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  Grace, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 21, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Something different

Hi John,   I’m sure your inbox is as full as mine with Black Friday ‘deals’ - brands promising the moon on a stick at unbelievable prices.   Do they think we’ve forgotten the Which? report that showed 98% of ‘sale’ items were the same price or c…
  Sophie, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 15, 2022 at 12:22 PM

RE: Plastic waste crisis

Hi John,   The government has made it clear that they’re not currently serious about tackling the plastic crisis.    Not only did they miss the legal deadline to publish environmental targets last month, they also admitted they’ve got no plans t…
  Areeba and Will, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 12, 2022 at 3:56 PM

This is crucial

John -- Greenpeace is all of us – from petition signers to protesters on the street.   That’s why we’re asking every single Greenpeace supporter for their thoughts in a crucial survey. This is your last chance to share your views and help shape …
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 8, 2022 at 4:50 PM

10 days and counting

Hi John,   Rishi Sunak has had his photo opportunity at COP27 - and now the real work begins.    Over the next 10 days, the UK government’s team will stay in Egypt for global negotiations on tackling the climate crisis. UK foreign, business and …
  Areeba and Will, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 3:49 PM

John's thoughts

Hi John,   We’re emailing as Greenpeace UK’s new joint executive directors, to find out more about you and what you think.   Every year Greenpeace staff ask people from our movement - all over the UK - what their priorities are.    Between us, w…
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
November 3, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Rishi’s U-Turn

Hi John,   Rishi Sunak has u-turned. He is going to the global climate talks in Egypt next week, COP27. [1]   Now that he’s decided to step up and represent the UK, he must deliver more than just soundbites, photo opportunities and hand shakes. …
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 7:35 PM

RE: Oil and gas

Hi John,   Any day now, Rishi Sunak’s government could approve Rosebank - the largest undeveloped oil field in the North Sea.   This new oil field will only make oil giants even richer and have catastrophic effects on the climate. We’re going to…
  Sophie, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 26, 2022 at 3:27 PM

RE: Green energy scam

Hi John,   Over 60,000 people have signed the petition calling on the government to stop subsidising Drax’s climate-wrecking operations.    Since then, Drax has quietly pulled out of two industry conferences - they’re running for cover. [1]   No…
  Anthony Lewis, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 24, 2022 at 5:12 PM

BREAKING: We’re in Parliament

Hi John,   Just now, over 30 activists occupied Parliament to bring the Prime Minister-in-waiting, Rishi Sunak, a clear message. They occupied the corridor leading to the House of Commons chamber, covered the area with energy bills while holding…
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 21, 2022 at 6:07 PM

This is SHOCKING

Hi John,   I nearly spilled my coffee this morning and it wasn’t because we’re about to have our third prime minister in less than a year. I found out something just as shocking.   The government is allowing fishing vessels with nets the size of…
  Sophie, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 13, 2022 at 12:33 PM

Green energy scam

Hi John,   The UK’s biggest ‘green’ energy company Drax is hiding a dirty secret.   In order to create ‘clean’ energy for the UK, they have endangered the health of poor and majority black communities in the US, and cut down vast swathes of anci…
  Grace, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 12, 2022 at 10:15 AM

RE: Who voted for this?

Hi John,   Nobody voted to trash nature, but the government looks set to do just that. That’s why we disrupted the Conservative Party conference last week.   They’ve promised to launch “the most ambitious environmental programme of any country o…
  Grace, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Who voted for this?

Hi John,   We’ve just disrupted the Tory party conference. [1]   Prime Minister Truss' plans to revive fracking in the UK should ring alarm bells for our planet.    Even the 2019 Conservative manifesto said fracking would not take place 'unless …
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
October 1, 2022 at 9:25 AM

Energy bills

Hi John,   This week has been dreaded by millions around the UK. Despite limited government intervention, energy prices will rise to even more unaffordable rates today, with almost 7 million households expected to fall into poverty. [1] Can you …
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
September 27, 2022 at 10:51 AM

Urgent: Stop Liz Truss' oil plans

Hi John,   Liz Truss has made it clear: approving new climate-wrecking new oil and gas projects is a top priority for her government. First up is Rosebank, the largest undeveloped field in the North Sea. The biggest field deserves the biggest fi…
  Carolyn Hoskin, Greenpeace · [email protected]
September 24, 2022 at 10:19 AM

Thank you directly from the Amazon rainforest 🌳

Hi John,   Welcome back to your regular Greenpeace round-up, Stay Connected. In this edition, we’ve got everything from an exciting video from the Amazon rainforest to an update about our recent ocean boulders action …
  Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall · [email protected]
September 12, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Campaign update

