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Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.
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Greenpeace shuts down US Oil Rig In North Sea
Monday, 18 June 2001, 9:52 am | Greenpeace
The North Sea, 11.30am CST, 16 June - Five Greenpeace activists from the ship MV Greenpeace shut down an oil rig operated by the US oil company Conoco in the North Sea early this morning. The Dutch, German and British activists suspended a survival ... More >>
Bush Fails On Kyoto - The First Domino To Fall
Friday, 15 June 2001, 8:43 am | Greenpeace
Gothenburg, Sweden, 14 June, 2001: The final conclusion on climate change leaked (1) to Greenpeace of the EU/US summit shows that George W. Bush has failed the American people and walked away from the USA’s commitment to save the climate by ratifying ... More >>
Greenpeace action against export of Norwegian oil
Friday, 15 June 2001, 8:41 am | Greenpeace
Mongstad/Norway 14 June 2001 – While US President George W. Bush meets European Union leaders in Gothenburg to discuss the Kyoto protocol, 15 Greenpeace activists protested the arrival of the super tanker “Patris”, which is loading Norwegian oil for export ... More >>
Dairy Foods GE Free Status Welcomed By Greenpeace
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 2:24 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 14th June 2001. Greenpeace today welcomed a statement from New Zealand Dairy Foods that outlined “a policy of ensuring that its products do not contain genetically modified ingredients”. More >>
Greenpeace blocks airport as Bush arrives
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 8:55 am | Greenpeace
Brussels, June 13, 2001, 10.50am : Greenpeace activists, protesting against US Government plans to deploy a star wars missile system and the rejection of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change blocked the gates of the Brussels military airport where Bush arrived ... More >>
Greenpeace activists arrested on Bush arrival
Thursday, 14 June 2001, 8:55 am | Greenpeace
Brussels, 13 June 2001. Thirty Greenpeace activists from 12 countries have now been arrested after carrying out a series of protests to US President George W. Bush's plans to deploy a star wars missile system and that government's rejection of the ... More >>
Images: Greenpeace NZ Sandbags Mobil
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 7:51 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Background: 12 June 2001, Wellington: Greenpeace New Zealand today sandbagged Mobil HQ in Lambton Quay, Wellington, and called on Mobil to stop undermining the Kyoto Protocol. See... Greenpeace Sandbags Mobil – No. 1 Villain More >>
Greenpeace Sandbags Mobil – No. 1 Villain
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 2:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Embargoed until 12 noon, 12 June 2001, Wellington: Greenpeace New Zealand today sandbagged Mobil HQ in Lambton Quay, Wellington, and called on Mobil to stop undermining the Kyoto Protocol. More >>
Greenpeace Highlights Chemicals In Toxics-Map
Friday, 1 June 2001, 4:43 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace’s updated and revamped toxics map is up and running. Hot on the heels of the New Zealand Government signing the Stockholm Convention, an international treaty which aims to eliminate deadly dioxins, Greenpeace has launched its toxics-map ... More >>
Government Signs Treaty - Now Outlaw Dioxins
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 2:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: May 23 2001: Greenpeace congratulates the Government on their commitment to sign the Stockholm Convention. The Convention requires nations to take action to eliminate the 12 dangerous chemicals known as the dirty dozen. Greenpeace now ... More >>
Global Action Against Sources of POPs Poisons
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 5:33 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Takes Global Action Against Sources of POPs Poisons and Urges Governments to do the Same More >>
Most NZ Food companies going GE free already
Monday, 21 May 2001, 11:07 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
19 May 2000 Auckland. Greenpeace’s updated version of the True Food Guide launched today, shows that many NZ food companies have swung in favour of a GE free policy. More >>
Activists Dump On Bush’s Energy Scam
Friday, 18 May 2001, 2:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: 18 May 2001— Greenpeace activists dumped five tons of coal and five oil and nuclear waste drums outside the Vice President Cheney’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington today to protest the Bush/Cheney Energy Plan. Activists ... More >>
Greenpeace Presents Evidence On Nuclear Free Zones
Wednesday, 16 May 2001, 3:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
16th May 2001, Wellington - Greenpeace has brought John Large from the UK to New Zealand to appear before the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee hearings on the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Extension Bill on May 17th. Greenpeace is making ... More >>
Coca Cola Breaks Ranks, Others Run For Cover
Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 3:26 pm | Greenpeace
One month after Greenpeace sent a letter on the Kyoto Protocol to the 100 largest companies in the United States, about 20 international headquarters and a number of national subsidiaries have responded. Only one of these responders supported the ... More >>
Greenpeace Acts On Climate Change
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 4:46 pm | Greenpeace
Gladstone, Queensland Tuesday May 8, 2001: As the CSIRO launches its most devastating report on climate change impact in Australia, Greenpeace is attempting to halt the first shipment from Australia’s worst new source of greenhouse pollution – shale ... More >>
Caribbean Support For Sth Pacific Whale Sanctuary
Friday, 27 April 2001, 3:55 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 27th April 2001 - A week after Pacific Island countries declared their unanimous support for the proposed South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, a new poll (1) shows Eastern Caribbean people also support the proposed Sanctuary by a margin of ... More >>
Toxic Pollution In Baltic Above Critical Levels
Tuesday, 24 April 2001, 9:04 am | Greenpeace
St Petersburg, Russia. 23rd April 2001: Greenpeace today warned that pollution levels in the Baltic are above critical levels and that the entire region is a global toxic hotspot. The warning was issued in St Petersburg at the launch of a tour of the Baltic, ... More >>
Pacific makes progress on South Pacific Whales
Monday, 23 April 2001, 8:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Samoa/Auckland, April 22, 2001: Greenpeace applauds the decision of Pacific Islands’ environment ministers and officials to support the progress of the proposed South Pacific Whale Sanctuary at a meeting in Samoa this weekend. More >>
Thailand bans the release of all GE crops
Monday, 9 April 2001, 5:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Bangkok/New Zealand, 9th April 2001 - Thailand's declaration as Genetically Engineered (GE) free is a first in the Asian region. More >>
