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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 >>
Greenpeace Commends The Deni
Tuesday, 23 October 2001, 11:37 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Manaus, Brazil, 19 October 2001.- After a two year struggle supported by Greenpeace, Missionary Indigenist Council (CIMI), and Operaçao Amazonia Nativa (OPAN), the Deni Indians of the Brazilian Amazon won formal recognition of their rights to their traditional ... More >>
Solar Able To Meet A Quarter Of Global Energy Need
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 10:29 am | Greenpeace
Berlin, October 17, 2001: Solar power could provide energy for more than 1 billion people, creating over 2 million jobs by 2020, and 26% of global energy needs by 2040, according to a report released by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association ... More >>
Maize Under Threat Mexico Fails To Ban US Imports
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 9:26 am | Greenpeace
Brussels/London/Rome, 16th October, 2001 – Greenpeace today marked the World Food Day by renewing its demands for an emergency ban on all US maize imports to Mexico until their purity from genetically engineered (GE) compounds can be guaranteed. ... More >>
Dioxin Action Plan Short of the Mark
Thursday, 11 October 2001, 9:39 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
10 October 2001- Auckland: The Government action plan against dioxins falls short of the mark required by an international treaty, the Stockholm Convention, signed by New Zealand in May this year. More >>
Open letter regarding misinformation allegations
Friday, 21 September 2001, 9:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The last week has seen a series of statements from industry groups and publicly funded institutes criticising the GE-free NZ movement. Greenpeace particularly objects to allegations of misinformation, fear and scaremongering. Rather than assisting the ... More >>
Face Of Dioxins Come To Beehive
Tuesday, 18 September 2001, 4:49 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
18 September 2001: Wellington - People from dioxin contaminated communities converge on the Beehive to present their testimonies to Members of Parliament tomorrow. More >>
Fonterra – GE Free Dairy With GE Dogma
Monday, 17 September 2001, 11:42 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 14 September, 2001. Greenpeace questioned the blatant contradiction in Fonterra’s statement on genetic engineering today. More >>
Government Moratorium Must Include Field Trials
Monday, 10 September 2001, 11:23 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 7th December 2001. Greenpeace today called for field trials to be included in any moratorium, while supporting the cautious approach outlined by the Prime Minister regarding NZ’s policy on genetic engineering. More >>
Sensible Alliance position on GE
Tuesday, 4 September 2001, 1:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 3 September 2001. Greenpeace today applauded the Alliance’s calls for the rejection of GE in the environment. More >>
Tegel – No Longer Chicken!!
Wednesday, 29 August 2001, 2:02 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Tuesday 28th August – GE free consumers around the country will welcome today’s announcement that Tegel is now sourcing their chicken feed from non genetically engineered crops. More >>
Government’s First Step Towards GE Free Policy
Tuesday, 28 August 2001, 12:38 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Monday 27 August. Greenpeace today welcomed the extension of the voluntary moratorium as a first step towards a genetic engineering (GE) free policy for New Zealand. More >>
Timberlands breach of Forest Stewardship Council
Tuesday, 21 August 2001, 1:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: 20th August 2001: Greenpeace today claimed Timberlands is ‘greenwashing’ and in serious breach of the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) certification standards. More >>