Hi John,   I appreciate there is a lot going on right now and many are in a state of mourning - but I wanted to update you on something important, even in the middle of these difficult times.   On Thursday the government blocked Greenpeace activ…
  Anthony Lewis, Greenpeace · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Truss: the top job

Hi John,   Today new Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a host of misplaced measures that will only deepen the cost of living crisis and fuel the climate emergency. Can you tell her she needs to take real action to keep us warm this winter -…
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
September 2, 2022 at 12:11 PM

I shouldn’t have to email you

Hi John,   We’ve been forced to do the government’s job for them. Activists onboard the Greenpeace Ship, The Arctic Sunrise, have been placing boulders 200km off the coast of Cornwall to stop the vast weighted nets of industrial fishing vessels …
  Anthony Lewis, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 11:18 AM

Your energy bills

Hi John,   Today Ofgem announced the new energy price cap will increase causing bills to rise to over £3500 a year, this means millions more people will have to choose between heating their homes or eating. This catastrophic rise in energy bills…
  Flo, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Scorched earth and empty reservoirs

Hi John,   An official drought has been declared in England. We just had the driest July in England since 1935. [1] Parks and fields are the colour of straw and reservoirs are empty.   We are living in a climate-changed world, and the UK is reckl…
  Will, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 2:49 PM

The countdown is on

Hi John,   The clock is ticking to protect the UK’s oceans. We have just 4 months, add your name. Sign the petition In December, the government will hand out its fishing licenses for 202…
  Flo, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 9, 2022 at 5:04 PM

YouTube: don’t take their money

Hi John,   Since I emailed you last, we’ve had yet more unbelievable news about oil and gas company profits. [1]     Make no mistake, all they really care about is money. [2] That’s why they are trying to open up new fossil fuel projects despite…
  Flo, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 3, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Greenwashing

Hi John,   Greenwashing. Fossil fuel giants are expert at it. Since the 70s companies like Exxon have used advertising to promote lies and delay climate action in order to protect their profits. [1]    Ads legitimise their business. But there is…
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
August 1, 2022 at 1:38 PM

The oceans need your help

Hi John,   You're part of a community of nearly 5 million people calling on world leaders to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 - the minimum scientists tell us is needed to reverse the decline in ocean biodiversity - but with only weeks …
  Chris, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Re: the plastic results

Hi John,   In response to the shocking The Big Plastic Count findings, Greenpeace has launched a petition urging the UK government to tackle the plastic waste crisis. Over 72 thousand people have signed it in the last fortnight.   Will you add y…
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 26, 2022 at 11:28 AM

BREAKING: We’re taking the government to court

I have big news John,   Greenpeace is taking the government to court to overturn their approval of Shell’s new gas field, Jackdaw. Every time the government acts unlawfully to push through fossil fuel projects, Greenpeace will be here to challen…
  Meena, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 21, 2022 at 4:35 PM

SHARE: Corporations and the british empire

John, we've partnered with the UK’s leading race equality think tank, the Runnymede Trust on a report that’s making headlines today. [1,2,3] It shows why we can't tackle the environmental emergency without tackling racism too.   It reveals how t…
  Carolyn Hoskin, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 16, 2022 at 9:28 AM

You’ve made history!

Hi John,   We’re back with your latest Stay Connected and what an amazing month it’s been! In this edition - you’ve made history with The Big Plastic Count, we’re celebrating 40 years since the whaling moratorium and …
  Chris, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 14, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Re: the plastic results

Hi John,   Did you see this week that The Big Plastic Count has revealed that UK households throw away 96 billion pieces of plastic every year and only 12% of it is actually being recycled in the UK? The other 88% is burnt, buried underground an…
  Maja, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 12, 2022 at 4:29 PM

The results are in John ♻️ 😲

Hi John,   A couple of months ago 250,000 people came together to take part in the biggest ever investigation into household plastic. Now we can finally reveal the investigation results – and they are staggering John.   I filmed this video to sh…
  Jack Bullett, Greenpeace · [email protected]
July 6, 2022 at 10:59 AM

Meatiest taboo

Hi John,   Did you get my email last week about meat and dairy? Sorry if you missed it.   Times are really tough right now and the price of food has been skyrocketing. And as someone who used to eat meat and dairy all the time - I’m not trying …
  Jack Bullett, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Meat & Dairy

Hi John,   The UK government recently released their Food Strategy. Something crucial was missing - meat and dairy reduction - which their own expert advisors are calling for. [1]    Excessive meat and dairy production is the leading driver of d…
  Aiyan, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 9:52 AM

🚨 Shell are fighting back

Hi John,   Remember when people power forced Shell to stop blasting shockwaves into a precious whale breeding ground off the Wild Coast of South Africa? I sent you a few emails about it at the time. [1]    Well, unfortunately, the oil giants are…
  Alice Everett, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 9:29 AM

