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Greenpeace - Latest News [Page 78]
UK govt documents reveal Arctic spill impossible to clean up
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 5:24 pm | Greenpeace
Two Greenpeace ships are in a tense stand-off with Danish navy commandos protecting an oil drilling operation in the freezing seas off Greenland. More >>
Micronesia makes legal history by challenging carbon emitter
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 12:30 pm | Greenpeace
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has made legal history by challenging the development of one of Europe's largest coal-fired power stations, opening the door for climate-stricken nations to use international law to take action against major ... More >>
Budget Deals Another Blow To Clean Energy Race
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 4:55 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand’s chances of winning a place in the global clean energy race have been dealt another blow by today’s budget, Greenpeace NZ says. More >>
Budget must dump damaging fossil fuel subsidies
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 12:28 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Increased subsidies for fossil fuels are fiscally irresponsible and pose a major threat to our clean, green reputation and our economy, Greenpeace says. Greenpeace is calling on the Government to drop its focus on developing our fossil fuel resources ... More >>
Greenpeace Will Appeal Court Decision on Charitable Status
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 5:35 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is appealing the High Court’s decision declining it the status of a charitable organisation. The High Court had upheld an earlier decision by the Charities Commission declining Greenpeace charitable status. More >>
Government subsiding costly damming project
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 9:40 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 9th May 2011: Today’s announcement that the Government is considering a $400 million dollar subsidy for the stalled South Island damming project to irrigate and expand intensive dairy is a sign that the Government has an economic strategy ... More >>
Petrobras’ Oil Survey Ship Leaves Raukūmara Basin
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 7:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Petrobras’ Oil Survey Ship Leaves Raukūmara Basin – Don’t Come Back Now Y’Hear! More >>
Flotilla returns to oil survey zone after protests
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 2:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wharekahika/Hick’s Bay, Sunday 8 May 2011: The flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling with replenished supplies and crew quietly left Wharekahika this afternoon for the Raukūmara Basin. This followed a loud and festive protest of eighty people greeting ... More >>
EU must tackle destructive fishing to end discards
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 9:11 am | Greenpeace
Brussels, 3 May 2011 – Greenpeace has criticised a new scheme proposed by some EU countries to tackle the mounting problem of discards, as stakeholders from the fishing industry and civil society meet in Brussels today for a crucial discussion ... More >>
Change your tuna, Greenpeace says to NZ brands
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 10:02 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand brands of canned tuna are selling fish which has been caught using methods that are wiping out the main source of our tuna stocks from the Pacific and are killing endangered marine life, says Greenpeace. More >>
Flotilla harbours in Tauranga to support Captain Elvis
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 1:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tauranga, Tuesday 26 April 2011: The flotilla of boats opposing deep sea oil exploration off East Cape sailed into Tauranga this morning to support their fellow skipper Elvis Teddy, of te Whānau ā Apanui fishing vessel San Pietro. Elvis Teddy was arrested ... More >>
Iwi Fishing Boat Disrupts Oil Survey Ship (Images)
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 6:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Saturday 23 April 2011: Today in the face of navy warship HMNZS Taupo, the crew of te Whānau ā Apanui’s fishing boat San Pietro went fishing at a safe distance in front of the deep sea oil survey ship, Orient Explorer. The longline ... More >>
Iwi Fishing Boat Disrupts Oil Survey Ship
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 3:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Saturday 23 April 2011: Today in the face of navy warship HMNZS Taupo, the crew of te Whānau ā Apanui’s fishing boat San Pietro went fishing at a safe distance in front of the deep sea oil survey ship, Orient Explorer. The longline ... More >>
Misleading Safety Claims An Attempt to Silence Flotilla?
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Around midnight flotilla yacht Secret Affair was contacted by Police from the Navy vessel HMNZS Taupō. Skipper David Armstrong was ordered to turn 90 degrees towards and into the seismic testing arrays that trail up to 10 kilometres behind the oil ... More >>
Protest flotilla returns to sea on one year anniversary
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 1:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The flotilla, with replenished supplies and crew will leave Wharekahika/Hick’s Bay today to return to the Raukūmara Basin area. Today’s one year anniversary of the US Gulf of Mexico disaster – dubbed the worst environmental disaster in ... More >>
Deepwater Horizon disaster a warning for New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 1:13 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 19/4/11: On the eve of the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, Greenpeace has released a report detailing how BP tried to hide the true impacts of the biggest oil disaster in American history. More >>
Protestors anchors to reprovision before returning to sea
Friday, 15 April 2011, 4:24 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling were welcomed by Ngāti Porou today at Wharekahika/Hicks Bay, where the flotilla will be at anchor to avoid bad weather, facilitate crew changes and reprovision, before the boats return to the Raukūmara ... More >>
Images: Police Board, Warn Oil Protest Flotilla
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 4:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Police board the te Whanau a Apanui owned fishing vessel, San Pietro, off East Cape today to warn crew about approaching within set distances of the seismic survey ship Orient Explorer. The San Pietro is part of the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling. More >>
PM Sends Military Against Peaceful Protest
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 2:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The united front of te Whānau ā Apanui, Greenpeace and the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling is holding its position in the Raukūmara Basin as the HMNZS Pūkakī arrived after eight days of surveillance by an Airforce Orion. More >>
Orion flies over flotilla opposed to deep sea oil
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 9:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A New Zealand airforce Orion flies over flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling. Oil surveying has been halted for nearly two days by a activists from local Maori tribe, te Whanau a Apanui and Greenpeace. Monday April 11, 2011 at 12.40pm. More >>
