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US takes first step toward sanctions against Japan
Thursday, 14 September 2000, 1:24 pm | Greenpeace
WASHINGTON, September 13—The White House today officially began the process for imposing economic sanctions against Japan for its continued whaling program. Greenpeace commends President Clinton and Secretary of Commerce Norman Mineta for taking this first crucial ... More >>
Greens Stop GE Trees
Wednesday, 13 September 2000, 3:26 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 13 September 2000 Carter Holt Harvey today told Greenpeace in a letter that they will not plant genetically engineered trees out in the open environment after Greenpeace raised concerns with the company directly in June. Carter Holt Harvey ... More >>
Let the Games be Green : Rainbow Warrior Arrives
Friday, 1 September 2000, 10:48 am | Greenpeace
In a festive welcome, Greenpeace’s best known ship, the SV Rainbow Warrior II, sails into Sydney Harbour at lunchtime today, with a message to carry the Green Games torch beyond Sydney 2000. More >>
Cyber-action against Japanese scientific whaling
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 5:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Today 19 Greenpeace offices around the world are sending a clear message to Japan condemning its expanded 'scientific' whale hunt in the North Pacific. In New Zealand, Greenpeace has designed a ‘cyberaction’, for the general public to take action, by ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls For A Ban On TBT
Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 1:14 pm | Greenpeace
Hamburg, 29th August 2000: Greenpeace today called for an immediate ban on the use of TBT (tributyl tin) and other organotins in all consumer products after analyses revealed that eight inflatable beach bathing items made of soft PVC contain the toxic ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls For Recovery Of Kursk
Thursday, 24 August 2000, 3:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Calls For Recovery Of Kursk Nuclear Submarine And A Halt To The Use Of Nuclear Powered Vessels At Sea More >>
Toxic Pollution Dump In Central Auckland
Tuesday, 22 August 2000, 2:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
22 August 2000 – Auckland: Leaking drums which apparently contained highly toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were discovered at an inner city Auckland site over the weekend. More >>
Scoop Images: Uncle Sam Wants You To Turn Green!
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 3:57 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Images from a protest held today in Auckland by GreenPeace against the US Food And Drug Administration. See also... Uncle Franken-Sam Wants YOU To Eat His GE Food for the press release which accompanied this pictures. More >>
Uncle Franken-Sam Wants YOU To Eat His GE Food
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 2:13 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today sent a clear message to Carol Mosley-Braun, the American Ambassador to New Zealand and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) officials, that Kiwis do not want to eat genetically engineered food. The message was delivered by Greenpeace ... More >>
State Troopers And BP Security Storm Barge
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 7:42 pm | Greenpeace
Auckland, August 9, 2000 -- Five Greenpeace activists occupying a barge carrying BP drilling supplies and equipment were arrested this afternoon (late yesterday afternoon local time Alaska, 8 August) by Alaska State Troopers. More >>
Greenpeace Occupation Of BP Centre Enters Day 2
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists have began their second day of occupation of a barge working for BP in the Arctic Ocean. More >>
Scoop Images: Battle Northstar Rejoined
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 1:44 pm | Greenpeace
7/8/00 Beaufort Sea (Alaska). 6 Greenpeace activists today occupied today BP's Northstar control centre on board a sea barge, bound for the Arctic oil installation. If constructed oil from Northstar will fuel global climate change which is already causing Arctic ... More >>
Greenpeace Activists Occupy BP's Northstar Centre
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 11:31 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Activists Occupy BP's Northstar Control Centre 8 August 2000, Auckland: Six Greenpeace activists today occupied the control centre of BP's controversial Northstar development as it was being transported by barge to the construction site ... More >>
Novartis Bows to Consumer Pressure
Friday, 4 August 2000, 1:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Novartis, one of the world’s leading producers of genetically engineered seeds, has informed Greenpeace that it will no longer use genetically engineered ingredients (GE) in its food products worldwide. Novartis is the first multinational company ... More >>
Marian, Don’t Make Moratorium A Mockery
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 5:33 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today called on Environment Minister Marian Hobbs to put a stop to the field trial application for genetically engineered trees, currently being considered by ERMA (Environmental Risk Management Authority). This request was stated in a letter ... More >>
One more year could be too late for toothfish
Tuesday, 18 July 2000, 6:43 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The New Zealand Government’s announcement today - that they may advocate within a year for a global moratorium on fishing for toothfish - could be too late for toothfish in the Southern Ocean, said Greenpeace. More >>
Scoop Images: The Missile That Wasn't Shot Down
Monday, 10 July 2000, 11:07 am | Greenpeace
A Greenpeace photographer caught these shots of a Minuteman II missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base - part of the US government's failed Star Wars test on 7 July. More >>
Arrestees at Vandenberg call for end to Star Wars
Monday, 10 July 2000, 11:01 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE—July 8, 2000 – Altogether nine Greenpeace activists were arrested yesterday for challenging the Pentagon’s Star Wars missile program. On the Marshall Islands two activists were arrested following their occupation of the Star ... More >>
Greenpeace Vessel Sailing Towards Star Wars Test
Monday, 10 July 2000, 9:16 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Escalating its protest against the Pentagon’s “Star Wars” missile program, the international anti-nuclear organisation Greenpeace is sending its vessel MV Arctic Sunrise into waters off the launch site at Vandenberg Air Force base where a test launch is scheduled ... More >>
Dominica Held Ransom By Japan Over Whale Sanctuary
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 7:02 pm | Greenpeace
Adelaide, Thursday 6 July 2000: Greenpeace confirmed today that the Dominican government was “held ransom” by Japan over its vote on the failed South Pacific Whale Sanctuary proposal at International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting this week in Adelaide, ... More >>
