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Pressure to pull NZ trawl fleet from High Seas
Monday, 30 October 2006, 11:16 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, Monday 30 Oct 2006: An international coalition of more than 60 environmental groups has called on New Zealand to pull its bottom trawl fishing fleet out of the international waters of the South Pacific to protect deep-sea life. More >>
Greenpeace forced out of Apple Mac Expo
Friday, 27 October 2006, 12:32 am | Greenpeace
London, October 26, 2006 -Greenpeace's high profile 'Green my Apple' stall was shut-down today at the start of the Mac Expo (1) Organisers of the Mac Expo claimed they had received complaints from unnamed sources. The Greenpeace stall was bought for the ... More >>
EU leaders challenged to start energy revolution
Saturday, 21 October 2006, 2:19 pm | Greenpeace
Lahti, Finland, 20 October, 2006 - Today Greenpeace urged the European leaders meeting in Finland to stop relying on fuel imports and put renewable energy and energy efficiency at the core of their energy security discussions. The message "Energy Security ... More >>
Pirate Vessel In Port Of Suva
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 10:58 am | Greenpeace
SUVA, FIJI ISLANDS. OCTOBER 18, 2006 The Wen Teng No 688 a pirate vessel black-listed under the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATCC) (1)is in the port of Suva said Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Team Leader Nilesh Goundar. More >>
Greenpeace condemns Icelandic whaling
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 10:46 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland-18 October 2006 -- The decision by Iceland to grant a commercial license to hunt whales makes no economic sense and should be revoked immediately, Greenpeace said today. More >>
Illegally Logged Wood On Sale At Local Stores
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:26 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland - 18th October 2006 -- Kwila decking and outdoor furniture is on sale at a store near you – but they cost the earth, Greenpeace warned today. Kwila imported into New Zealand is nearly all from illegal logging in Papua – Indonesia and Papua ... More >>
What EU Leaders can do for Energy Security
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 9:46 am | Greenpeace
European Heads of State, meeting in Lahti, Finland on October 20, will discuss the future of Europe's energy supply under the title of 'External Energy Relations'. This attempt to secure fuel imports from countries outside the European Union is, ... More >>
Mighty River Power must face inconvenient truth
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 2:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 12 October 2006: Greenpeace today heralded a decision by the High Court to allow climate change to be considered in its appeal against Mighty River Power's proposed Marsden B coal-fired power station. More >>
North Korean nuclear test condemned
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 2:54 pm | Greenpeace
Seoul, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 9 October 2006 - Greenpeace has condemned the underground testing of a nuclear weapon by North Korea. South Korea’s intelligence agency detected a 3.58 magnitude seismic tremor confirming the nuclear test announced ... More >>
US Outrage Over Nuke Testing Hypocritical
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Tuesday 10 October 2006 - Greenpeace says outrage by the United States over North Korea's underground testing of a nuclear weapon is hypocritical given that country's nuclear arsenal. More >>
Islands Urged To Develop Plan On Illegal Fishing
Monday, 9 October 2006, 2:28 pm | Greenpeace
The Pacific Island Governments have been encouraged by Greenpeace to develop a national plan of action that implements the latest international laws against pirate fishing to stop foreign vessels fishing illegally in their Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). More >>
Happy 'Nuclear Free' Anniversary Kim Jong-il
Sunday, 8 October 2006, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace
Seoul, South Korea, 8 October, 2006 -- Greenpeace today appealed to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, to halt plans for a nuclear test that would coincide with the ninth anniversary of his leadership. More >>
SolarChill vaccine fridge wins environmental award
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
London, United Kingdom October 6, 2006 - An innovative new solar powered refrigeration unit developed by Greenpeace International and six other international organizations, won the Environmental Pioneer in Refrigeration award in the 2006 Cooling Industry ... More >>
National's environmental policy - hollow
Friday, 6 October 2006, 3:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says the National Party's goal of solving all of New Zealand's domestic environmental problems in a single generation is bold, but it unfortunately hasn't followed through with the policies to achieve it. More >>
Pirate Boat Flees Authorities
Friday, 6 October 2006, 11:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Pacific – Thursday October 5, 2006 – A suspected pirate fishing boat has fled the Kiribati authorities and run to the high seas (1). The ship was boarded and inspected by crew and Kiribati fisheries officers onboard the Greenpeace ship the M.Y Esperanza, ... More >>
Govt lacking urgency required for climate change
Friday, 6 October 2006, 12:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The New Zealand public should be alarmed at the Government's lack of urgency on climate change, Greenpeace said today in response to climate change Minister David Parker's announcement on the issue. More >>
Crop circles appear on three continents
Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 10:24 am | Greenpeace
Barcelona, Manila, Mexico City October 3rd: Greenpeace activists today created giant crop circles in maize fields on three different continents (1) to mark the beginning of a global campaign to protect maize – one of the world’s most important staple ... More >>
Deregister Fishing Vessels
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 11:47 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace wants the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to deregister all fishing vessels not reporting their positions to authorities. Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Team leader Nilesh Goundar made the comments as the Compliance ... More >>
Switch and Win with Clean Energy
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 10:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has launched an online competition designed to encourage householders to help stop climate change by making the switch to a cleaner electricity company. Prizes on offer are a solar water heater, a mountain bike and a portable solar charger. More >>
Greenpeace Wants Moratorium On Bottom Trawling
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 12:31 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
September 26, 2006. Suva. Fiji Islands. A plea is being made to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF's) countries to take their cue from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Vanuatu in calling for the United Nations to establish an immediate moratorium ... More >>
