TV channel to get the latest updates from the closed Shell forecourts, throughout the day.

KFC are talking rubbish

Hi
Since we exposed KFC for using rainforest fibre to make its packaging, the company's response has been to just repeat the same statement: that its packaging is "100% sustainable or recycled".
Sounds good, right? If only.

We commissioned forensic testing on KFC packaging bought in the UK that showed it contains rainforest fibre and is not recycled. We traced KFC UK's supply chain and it led us straight back to Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's most notorious rainforest destroyers.

You've given KFC a chance to come clean but now they are just lying to you, so it's time to tell them we know the Colonel's real secret recipe.

Email KFC UK's managing director to tell KFC to own up and get rid of rainforest fibre from their packaging for good.

Our investigations revealed that KFC UK's packaging starts life as rainforest on the island of Sumatra, home to the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. From here the logs went to APP's mills* where they are pulped and turned into paperboard. This was sold through APP's UK outfit Calington to KFC's packaging manufacturer St Neot's Packaging.

This is a clear link from KFC in the UK to the destruction of the rainforest.
Testing by independent experts showed that, as recently as March this year, KFC UK's packaging was made from up to 50% rainforest fibre and that it did not show fibre damage - the tell-tale sign of recycled paper.

KFC needs to rid its supply chain of deforestation. Email the UK's managing director now to demand he stops turning rainforests into rubbish.

Greenpeace supporters will be emailing KFC offices around the world to demand that KFC and their parent company YUM! Brands remove rainforest fibre from their supply chains for good.
Thanks
Franziska Grobke
Greenpeace UK
* One of these mills was exposed earlier this year as having illegally logged ramin trees in the yard waiting to be pulped.

You can save our fish

Hi there,
Have you made any new friends recently? We've been making quite few as we've been travelling around the UK, talking to small-scale, local fisherman. They've all been telling us the same story. Even though they have been fishing responsibly for generations, they are being put out of business by unfair fishing laws.
European fishing laws favour the most powerful parts of the fishing industry which have the worst environmental impact. They also shut out those fishermen who use the most sustainable fishing methods. It’s time to stand by our friends and change these laws.
An overhaul of European fishing laws only happens once every decade, and this year our fisheries minister, Richard Benyon, has the power to change them for the better. It’s time he heard from people like you and put the health of our seas first. You can make him do the right thing.
Help sustainable fishermen get a fair catch. Be a fisherman’s friend on Facebook and send this very special sea shanty petition to the fisheries minister now.
Star in your own sea shanty petition.
Not on Facebook? Not a problem! Follow the campaign and take the action on our website.
Jeremy Brown, one of the sea shanty singers is a fisherman from Port Isaac. He knows exactly why sustainable fishing is important to our communities: "You don’t want to kill off your livelihood. Many of us are carrying on where are fathers and grandfathers left off and we're now passing it on to our children. We’ve got to look after what we’ve got..."
Help us change the laws that threaten our seas, as well as fishermen like Jeremy Brown and Ben Griffin. Be a fisherman’s friend now. You might even spot a few surprises!
Send your personalised sea shanty now.
Thank you,
Hayley Baker
Greenpeace UK



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KFC's bucket is revolting

KFC's packaging is revolting! Tell KFC to stop making packaging from rainforests

Hi there,
Thank you for everything you've done to help protect Indonesia's rainforests - it's really making a difference. Now I need to ask for your help again.
Guess what? KFC’s secret recipe is out of the bucket. It turns out the Colonel has been keeping his chicken fresh with packaging made from Indonesian rainforests, home to the endangered Sumatran tiger.
KFC has no policies to tackle deforestation and has been caught using paper made by Asia Pulp and Paper. APP is one of the world’s most notorious forest destroyers and a company recently found using illegal timber.
But a revolt is in the air and we need thousands of people like you to join it! You’ve done it before: as a result of your pressure, Mattel, Lego and Danone were just a few of the many companies that ruled out supplies from APP. Let’s make sure KFC is next!
KFC thinks turning the tigers’ home into trash is timber rippin’ good. There are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and they stand little chance of survival unless fast food companies like KFC stop boxing their food with rainforest packaging.
It’s tragic to think that our rapidly disappearing rainforests - which millions of rare plants and animals and thousands of forest-dwelling communities call home - could end up in rubbish bins or chucked in the street.
Help us tell the Colonel that his secret recipe for rainforest destruction is no good. Right now, people like you across the world are telling one of the world’s biggest fast food manufacturers that responsible companies don’t turn rainforests into trash.
Sign up now to design your own revolting packaging.
Tell KFC to change its secret recipe for destruction.
Thank you,
Franziska Grobke
Greenpeace UK

Burn Shell's cash. Not its oil

Hi friends

Great news. One of the world’s biggest ethical funds has removed Arctic drillers from its books. Now let’s get the rest to follow suit.

Last year we met with and then wrote to investment giant F&C in a bid to persuade them to ditch Arctic drillers Cairn Energy from their list of ethical investments.

Well, recently, they did just that. The Scotland Herald confirmed the good news, reporting that F&C "had adopted a general policy to screen out any oil firm drilling in the Arctic".

This is a big success. But hundreds of thousands of you have called for the Arctic to be off-limits to oil drillers (thank you), and together we can do more:
Tell the top fund providers who have any environmental screens in place on their funds to  drop Arctic drillers from their books.

Ethical and environmental funds rely on people with a conscience - people like you - to tell them where they should put their money. Your pressure can help persuade them to ditch Arctic drillers, draw a protective red line around the Arctic and tip the balance against companies like Shell.

But this is about more than just money. We need to establish a consensus among investors that drilling for oil in the Arctic is unacceptable. It is reckless. It is wrong.

As a recent Observer editorial said, the Arctic is “the most environmentally sensitive region on the planet” and it is “too precious to be left unprotected.”
Let’s get 20,000 messages to environmental fund providers, telling them to screen for Arctic drillers and drop them from their books. Right now.

Thank you,
Charlie Kronick
Senior Climate Advisor
Greenpeace UK

PS If you haven’t yet sent an email to Shell’s boss telling him what you think of his plans, you still can