Written by Theo LeQuesne, Warwick People & Planet member on exchange at US University of California Santa Barbara. It is five o’clock in the afternoon and we are carpooling home to University of California Santa Barbara from Sacramento. Behind us is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Campaigns
Chester: kick Shell out, it’s time to go Fossil Free.
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Written by Lauren Stevens, Chester People & Planet member The University of Chester has signed a deal with oil producer Shell. The Shell Technology Centre in Thornton will be acquired by the University in a deal it called “one of … Continue reading
Get the SHELL out of Oxford University
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Written by Beate Dirks, Oxford People & Planet member and Fossil Free campaigner Today sees the celebration of a renewed and enforced partnership of an Oxford University research institute (Earth Science Department) with a private funding body (Royal Dutch Shell). … Continue reading
Victory for Indonesian Workers against Adidas!
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After an international campaign lasting more than 2 years Adidas have finally paid ‘a substantial sum’ to the 2,700 garment workers at the PT Kizone factory in Indonesia. These workers began their campaign when Adidas refused to pay $1.8 million … Continue reading
St Andrews veg bag profile: Bellfield Organic Nursery
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Every week St Andrews students have the opportunity to order a veg bag from One World society – stuffed full of organic vegetable goodness, grown locally just down the road from Cupar. The carrots come caked in mud, the onions … Continue reading
Newcastle University Secret Adidas Deal Exposed
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By Matthew Franklin, University of Birmingham & Toby Munnion, Newcastle University Newcastle University are currently engaged in discussions with Adidas regarding a massive sponsorship deal. In what Adidas officials describe as a “first of its kind” the deal is likely … Continue reading
Tony Hayward is Not a ‘Distinguished Leader’
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Written by Helen Spring, Birmingham People & Planet member It is difficult to understand how the University of Birmingham can perceive Tony Hayward as a ‘Distinguished Leader’. As the Iraq war approaches its 10-year anniversary, Tony Hayward, the former CEO … Continue reading
University of York- We know where you bank
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Blog post written by Isobel Edwards, Environment & Ethics officer, University of York With most UK universities linked with fossil-fuel investing banks, putting pressure on Student Unions and Universities themselves to switch to ethical banking sends a powerful message to … Continue reading
Sheffield People & Planet write to their VC about the Green Education Declaration
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Written by Camilla Zerr Dear Vice Chancellor We are People & Planet Sheffield, a group among many other members of People & Planet which is Britain’s largest student network campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the … Continue reading
Tar Sands: Ecocide?
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By Laura Clayson from Lancaster People & Planet “Ecocide”: “heedless or deliberate destruction of the natural environment, as by pollutants or an act of war.” ‘Unconventional Fossil Fuels’ certainly fit this framework well. As Dan Sweeney explains them, these are … Continue reading