Did you see the news about Greenpeace occupying the roof of parliament?
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439671.html

The protest was to promote their '12 simple steps the
UK can take to save the climate':
 http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/about/our-manifesto-20091009

This is a response by 'Veggies of Nottingham' to their email bulletin (further below)


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Subject: Re: Greenpeace volunteers still on Parliament as MPs arrive
To:  mail@mail.greenpeace.org.uk

Hi there.

It was terrific to see thirty-one Greenpeace volunteers on the roof of
Parliament as MPs arrived for their first day back after the summer
break.

I was more amazed to see that out of as many as '12 simple steps the
UK can take to save the climate' not a single one addressed the
serious impact of livestock production and the simple solution of
consuming less (or no) livestock products.

We've got less than two months until the global summit on climate
change and so far bold action has been trumped by short term
interests. It's our generation that must take charge and save our
climate. And we can, but the clock is ticking.

The clock is indeed ticking. There is no time left for diet deniers.
By effectively ignoring livestock issues, many environmental groups
and climate campaigners are allowing that all possible steps to
mitigate climate chaos are NOT being pursued.

If you haven't already, please send a message to your Greenpeace
compadres today and urge them to commit to addressing the dietary
changes that are needed to save the climate and the planet.

You can also watch a slideshow featuring a few simple but scary facts
and figures, find out more and follow the references at
 http://www.veggies.org.uk/climate.

If you've already changed your diet, don't make a donation to support
our campaign for personal action to save our climate, spend it instead
on sharing a vegan meal with a friend.

Thank you for interest and congratulations to everyone up on the roof.

Pat at Veggies
13 October 2009

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2009/10/12 Jamie Woolley, Greenpeace
>
> Hi there.
>
> Thirty-one Greenpeace volunteers are still on the roof of Parliament as MPs arrived for their first day back after the summer break. More volunteers are handing out copies of our climate manifesto on the street which outlines the 12 simple steps the UK can take to save the climate.
>
> We've got less than two months until the global summit on climate change and so far bold action has been trumped by short term interests. It's our generation that must take charge and save our climate. And we can, but the clock is ticking.
>
> If you haven't already, please send a letter to your MP today and ask them to commit to the 12 policies we've outlined that are needed to save the climate and the planet.
>
> You can also watch a video featuring a few of the volunteers on the roof to find out more and read all the updates on our site.
>
> If you've already written to your MP, you can also make a donation to Greenpeace to support our campaign for global action to save our climate.
>
> Thank you for your support from everyone up on the roof.
>
> Jamie Woolley
> 12 October 2009
>
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>
> More Greenpeace goodness on the web
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> If you would like to find out about getting active in your local area, visit www.greenpeace.org.uk/active.
>
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