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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 >>
Kilimanjaro Set To Lose Its Ice Field By 2015
Wednesday, 7 November 2001, 9:35 am | Greenpeace
Tuesday 6th November, Mount Kilimanjaro/Marrakech: Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the few places in the world where ice and snow can be found on the equator, could lose its entire ice field by 2015 because of climate change, Greenpeace said today. This ... More >>
Images: Japanese Whalers At It Again
Monday, 5 November 2001, 2:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: Giant eyeballs are protesting today at the Japanese consulate in Auckland imploring the Japanese Prime Minister not to send his whaling fleet to Antarctica to kill minke whales. More >>
Japanese Whalers At It Again
Monday, 5 November 2001, 11:56 am | Greenpeace
Auckland: Giant eyeballs are protesting today at the Japanese consulate in Auckland imploring the Japanese Prime Minister not to send his whaling fleet to Antarctica to kill minke whales. More >>
PVC Managers Get Away With Manslaughter
Monday, 5 November 2001, 11:18 am | Greenpeace
Rome/London, 2 November 2001: Greenpeace declared today to be “a dark day for environmental justice” as twenty eight senior managers of petrochemical companies Enichem and Montedison were acquitted of charges of mass manslaughter and environmental disaster by an Italian ... More >>
LSN And Field Trials – Both Full Of Holes
Friday, 2 November 2001, 9:54 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
1 November, Auckland. GM lobby group Life Sciences Network (LSN) never lets the truth get in the way of a good story said Greenpeace today in response to LSN allegations of mistruth. More >>
Greenpeace Activist Flies To US To Face Jail
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 11:17 am | Greenpeace
New Zealand based Greenpeace activist Henk Haazen will fly from Auckland to Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday (October 31) to turn himself in to the FBI and face charges carrying up to six years in jail for his involvement in a peaceful protest against ... More >>
GE free NZ now up to the people
Tuesday, 30 October 2001, 4:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
30 October, Wellington. The government’s GE policy released today goes no way towards addressing the concerns raised over genetic engineering. A ‘constraint period’ on commercial release, and no substantial changes to the way field trials are conducted ... More >>
Greenpeace Condems EU Policy On Fishing Fleets
Wednesday, 24 October 2001, 10:37 am | Greenpeace
Brussels, October 23rd , 2001 - On Thursday in Strasbourg, the European Parliament will vote on a proposal by the European Commission (1) which would prolong the Multi-Annual Guidance Programme IV (MAGP IV) (2) by one year and attempt to close some of its ... More >>
Image: Workers signpost dioxin in Whakatane
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 4:05 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatane, 23 October 2001: Greenpeace and Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (SWAP) placed signs on confirmed and suspected dioxin contaminated sites around Whakatane today. More >>
Forest Certification System Says No to GE Trees
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 3:42 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 23rd October. The New Zealand plantation industry is poised to cash in on having GE free status as a cascade of companies line up for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) 'green' certification to access key USA, European and Asian markets, ... More >>
Greenpeace Attacks Monsanto’s Biopiracy Plans
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 3:28 pm | Greenpeace
Bonn/London, 22 Oct. 2001 – Greenpeace today accused the agribusiness giant Monsanto of seeking to monopolise one of the world’s main food crops, soya (wild and cultivated varieties) which originates from China. China is regarded as the centre of diversity ... More >>
Rainbow Warrior Heading For Qatar
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 11:56 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior Heading For Qatar To Deliver "Safe Future" Message To World Trade Organisation More >>
