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Key powers holding treaty hostage over WTO agenda?
Monday, 11 December 2000, 2:23 pm | Greenpeace
Johannesburg, 8th December 2000: As countries neared their deadline to agree on an international treaty to ban persistent organic pollutants (POPs), some of the world’s most dangerous chemicals, Greenpeace warned that a few key world powers, such as ... More >>
NZ Undermines Precaution In Toxics Treaty
Friday, 8 December 2000, 9:18 pm | Greenpeace
Auckland/ Johannesburg – 8 December 2000: New Zealand today joined forces with, Australia, Japan, USA and Canada in an attempt to shred precautionary and preventative action on protecting human health and the environment from toxic chemicals. More >>
EBRD Ignores Safety Concerns With Chernobyl
Friday, 8 December 2000, 11:30 am | Greenpeace
LONDON, Dec 7, 2000 – Greenpeace today condemned as irresponsible today's decision by the the executive directors of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance the two Chernobyl replacement reactors in the Ukraine. More >>
Governments To Finalise Ban On Dangerous Chemicals
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 5:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
5 December 2000 - Auckland/Johannesburg: Greenpeace volunteers highlighted the human cost of polluting industries to over 100 governments as they arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa today for the final negotiations on an international treaty to ban some ... More >>
Deadlock at The Hague: a salutary crisis?
Monday, 4 December 2000, 5:56 pm | Greenpeace
Saturday, 25 November 2000 will doubtless go down in history as a grim day for climate protection. But thanks to the European commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the worst was prevented. The European Union was able – for once – to resist American ... More >>
Which Way Will Govt Fall On Deadly Dioxins?
Monday, 4 December 2000, 5:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
3 December 2000 – Auckland: Cabinet will decide tomorrow (Monday 4 December) whether New Zealand should stay with the obstructive handful of countries in the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (toxics treaty) negotiations or to protect our health ... More >>
Greenpeace Blocks Transports Of Toxic Chemicals
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 11:11 am | Greenpeace
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, US - November 28, 2000: Just one week before an international conference commences in South Africa to finalise a global ban on some of the world’s most dangerous toxic chemicals, Greenpeace activists took action today against one ... More >>
Greenpeace Condemns Russian Referendum Rejection
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 11:09 am | Greenpeace
Moscow 29 November 2000 Greenpeace today condemned as anti- democratic the rejection by the Regional and Central Election Committees of 600,000 signatures from a total of 2.5 million calling for a national referendum on proposed changes to Russian Environmental ... More >>
New Zealand Animals Fed Genetically Engineered Soy
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 4:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday 29 November, Auckland – Greenpeace today raised concerns that the Feed Manufacturers and Poultry Industry Association have previously failed to inform the NZ public that animal feed in this country contains genetically engineered soy meal. More >>
Greenpeace Final Statement At Climate Summit
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 10:53 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Final Statement At The Closure Of The UNFCCC COP6, The Hague, 25 November 2000: More >>
Greenpeace Blocks Import Of Waste For Incineration
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 10:42 am | Greenpeace
Stockholm/Amsterdam, 27th November 2000: A ship containing 3700 tons of waste from the Netherlands More >>
Deadline For GE Submissions
Friday, 24 November 2000, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thousands of people around N.Z. are now taking action to ban Genetic Engineering. Every voice counts. More >>
"Don't Let Us D(r)own"
Friday, 24 November 2000, 10:59 am | Greenpeace
One Day Left For A Deal To Stop Dangerous Climate Change Greenpeace Call To Conference: "Don't Let Us D(r)own" More >>
Atlantic Tuna Commission Wins Major Battle
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 1:16 pm | Greenpeace
ATLANTIC TUNA COMMISSION WINS MAJOR BATTLE AGAINST PIRATE FISHING – BUT THE WAR IS STILL ON More >>
Government Shift On The Elimination Of Dioxins
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 4:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
21 November 2000, Auckland – Greenpeace has welcomed the apparent shift in government position on the aim to eliminate dioxins in regard to an international toxics treaty to eliminate twelve toxic chemicals, including DDT and dioxins. More >>
Greenpeace stops more emissions than conference
Friday, 17 November 2000, 1:30 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace stops more fossil fuel emissions in four days than climate conference does since birth More >>
Greenpeace - Toxic Factories As Renewable Energy
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 5:29 pm | Greenpeace
Brussels - 14 November 2000 - Greenpeace today expressed outrage that public support intended for the development of clean, renewable energy may be used to promote the building of yet more cancer causing municipal waste incinerators. More >>
Mcdonalds’ Commits To Serve Non GE In Germany
Wednesday, 15 November 2000, 11:19 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Hamburg, 13th November, 2000 - The multinational fast food chain, McDonald’s, has written to Greenpeace Germany that it intends no longer to serve animal products coming from animals fed with genetically engineered (GE) feed in its restaurants ... More >>
Greenpeace Blocks Coal Import At Conference
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 9:01 am | Greenpeace
Phase out coal and other fossil fuels is the only solution to stop climate change More >>
Eminent Scientist calls for a GE-Free environment
Monday, 13 November 2000, 4:37 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, November 13 2000: At the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification today, the first of a number of scientific experts critical of genetic engineering advised that New Zealand establish a GE-Free Environment and GE–free food supply. More >>