John, the countdown is on! 🌞🌈🌎

Hi John,   As the days are getting longer and the sun is shining we can start to spend more time outdoors, enjoying nature and for some of us going to festivals. For Greenpeace summer is an exciting time of the year …
  Nick Monro aka Dikson, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 5:50 PM

RE: Shameless

Hi John,   This week the government's abhorrent plans to deport people to Rwanda were ground to a halt by an incredible show of solidarity, power and humanity. We must scrap these plans for good, just like we must scrap Priti Patel’s latest attack on the…
  Emma, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 2:58 PM

Burning

Hi John,   My name’s Emma, I led an investigation recently that revealed landowners and grouse shooters are intentionally setting fires on the UK’s largest carbon store. You might have seen our email about it last week. It’s shocking.   I’m goin…
  Nick Monro aka Dikson, Greenpeace · [email protected]
June 8, 2022 at 6:57 PM

Priti shameless

John,   Remember the Police Bill? It was the one where Priti Patel tried to push through new legislation like Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (basically ASBOs for potential protestors) and an extension of stop and search, attacking vital fo…
  Nick Monro aka Dikson, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Burnt for “sport”:

John,   We’ve just found out that some of the UK’s most protected natural sites are still being set on fire, despite a government ban.    Peatland is the UK’s largest natural carbon store on land, ‘locking in’ an estimated 3.2 billion tonnes of …
  Anthony Lewis, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 3:52 PM

Russian diesel

Hi John,   Last week I emailed you to see if you could call on the UK’s biggest supermarkets to stop selling Russian diesel to their customers and stop fuelling the war in Ukraine. Since then people across the country have called on Tesco, Sains…
  Nick, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 3:26 PM

Re: Microplastics

Hi John,   Microplastics are sneaking up on us. They’ve slipped almost unnoticed into the air we breathe, our blood and even the placentas of our unborn babies. [1] Our food too - an alarming study has shown that we could be eating as much as “a…
  Anthony, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Funding Putin

Hi John,   Since the start of the war, big name brands have been taking action to show solidarity with Ukrainians. Slogans have been made, flags pasted on company logos and some UK supermarkets have even removed Russian vodka from shelves. [1]  …
  Anthony, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 16, 2022 at 11:15 AM

Breaking: Russian Tanker Stopped

Hi John,   We just stopped a tanker loaded with Russian fossil fuels from docking near London. If the government won’t say no to funding Putin’s war on Ukraine, then we’ll do it for them.   It’s been nearly three months since Russia invaded Ukra…
  Nick, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 9, 2022 at 1:34 PM

Microplastics

Hi John,   Microplastics are sneaking up on us. They’ve slipped almost unnoticed into the air we breathe, our blood and even the placentas of our unborn babies. [1] Our food too - an alarming study has shown that we could be eating as much as “a…
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 5:16 PM

John, are you ready to stop Jackdaw?

Hi John,   Did you see the shocking news this morning? Shell raked in a record £7.3 billion in the first quarter, amidst astronomical rises in energy bills for households. [1]   While Shell was busy exploiting the planet for profit, people acros…
  Miranda, Greenpeace · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 7:04 PM

John, an urgent request

Hi John,   This is astounding. Just six months ago, Boris Johnson proclaimed the "death knell" of coal power globally. [1] But according to reports this week, his government is now "on the cusp" of approving a new coal mine in Cumbria! [2] We ne…
  Jack, Greenpeace · [email protected]
April 14, 2022 at 5:44 PM

We won

Hi John,   I’ve got some great news to tell you. Bottom trawling is now permanently banned in four offshore UK Marine Protected Areas - including the vast Dogger Bank in the North Sea! It’s a win for ocean life, the climate and coastal communiti…
  Carolyn Hoskin, Greenpeace · [email protected]
April 10, 2022 at 7:30 AM

This just couldn't wait...

We’re back with your latest Stay Connected - a little earlier than usual this month - but that’s because we just have so much Greenpeace news that we need to tell you about, it just couldn’t wait. Hi John,   We’re bac…
  Anthony, Greenpeace · [email protected]
March 22, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Your bills

Hi John,   We’re at the Treasury and we’ve given it a green makeover to let Chancellor Rishi Sunak know that the only way to get off gas and tackle soaring energy bills right now, is to boost renewables and make our homes greener.    We can’t ke…
  Carolyn Hoskin, Greenpeace · [email protected]
March 19, 2022 at 10:23 AM

Getting off gas is the answer

People and the planet must come first as we build a peaceful, safer and more sustainable future. Hi John,I really hope this finds you safe and well during these unprecedented times. Over three weeks ago, Putin l…