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EU Court Bans Honey Contaminated by GeneticallyModified Crop
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:37 pm | Greenpeace
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) today banned beekeepers from selling honey contaminated by a genetically modified (GM) crop. The court ruled that honey from a German beekeeper could not be sold after being contaminated by pollen from ... More >>
Giant melting da Vinci artwork recreated on Arctic sea ice
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 12:00 pm | Greenpeace
A giant version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous sketch ‘Vitruvian Man,’ depicted melting from the sea ice into the Arctic Ocean, has been constructed just 800 kilometres from the North Pole, as a call for urgent action on climate change. More >>
Giant melting da Vinci artwork recreated on Arctic sea ice
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 11:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 8/9/11: A giant version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous sketch ‘Vitruvian Man,’ depicted melting from the sea ice into the Arctic Ocean, has been constructed just 800 kilometres from the North Pole, as a call for urgent action on climate change. More >>
This northern summer has seen the Arctic shrink massively
Monday, 5 September 2011, 5:45 pm | Greenpeace
The day on which it may be at its smallest point since records began is around a week or so away. The retreat is now on a par with the thaw that preceded the current record low - set in 2007. This is a clear sign that the world is approaching a point ... More >>
Cottonsoft smokescreen fools nobody
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:47 pm | Greenpeace
It's been ten days since we first revealed that Cottonsoft toilet paper was linked to deforestation Indonesia and it's been busy ever since. The case against Cottonsoft is resounding, but instead of doing the right thing they've just tried to muddy the ... More >>
Adidas Join Nike and Puma in Cleaning Up Their Supply Chain
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 12:48 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace responds to an open letter from Sealord
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 10:05 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 30.8.11: Greenpeace stand behind all of the statements we have made regarding Sealord’s tuna sourcing. We believe that the public has the right to know the ecological impact of the food they purchase, in order to make informed choices at the checkout. ... More >>
Greenpeace Responds to an Open Letter from Sealord’s Lawyers
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 9:55 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace responds to an open letter from Sealord’s lawyers Russell McVeagh. Greenpeace stand behind all of the statements we have made regarding Sealord’s tuna sourcing. Auckland 30.8.11 More >>
Greenpeace responds to an open letter from Sealord’s lawyers
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 9:53 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace responds to an open letter from Sealord’s lawyers Russell McVeagh. Greenpeace stand behind all of the statements we have made regarding Sealord’s tuna sourcing. Auckland 30.8.11 More >>
Govt’s fossil fuels energy strategy shows incompetence
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 11:32 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 30/8/11: The Government’s Energy Strategy released this morning is an act of gross economic incompetence, committed by an cabinet that is refusing to give up its obsession with fossil fuels, says Greenpeace NZ. More >>
Greenpeace Launches Campaign To Expose Sealord's Logo
Monday, 29 August 2011, 9:21 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace launches massive subvertising campaign to expose the dirty truth behind Sealord’s new logo More >>
Investigation Links Cottonsoft to Deforestation
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 3:01 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Evidence released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet paper from rainforests in Indonesia, home of the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger. More >>
Investigation Links Cottonsoft to Deforestation
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 2:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Evidence released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet paper from rainforests in Indonesia, home of the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger. More >>
Greenpeace accuses Cottonsoft of greenwashing
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 1:36 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland Tuesday August 23rd, 2011: Greenpeace today accused Cottonsoft of completely failing to address forensic evidence that their toilet rolls contain Indonesian rainforest fibre. More >>
Green groups welcome Warehouse suspension of Cottonsoft
Monday, 22 August 2011, 3:15 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand’s leading environmental groups today welcomed news that The Warehouse has suspended orders of Cottonsoft toilet rolls, pending an investigation into evidence that the product is sourced from Indonesian rainforests. More >>
Cindy Baxter: The spectre of Shell
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:56 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
As global oil reserves run low, the oil giants are looking further and further afield in search of new oil. From the Arctic to the extreme deep waters of New Zealand, the oil drillers are preparing to take greater and greater risks in the search for ... More >>
Shell spill continues as NZ deep water aspirations revealed
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 12:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
As Shell Oil was announcing its involvement in plans to drill in the deep water of the Great South Basin, off the bottom of the South Island, the 1300-barrel spill from a rig operated by Shell in the North Sea was being labelled as ‘substantial’ ... More >>
Can’t see the fish for the tuna?
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 1:33 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace has run a full page advertisement in this week’s issue of a women’s magazine calling on Sealord to change its canned tuna to more sustainable sources. More >>
Texan corporate Anadarko postpones NZ deep sea drilling
Friday, 5 August 2011, 5:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace NZ is celebrating the news today that Texan corporate Anadarko has postponed plans to drill test wells off the Taranaki and Canterbury coasts this summer. More >>
Greenpeace calls on govt to explain toxic waste exports
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:33 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling on the government to come clean about exports of toxic waste from New Zealand to the Phillipines and South Korea. OIA Documents passed to Greenpeace reveal that New Zealand has exported at least 50,000 tonnes of toxic battery waste ... More >>
