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Russian Politicking Over Kyoto Hot Air
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 11:31 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Milan, Italy - The statement of a Russian economic advisor against the Kyoto Protocol was nothing more than pre-election bluster, ahead of Moscow's Duma election this Sunday, according to WWF and Greenpeace, participating in the Climate Change Conference ... More >>
Russian Election Politicking Over Kyoto Protocol
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 8:43 am | Greenpeace
The statement of a Russian economic advisor against the Kyoto Protocol was nothing more than pre-election bluster, ahead of Moscow's Duma election this Sunday, according to WWF and Greenpeace, participating in the Climate Change Conference in Milan. More >>
Kyoto Protocol Alive And Kicking
Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 1:00 pm | Greenpeace
Milan, Italy: As nations from around the world gather in Milan for the next round of the Kyoto Protocol talks, environmental groups confirmed that the multilateral effort to combat climate change was alive and kicking, despite the efforts of the ... More >>
Images: GE Free Food Guide launch
Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 3:05 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Caption: Shop GE Free for Christmas - Greenpeace Christmas elves hand out the fourth edition of the GE Free Food Guide in Queen Street, Auckland. - Copyright: Greenpeace/Fotopress More >>
Another food heavyweight goes GE free
Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 10:45 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland - Another of New Zealand’s biggest food companies; Goodman Fielder (1), has joined Australasian food heavyweights Heinz Watties and Unilever in the green (non-GE) section of the Greenpeace GE Free Food Guide. Volunteers dressed as Christmas ... More >>
Incineration Ban - First Step in Right Direction
Monday, 17 November 2003, 5:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Monday 17 November, 2003: Greenpeace International senior scientist Pat Costner supports the Ministry for the Environment’s (MFE) proposed ban on high temperature hazardous waste incineration but believes it doesn’t go far enough. More >>
Biggest NZ retailer says no to GE
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 2:35 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 5 November 2003: Greenpeace today commended Foodstuffs (Pams) on the announcement of their new non-GE policy. “This non-GE commitment by the owners of the Pams and Budget brands is great news for New Zealand consumers,” said Greenpeace GE Campaigner ... More >>
GE onions: stupidity and shoddiness pointless risk
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 9:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Christchurch, Tuesday 4 November, 2003: “These GE onions are a stupid idea (1), shoddily proposed (2) for an experiment that won’t even answer any important questions, it is both pointless and risky and ERMA will do themselves the final dishonour if they ... More >>
Greenpeace Appalled at Giant Coal Mine Approval
Monday, 3 November 2003, 3:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says the thumbs up given by the Waikato Regional Council for a giant new coal mine near Huntly, Awaroa 4, is appalling and that the RMA process which lead to its approval, was abused. More >>
People’s GE Moratorium Launch Begins New Phase
Wednesday, 29 October 2003, 9:38 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wellington, Wednesday, 29 Oct 2003: Key groups campaigning against GE release in New Zealand will today deliver a strong message that “the battle is not over” as they launch the next phase of the GE Free campaign: The People’s Moratorium. More >>
Government ''We Are Ready For GE'' Made Farce
Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 7:01 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Sunday 26 October, 2003: “The latest GE bread to Japan contamination incident makes a total farce of government claims that New Zealand is ready for lifting the GE moratorium,” said Greenpeace GE spokesperson Steve Abel today. More >>
Hobbs lost plot blaming Greenpeace for GE incident
Monday, 27 October 2003, 11:44 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: Greenpeace spokesperson Steve Abel said today that the Environment Minister’s attempt to blame Greenpeace for the latest Japanese GE incident was “totally bizarre.” More >>
Greenpeace make criticism of Clark GE position
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 11:17 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today unveiled a billboard in central Wellington and erected a version of the billboard outside parliament in an emphatic criticism of the Clark Government's stance on genetic engineering (GE) and particularly the Government's failure to respond ... More >>
Bush administration targets Greenpeace
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 8:47 am | Greenpeace
In a move unprecedented in its history, the US government has indicted an entire organization - Greenpeace, Inc. (the Greenpeace entity in the US) - for the peaceful protest activities of its supporters. More >>
Prime Minister's GE Attitude Dismal
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 2:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
''Claims by the Prime Minister that she has been on 'bigger marches' than Saturday's massive 35,000 strong rally in Auckland and that the protests against lifting the moratorium are '18 months too late' are pathetic excuses for ignoring the people,'' ... More >>
Greenpeace Aerial Photographs of Auckland Protest
Monday, 13 October 2003, 10:36 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: An estimated 35 thousand people thronged Queen St today calling for the extension of the moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in what is being heralded as one of New Zealand's largest ever marches. More >>
Massive March Against GE In Auckland
Monday, 13 October 2003, 9:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 11 October, 2003: An estimated 35 thousand people thronged Queen St today calling for the extension of the moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in what is being heralded as one of New Zealand’s largest ever marches. More >>
Greenpeace hits Aussie poultry co across Tasman
Friday, 10 October 2003, 2:11 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Friday October 10, 2003: A Nelson woman was among 60 Greenpeace activists who shut down Inghams main feed silo in Newcastle Australia today. Nelson activist, Kaz Riley is dressed in a chicken suit, locked onto the front gate preventing distribution ... More >>
Thousands expected at Saturday’s GE Free march
Friday, 10 October 2003, 10:45 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 10 October, 2003: Greenpeace spokesperson Steve Abel is expecting a big turn out for the GE free march in Auckland tomorrow. “This is going to be a history making event” said Abel. “Many thousands will turn up and send a clear public message ... More >>
Greenpeace Seeks Full Public Input into Giant Mine
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 3:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 9 October 2003: Greenpeace representatives travelled to Huntly today to request that Environment Waikato re-start the RMA submission process on Awaroa 4, a massive new 11 million tonne coal mine proposed by Solid Energy. Disappointingly ... More >>
