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NZ Energy Revolution report launched
Monday, 26 February 2007, 2:33 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand can take major steps towards avoiding climate chaos by reducing energy demand and switching to clean, renewable energies – and that means banning coal-fired power stations. More >>
Activists up Huntly smoke stack, on coal conveyor
Monday, 26 February 2007, 1:45 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Four members of the Greenpeace climate rescue team have scaled the 150 metre high smoke stack of one of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters, the Huntly coal-fired power station, and another four are now on top of the coal conveyor leading into ... More >>
Activists up Huntly smoke stack on coal conveyor
Monday, 26 February 2007, 8:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Monday 26th February, 2007: Four members of the Greenpeace climate rescue team have scaled the 150 metre high smoke stack of one of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters, the Huntly coal-fired power station, and another four are now on top of the coal ... More >>
Whalers on the move
Monday, 26 February 2007, 12:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Antarctica — At around 17:30 New Zealand time today, the expedition leader of the Japanese government's whaling fleet radioed, informing us that the Nisshin Maru - disabled nine days ago by fire - plans to start sailing in three hours. He also said ... More >>
Greenpeace arrives with Nisshin Maru
Monday, 19 February 2007, 12:00 am | Greenpeace
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sighted the stricken Japanese government whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru at approximately 07.00 (New Zealand daylight time) this morning. The ship was close by two of the hunter vessels from the fleet. The Nisshin Maru ... More >>
Greenpeace arrives with Nisshin Maru
Sunday, 18 February 2007, 12:13 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Southern Ocean, 17th February 2007: The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sighted the stricken Japanese government whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru at approximately 07.00 (New Zealand daylight time) this morning. More >>
Greenpeace Ready To Tow Stricken Japanese Whaler
Friday, 16 February 2007, 3:39 pm | Greenpeace
The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza is less than twenty-four hours sailing from the disabled whaling factory ship, Nisshin Maru and has made a commitment to the fleet to assist the crew in any way possible and make an environmental impact assessment if needed. More >>
Trafigura-Cote d’Ivoire deal "travesty of justice"
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 9:42 am | Greenpeace
*Amsterdam, 14^th February 2007: *Greenpeace condemns the deal struck between the Presidency of the Cote d’Ivoire and the Trafigura group. Trafigura will reportedly pay € 152 million towards clean-up costs, without accepting liability or responsibility ... More >>
How To Love Japan
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 3:27 pm | Greenpeace
Suva, Fiji Islands, February 14, 2007 . Greenpeace activists and volunteers today presented a Valentines card to the diplomatic corps at the Japanese Embassy at Dominion House in Suva with the theme “We love Japan but whaling breaks our hearts.” More >>
Global Valentines message to Japan
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 1:41 pm | Greenpeace
14 February 2007--Greenpeace activists today handed out Valentines day cards and flowers to Japanese tourists arriving in the country in Christchurch and Auckland, and flowers to the Japanese Embassy in Wellington, with the message: "We love ... More >>
Greenpeace gives Valentines message to Japan
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 12:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
14 February 2007--Greenpeace activists today handed out Valentines day cards and flowers to Japanese tourists arriving in the country in Christchurch and Auckland, and flowers to the Japanese Embassy in Wellington, with the message: "We love Japan ... More >>
Japan's Pro Whaling Meeting Opens In Tokyo Today
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 4:07 pm | Greenpeace
13 February 2007—The Japanese government's meeting of predominately pro-whaling IWC members in Tokyo should be called a "commercialisation" not a "normalisation" meeting, Greenpeace said today. More >>
Normalisation? Call it commercialisation
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 10:09 am | Greenpeace
13 February 2007The Japanese government's meeting of predominately pro-whaling IWC members in Tokyo should be called a "commercialisation" not a "normalisation" meeting, Greenpeace said today. More >>
Greenpeace Condemns Violence in the Southern Ocean
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 9:42 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Southern Ocean, 12th February 2007: This afternoon the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza received a distress call from the Japanese whaling fleet's unarmed sighting vessel, the Kaiko Maru. More >>
Marsden not to proceed?
Monday, 12 February 2007, 9:40 am | Greenpeace
Auckland, 11 February, 2007 -- Greenpeace today called on Mighty River Power to clarify what it plans to do with its proposal to re-fire Marsden B on coal, following a news report over the weekend which suggested it may drop the project. More >>
Greenpeace - Hazardous Effects Of Electronics
Friday, 9 February 2007, 11:22 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, February 8th 2007 – Greenpeace today released ‘Cutting Edge Contamination: A study of environmental pollution during the manufacture of electronic products’ (1). The report shows that some of the electronics industries’ biggest brands, ... More >>
Illegal Fishing Threatens World's Last Cod Stocks
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 10:02 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 7 February 2007: - Thousands of tons of illegally caught cod from the Barents Sea WAS landed in Dutch harbours in 2006, according to a new report released by Greenpeace Netherlands today (1). A lack of effective national legislation and ... More >>
Global pusher of GE rice must admit defeat
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 9:59 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam 6 February 2007 - - The global rejection of genetically engineered rice is revealed today as 41 of the world’s biggest exporters, processors and retailers issued written commitments to stay GE free. The worldwide tide of opposition is reflected ... More >>
Climate Change confirmed - now take action
Friday, 2 February 2007, 2:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Paris, France, EMBARGOED 09:30 CET 2 February 2007 -Greenpeace challenged Governments to step up to the plate and take immediate action, after the strongest warnings yet from the international scientific community on the threat of dangerous climate change ... More >>
Global online campaign to save whales
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 3:19 pm | Greenpeace
In a bid to save 945 whales from the harpoons of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean this year, Greenpeace is harnessing the power of the World Wide Web and has launched a multi-faceted global online campaign. More >>
