12325 http://peopleandplanet.org/news http://peopleandplanet.org/cms_graphics/img194_size1.png http://peopleandplanet.org/news%2F%3Fissue%3Dclimate%20change Climate Change (c) People & Planet http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9620 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9620 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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:10 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9593 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9593 Join with millions of people all over the world for WWF's Earth Hour 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:32:38 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9584 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9584 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. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:44 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9572 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9572 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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:51:36 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9571 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9571 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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:46:32 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9564 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9564 Go Green Week provided a forum for the UCLU P&P group and Student Union to make students aware of what they can do to make UCL a greener, more sustainable place. Check out their short film Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:32:56 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9539 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9539 Students at City & Islington College made mini-movies and spray-painted t-shirts to raise awareness of climate change and human rights in clothing supply chains at their Sustainability and Volunteering Conference last week. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:46:13 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9523 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9523 Try something a bit different for Lent this year and help save the planet at the same time. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:15:45 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9490 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9490 Impacts of British oil corporations' secret contracts in Uganda finally revealed. Leaked company audits confirm concerns over revenues & environmental damage in project backed by bailed-out RBS Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:39:42 +0000 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9487 http://peopleandplanet.org/navid9487 With Valentine's Day in mind, students at dozens of universities and colleges across the country host 'Carbon Speed Dating' events to help students find romance and raise awareness of the simple, romantic things we can all do to help save the planet. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:11:06 +0000