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MPs grill bailed-out banks chief over RBS climate chaos funding

A select committee hearing today into RBS's use of public money described as “one of the angriest” ever. MPs quizzed Treasury and UK Financial Investments directors over failure to stop bailed-out RBS financing fossil fuels instead of low-carbon lending.

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Naked week of action against sweatshops

Over 30 universities in the UK, US and Canada took part in the Week of Naked Action.

9 Mar 2010 Full news story
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EVENT: University footprints, community handprints

On 26 March Transition Edinburgh University invites interested students and staff from other unis to this free half-day conference to share ideas on: "How can we create low carbon universities?". Includes workshops, presentations and open discussion.

8 Mar 2010 Full news story
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Join the Global Switch Off

Join with millions of people all over the world for WWF's Earth Hour 2010

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New Report - RBS is UK's biggest tar sands funder

A new report has confirmed that bailed-out RBS is the UK's biggest lender to companies operating the filthy tar sands extraction projects in Canada, to the tune of more than $7.5 billion.

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Cardiff say Ditch Your Dirty Banking Habits

Cardiff Uni People & Planet have launched a new campaign centred around the banking habits of their students union and university.

3 Mar 2010 Full news story
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Students give Asda a 'fail' over school uniforms

Celeb and local pupils give Asda a 'bad report' for failing to sell Fairtrade school uniforms.

3 Mar 2010 Full news story
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Are you a part-time carnivore?

A new campaign, Part-Time Carnivore, has been launched today to encourage people to eat less meat.

2 Mar 2010 Full news story
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Will Britain's biggest funders drop tar sands?

The campaign to stop the funding of tar sands is gathering pace. Now, an ethical investment group are leading a campaign to get massive fund managers to stop big oil companies extracting tar sands.

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University of York says goodbye to RBS on campus

York P&P students held a party outside their local RBS branch to celebrate their victory in kicking the bank off campus. RBS is Britain's biggest funder of fossil fuel extraction and York student persuaded their union to switch bank accounts.


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