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New Video: engaging the wider community at UCL's Go Green Week

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

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Students get steamy and use body heat to cut carbon

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.

Edinburgh students handing DDD action cards to Alistair Darling

Edinburgh students corner Darling for impromptu RBS action card hand-in

While collecting action cards to send to Alistair Darling, Edinburgh People & Planet group tracked down the Chancellor who was on their campus and held an impromtu lobby, calling on him to stop RBS using public money to finance fossil fuel extraction.

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Parliament committee to investigate RBS-NatWest climate funding

A Parliamentary committee has announced it is going to investigate how the bailed-out banks, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, can be used to deliver a low carbon economy.

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The Can Film Festival

For Go Green Week 2010 People & Planet have teamed up with Every Can Counts to run the Can Film Festival, which offers film-goers the chance to see a film simply by recycling empty drink cans.

8 Feb 2010 Full news story
Carbon Speed Dating Chat up line

Eco-Cupids start Valentine's Day craze

Will Carbon Speed Dating be the new craze that sweeps the nation in 2010? Groups around the country are gearing up for low-carbon dating events this Go Green Week ( 8 - 14 Feb) and we've got some great eco chat-up resources to help you spread the love!

UEA Meat Free Monday Poster

Eat Green - cut out the meat for Go Green Week 2010

With Go Green Week 2010 coming up (8 – 12 Feb) loads of groups are planning campaigns and events. Meat Free days are a great way to get everyone thinking about and reducing their carbon 'foodprint'.

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Organise across borders with United Students Against Sweatshops

Hate sweatshops? Want to take positive action on your campus? Join our international conference call this Sunday and help plan an international Week of Action.

Green Man 2008 main stage crowd

Win 5 free festival tickets

Win 5 free tickets to The Green Man Festival or The Secret Garden Party. The prizes go to the 2 People & Planet university groups who raise the most money for People & Planet this year.

21 Jan 2010 Full news story
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Have fun, campaign, raise money and eat haggis!

25 January is People & Planet's 'Don't Burns the Climate' Robert Burns Night celebration with a climate change theme. Host a Scottish meal complete with haggis/veggie haggis, poetry from the Scots legend, climate change campaigning, and raise money for People & Planet. Find out how...


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