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Decision to abandon Kyoto puts NZ into club of worst pollute
Friday, 9 November 2012, 4:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
John Key's Government has decided to turn its back on Kyoto to join an infamous club of the world's dirtiest economies and most belligerent climate wreckers, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace in Mauritius for talks with government
Saturday, 13 October 2012, 3:28 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace in Mauritius for talks with government, industry over sustainable tuna fisheries Port Louis, Mauritius, October 12, 2012 – Greenpeace will hold talks with the Mauritian government and key stakeholders about sustainable tuna fisheries ... More >>
Greenpeace activists occupy Taiwan shipbuilding yard
Saturday, 13 October 2012, 3:26 pm | Greenpeace
Kaoshiung, Taiwan, October 12, 2012 – Ten Greenpeace activists occupied the largest shipbuilding yard in Taiwan on Friday, accusing the Taiwanese government of undermining international fishing agreements set up to combat the global overfishing crisis. More >>
Activists Evade Security At Swedish Nuclear Power Plants
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 11:34 am | Greenpeace
Stockholm, October 10, 2012 – Exposing the vulnerability of Swedish nuclear power plants, at least seven Greenpeace activists stayed more than 24 hours undetected at two sites following a test of their security procedures. More >>
Dutch court grants Greenpeace right to peaceful protests
Saturday, 6 October 2012, 4:20 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, October 5, 2012 -- Royal Dutch Shell has failed in its bid to win a sweeping injunction against two offices of Greenpeace, a setback to the company’s attempt to end protests by the environmental group over Arctic oil drilling. More >>
Shane Jones misses the point and sets video to go viral
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
A Greenpeace spoof of a Sealord television ad is set to go viral following media publicity by Labour MP Shane Jones. More >>
Spoof of Sealord's new TVC reveals more than intended
Saturday, 29 September 2012, 12:35 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
In its new ad campaign Sealord says it looks after the ocean - because the sea means everything, that they take sustainability seriously, always take a conservative approach and aim to leave the oceans in a better condition than how they find them. More >>
Greenpeace response to Total statement against oil drilling
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace
Responding to the news that French oil giant Total has spoken out against oil drilling in the Arctic, Greenpeace International Campaigner Ben Ayliffe said: More >>
Prospective NZ deep sea oil operator charged
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 4:46 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Brazilian oil company that plans to drill in the deep waters off the East Cape of New Zealand has been accused of negligence by state prosecutors in Brazil. More >>
Greenpeace Statement on Emissions Trading Scheme Changes
Monday, 24 September 2012, 2:51 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 24/9/12: Responding to the concerns raised by the Kyoto Forestry Association about the Government’s proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, Greenpeace Senior Climate Campaigner Simon ... More >>
Greenpeace confronts Dongwon’s destructive fishing in Korea
Sunday, 23 September 2012, 6:42 pm | Greenpeace
Yeosu, South Korea, 23 September 2012 — Activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza today occupied the dry dock where one of Dongwon's purse seine ships, MV Granada, is being repaired. The activists closed the dock with a large banner saying "Dongwon's ... More >>
Heatley Does a Mitt Romney to ‘Middle New Zealand’
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 3:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 20/9/12: Greenpeace today hit back at Energy and Resources Minister Phil Heatley for his slight on those New Zealanders concerned about the Government’s rushed expansion of the fossil fuels sector in New Zealand. More >>
Arctic sea ice reaches lowest extent in recorded history
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 11:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Scientists from the US Government’s National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) overnight released preliminary figures suggesting that Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest recorded extent since satellite records began to be kept in 1979. More >>
Greenpeace reaction to Shell's statement on Alaskan drilling
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 11:52 am | Greenpeace
In reaction to Shell's decision to abandon plans to drill for oil off Alaska this year, Ben Ayliffe, Senior Arctic Campaigner at Greenpeace International, said: More >>
Japan plans end to nuclear, but public still at risk
Saturday, 15 September 2012, 12:14 pm | Greenpeace
Tokyo, September 14, 2012 – Greenpeace Japan today cautiously welcomed the Japanese government’s landmark new ‘energy and environment strategy’ of zero nuclear reactors in the 2030s, but warned that 18 years is still too long to keep the country's ... More >>
Greenpeace activists’ sentencing adjourned
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 9:19 pm | Greenpeace
The presiding judge has adjourned sentencing to November 22nd, on the basis that Police are seeking reparation. More >>
New report debunks investors’ effort to greenwash
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:24 pm | Greenpeace
Oakland, USA, 5 September, 2012 – An American owned company with a track record of illegality and links to private equity giant Blackstone Group threatens to destroy rainforests and dislocate local communities in Cameroon. A new report (1) from The ... More >>
Australia To Ban Super Trawlers
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 3:46 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 11 September 2012 - Greenpeace congratulated the Australian Government today for showing the courage to prevent the Abel Tasman super trawler fishing in Australian waters. More >>
NZ snubs US conservation proposal for Last Ocean
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 4:28 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 6 September 2012 – The New Zealand Government has rejected a joint proposal with the US to protect Antarctica’s Ross Sea, sources have revealed to the Antarctic Ocean Alliance, which includes Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace welcomes H&M’s commitment to ban PFCs by 2013
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 10:02 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 4 September 2012: Global fashion retailer H &M has committed to a global ban on any further use of Perflourinated Compounds (PFCs) including all formulations (such as C8, C6 and C4) by 1 January 2013. Greenpeace Detox Campaigner Martin Besieux ... More >>
