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Pacific Tuna Stocks In Alarming Decline - Greenpeace
Monday, 19 August 2013, 6:04 pm | Greenpeace
Pohnpei, Micronesia, August 19, 2013 - Pacific tuna stocks are experiencing further decline and current management measures are failing to restore stocks, a ten-day meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries ... More >>
Japan must explain how it will stop water leaks at Fukushima
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:32 pm | Greenpeace
Japan's government urgently needs to explain how it plans to take responsibility for the leakage of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant and seek international help to draw up a clear action plan to resolve the crisis, Greenpeace said. More >>
Court Ruling On Shell’s Arctic Oil Spill Response Plan
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:11 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Amsterdam, August 6, 2013 -- Commenting on Monday’s ruling by a federal judge in Anchorage that Shell’s oil spill plans for drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort and Chukchi seas don’t violate environmental laws, Greenpeace International Arctic ... More >>
Report Provides Roadmap to Transform Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Monday, 5 August 2013, 2:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Suva/Sydney, August 5, 2013 – A new report, launched today by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, provides a blueprint for how Pacific Island governments and regional bodies can promote a more sustainable and locally owned and operated tuna fishery in the ... More >>
Greenpeace: It's Simple, Simon
Friday, 19 July 2013, 11:06 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Minister of Energy Simon Bridges was just the other day branded the “Justin Bieber of the cabinet”. One can only guess that’s either because of his crooning at the Parliamentary karaoke nights, or that he wants to see his “name up in lights ... More >>
Minister in ‘Pants on Fire’ Accusations on Capital Billboard
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 4:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Energy minister Simon Bridges’ failure to clear his name in response to allegations he has misled Parliament has been highlighted in one of the capital city’s most prominent sites this week. More >>
Greenpeace Women Reach Shard’s top
Friday, 12 July 2013, 9:14 am | Greenpeace
After 15 hours of arduous climbing on the sheer face of Western Europe’s tallest building, six women climbers from Greenpeace finally reached the top of the Shard at 07.08pm today. The climbers were cheered by crowds gathered at the foot of the ... More >>
Photos show fires at palm oil sites
Saturday, 29 June 2013, 12:32 pm | Greenpeace
Jakarta, June 28, 2013 – Greenpeace International today released new photographic and satellite evidence of recent peatland fires in and around the palm oil concession areas of Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) members operating in Riau, Indonesia. More >>
Toxic pesticides revealed in traditional Chinese herbs
Monday, 24 June 2013, 7:00 pm | Greenpeace
Beijing, June 24, 2013 – Greenpeace East Asia tests on 65 traditional Chinee herbal products have exposed a toxic cocktail of pesticide residues, some of them illegal in China, highlighting the need to end the use of industrial agricultural chemicals. More >>
Time For the World Bank to Fund a Clean Energy Future
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace
Time For the World Bank to Fund a Clean Energy Future – Greenpeace Amsterdam, June 19, 2013 - In response to the World Bank's latest climate change report, Turn Down The Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience , ... More >>
Greenpeace criticises resumption in Icelandic whaling
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:36 pm | Greenpeace
Reykjavik, June 19, 2013 – Greenpeace has strongly criticised the resumption of commercial fin whaling by Icelandic whaler Kristján Loftsson, whose company plans to hunt up to 180 fin whales this summer in an operation backed by the Icelandic ... More >>
No Excuse For Climate Inaction; Goals Can and Must Be Met
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 12:47 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, June 10, 2013 – The IEA report, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, calls on governments to enact four energy policies that would keep climate goals alive with no net costs. In response, Greg Muttitt at Greenpeace International said: More >>
The video every Kiwi should see
Friday, 7 June 2013, 11:39 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
John Wathen is an award winning photojournalist who recently toured Aotearoa recounting his experience both on the ground and in the air documenting the catastrophic 2011 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More >>
Energy Minister Challenged to Release Full Meeting Details
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 11:15 am | Greenpeace
Under-fire Government minister Simon Bridges is today being challenged to release full details of a meeting he had with oil company Shell if he is to clear accusations that he misled Parliament. More >>
Unapproved GE Wheat Outbreak: GE Crops Cannot Be Controlled
Friday, 31 May 2013, 2:35 pm | Greenpeace
Responding to news that unauthorised genetically engineered (GE) wheat has been found growing in the US, Greenpeace International scientist Janet Cotter made the following statement: More >>
Greenpeace welcomes Sealord change in tuna
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 2:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has welcomed news that Sealord will phase out a destructive tuna fishing method that kills sharks, turtles and baby tuna. Sealord announced this afternoon that it plans to remove the method from its supply chain of canned skipjack tuna ... More >>
International Day For Biological Diversity
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 10:56 am | Greenpeace
Jakarta, May 22, 2013 – The fragile state of Indonesia's oceans and forests are a clear reminder of how marine and forest life is at risk from industrial overfishing and relentless deforestation, Greenpeace International warned on International Day ... More >>
Oil Companies Set to Be Handed Drilling Permits
Friday, 17 May 2013, 2:56 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key has misled the nation about oil industry safety standards, Greenpeace said today, as an amendment to the controversial Crown Minerals Bill is set to allow companies with no previous experience of drilling to get the relevant ... More >>
Meridian Sell-Off Could Cost Economy Billions
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:44 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to today’s Budget, which included plans to sell off New Zealand-owned Meridian Energy, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace’s chief policy advisor, said: More >>
Meridian Sell-off Could Cost Economy Billions
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to today’s Budget, which included plans to sell off New Zealand-owned Meridian Energy, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace’s chief policy advisor, said: More >>
