Tag: greenpeace

Lego drops Shell after public pressure over Arctic drilling

Lego will stop making Shell-branded toys following a prolonged campaign by Greenpeace, including a viral video, protesting Arctic oil drilling. Lego Group chief executive Jørgen Vig Knudstorp announced on Wednesday [8 October] the toy manufacturer would fulfil its existing contract with the multinational oil and gas company but after that would

Greenpeace's cheeky anti-Coke campaign

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Great little video; check it out http://www.cokerefunds.org/ The website is a parody of Coke's loyalty website, Coke Rewards. It gives consumers information on how to get a 10c refund for recycling their Coke bottles, where you simply have to click a button to get your refund. But when you try and click on

Protestors scale Europe's tallest building

Of all Greenpeace's stunts over the years, this has to be the biggest. On Thursday, six women illegally climbed Europe's tallest building, London's Shard, to highlight the dangers of drilling for oil in the Arctic. Greenpeace says that global warming has melted alarming amounts of Arctic ice. The ice plays a big role