Greenpeace - Latest News [Page 138]
Buying the world's whales
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 4:37 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Japanese Government has already spent more than NZ $755m on buying a return to full scale commercial whaling, said Greenpeace today after its expedition ship MV Arctic Sunrise docked in Melbourne. More >>
Companies Dump Toxic Ships on Turkish Beach
Tuesday, 15 January 2002, 10:15 am | Greenpeace
Western European Companies Dump Toxic Ships on Turkish Beach - Greenpeace Holds EU partly responsible for Poisoning More >>
Attorney's office drops Greenpeace felony charges
Thursday, 10 January 2002, 2:25 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Los Angeles/Auckland: The US Attorney's Office has agreed to drop the two felony charges against the 15 Greenpeace activists including New Zealand resident Henk Haazen and two freelance journalists who were due to stand trial in Los Angeles today, following ... More >>
Greenpeace Southern Ocean Expedition
Monday, 7 January 2002, 5:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Greenpeace vessel MV Arctic Sunrise has been shadowing the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. The crew have been taking every opportunity to engage the whalers and prevent them from catching whales. The whalers have responded by firing ... More >>
Greenpeace blocks whalers line of fire
Saturday, 22 December 2001, 12:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
After several days being battered by gale force winds the Greenpeace activists on board the MV Arctic Sunrise – currently protesting Antarctic whaling – were again able to launch inflatable boats, and late last night successfully blocked the catching ... More >>
Greenpeace Images: Japanese Whale Tissue Sampling
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:44 am | Greenpeace
Latest images from the Southern Ocean show the fate of the Minke Whale caught yesterday. It was sampled.... More >>
Greenpeace Image: The Death Of A Minke
Monday, 17 December 2001, 1:54 pm | Greenpeace
Full Screen Size image of Japanese whaling underway in the Southern Ocean. See also... Greenpeace Images: Whale Murder In Southern Seas and Antarctic Whales Harpooned For Profit Or Science? More >>
Greenpeace Images: Whale Murder In Southern Seas
Monday, 17 December 2001, 1:05 pm | Greenpeace
Full Screen Size Images of Japanese whaling underway in the Southern Ocean. Minke whale flees a harpoon. A whale is shot. And pulled in to be slaughtered. Greenpeace activists are sprayed with watercannon as they attempt to go to the whales aid. More >>
Antarctic Whales Harpooned For Profit Or Science?
Monday, 17 December 2001, 11:03 am | Greenpeace
Auckland/Southern Oceans – 17th December 2001: Greenpeace activists today repeatedly drove inflatable boats between an Antarctic whaling boat and its factory ship Nisshin Maru to slow the transfer of a freshly harpooned minke whale. More >>
Greenpeace Images: Protesting against whaling
Saturday, 15 December 2001, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace today has announced it's presence in antartica to protest japanese whaling. Yuko hirono of greenpeace japan asks by radio for the 'nisshin maru', a japanese whaling factory ship, to stop whaling and return to japan. Her message is broadcast ... More >>
Greenpeace Rejects Terrorism Label
Saturday, 15 December 2001, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 14 th December 2001- Following Greenpeace’s first encounter with the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctica, the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) – a private institute that catches whales under a license from the Fisheries Agency ... More >>
Image: Greenpeace Speaks Directly To Whaling Crew
Friday, 14 December 2001, 6:08 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland/Southern Oceans - 14th December 2001: Greenpeace today announced it’s presence in Antarctica to protest whaling. In the early hours of this morning a Japanese Greenpeace campaigner on board the MV Arctic Sunrise (1), spoke directly to the crew of the ... More >>
Greenpeace Speaks Directly To Whaling Crew
Friday, 14 December 2001, 5:09 pm | Greenpeace
Auckland/Southern Oceans - 14th December 2001: Greenpeace today announced it’s presence in Antarctica to protest whaling. In the early hours of this morning a Japanese Greenpeace campaigner on board the MV Arctic Sunrise (1), spoke directly to the crew of the ... More >>
Greenpeace pays respect to Sir Peter Blake
Friday, 7 December 2001, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Executive Director, Margaret Crozier today expressed her shock and sorrow at the death of UN environmental ambassador, Sir Peter Blake. More >>
Terrorism Bill Vague and Sweeping
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 5:08 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 6 December, 2001 Greenpeace has called the proposed government bill on terrorism unacceptably vague and sweeping following its submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade select committee. More >>
Auckland Waste Incinerator – Dioxin Outlaw
Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 1:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
21 November 2001, Auckland: Greenpeace has targeted Waste Resources’ incinerator at Auckland airport calling the company a dioxin outlaw and demanding that the incinerator be closed down. Today Greenpeace padlocked signs outside the plant to highlight the ... More >>
Progressive goes GE free
Tuesday, 20 November 2001, 1:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 20th November 2001. Greenpeace today welcomed a statement from Progressive Enterprises Ltd that will see them becoming the first supermarket chain in New Zealand to go GE free in their own brands. More >>
Protect Ancient Forests
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 10:37 am | Greenpeace
Montreal, November 12th Since 08.30 this morning, Greenpeace has staged a protest in Montreal, where delegates from Environment Ministries and scientific experts over 110 countries are meeting to discuss the future of the world’s remaining ancient ... More >>
Greenpeace WTO Campaign Update - 10 November
Monday, 12 November 2001, 1:31 pm | Greenpeace
- Differences emerge over drug patents; dumping - Is a deal going down? - Allegations of coercion and arm twisting – NGOs protest - Canada pulled as chair of environment committee - 'Radio No New Round' goes to VHF - Head of UNCTAD visits Rainbow Warrior More >>
Greenpeace: WTO Update
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:26 am | Greenpeace
The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is anchored near the World Trade Organisation meeting in Doha, Qatar. Here is the first update from the meeting. More >>
