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Images - Flotilla diverts oil ship, East Cape
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 3:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Sunday, 10 April 2011: Today activists aboard the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling disrupted the seismic testing by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. Swimmers with large visible buoys baring flags with the message ‘Stop Deep Sea ... More >>
Flotilla Diverts Oil Giant’s Seismic Testing Ship
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Sunday, 10 April 2011: Today activists aboard the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling disrupted the seismic testing by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. Swimmers with large visible buoys baring flags with the message ‘Stop Deep Sea ... More >>
Think Again PM – Raukūmara up to Twice Deepwater Depth
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 1:55 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Prime Minister John Key yesterday evening revealed on Radio New Zealand’s Wātea News that he’s been poorly informed on deep sea drilling plans for New Zealand. More >>
Flotilla Calls Seismic Vessel to Cease Operations
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 1:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Ōpōtiki, 5 April 2011: The first flotilla boat opposing deep sea oil drilling S/V Infinity encountered the seismic testing ship Orient Explorer in the Raukumara Basin at around 16:45 yesterday, a little over 24 hours since the deep sea oil exploration ... More >>
Flotilla Heads Out to Confront Seismic Oil Detection Ship
Monday, 4 April 2011, 2:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Ōpōtiki, Monday 4 April, 2011: The flotilla opposed to deep sea oil drilling entered the zone in the Raukumara Basin where seismic testing is scheduled to begin today. More >>
600 greet flotilla in a firm opposition to deep sea oil dril
Saturday, 2 April 2011, 5:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Opotiki, 2 April, 2011 - Skippers, crew and activists from the flotilla of boats, which travelled from around the North Island were welcomed today at a hui in Whangaparoa Bay which was attended by an estimated 600 people opposed to deep sea oil drilling ... More >>
Gathering against deep sea oil drilling meets tomorrow
Friday, 1 April 2011, 4:31 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tomorrow morning (Saturday 2nd April 2011) Te Whānau ā Apanui will welcome all those who have gathered in response to their call to oppose Government-sanctioned deep sea oil drilling in the Raukumara Basin off the East Cape of the North Island. More >>
Rousing Send Off for Flotilla Opposing Deep Sea Oil Drilling
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 5:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Sunday 27 March 2011: This afternoon a support flotilla of 20 yachts, kayaks, tinnys and tira waka escorted a group of four yachts heading to Whangaparāoa Bay by Cape Runaway on the East Cape of the North Island to join te Whānau-a-Apanui ... More >>
Flotilla heeds iwi’s call to stop deep sea oil
Friday, 25 March 2011, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
In response to a call to oppose deep sea oil drilling from East Cape iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, a flotilla of ships is to set sail from Auckland, for the East Cape, this Sunday. Te Whanau a Apanui today redoubled their call for nation wide support in ... More >>
EU summit should discuss nuclear phase out
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:49 am | Greenpeace
This briefing shows that Europe can rapidly phase-out nuclear power while also increasing its climate target to a 30 percent emission cut. It also criticises voluntary stress tests proposed for European nuclear power stations and makes policy recommendations ... More >>
Flotilla heeds iwi’s call to stop deep sea oil
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 10:37 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
In response to a call to oppose deep sea oil drilling from East Cape iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, a flotilla of ships is to set sail from Auckland, for the East Cape, this Sunday. More >>
Jail sentences for summit climate activists
Friday, 18 March 2011, 9:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Brussels, 17 March 2011 - A Belgian court today handed jail sentences to ten Greenpeace climate activists who peacefully protested at European summit in December 2009. The activists each received one month jail terms, suspended, and fines of €1,100. Greenpeace ... More >>
Europe cannot rule out Japan-like nuclear disaster
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 1:44 pm | Greenpeace
Brussels, 15 March 2011 –Energy ministers will today discuss the nuclear situation in Europe following the crisis in Japan. More >>
Brussels climate protesters face jail this week
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 10:55 am | Greenpeace
15 March 2011, Brussels - The trial of eleven climate activists who carried out a peaceful protest at a European summit in December 2009 is set to conclude in Brussels on Thursday 17 March. More >>
Greenpeace Forces Princes And ASDA To Go Oceans-Friendly
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:43 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 9 March 2011: Following a Greenpeace campaign that ranked Princes at the bottom of a tinned tuna sustainability league table for the UK market, the tuna giant has today announced that it will switch to supplying tuna sourced from non-destructive ... More >>
Greenpeace calls NZ tuna brands to stop destructive fishing
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:15 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling on New Zealand brands to follow the lead of overseas canned tuna sellers to stop sourcing fish caught using methods which kill sharks and turtles. More >>
Greenpeace calls on tuna brands to stop destructive fishing
Friday, 11 March 2011, 9:53 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 11 March 2011 – Greenpeace is calling on New Zealand brands to follow the lead of overseas canned tuna sellers to stop sourcing fish caught using methods which kill sharks and turtles. More >>
Greenpeace on the European Commission's 2050 climate roadmap
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 9:39 am | Greenpeace
*Brussels, 8 March 2011 *-- Responding to the publication of the European Commission's 2050 climate roadmap (A roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050), Greenpeace EU climate policy director Joris den Blanken said:”The Commission's ... More >>
Greenpeace: Draft moratorium on forest destruction short
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 10:09 pm | Greenpeace
Days before the President of Indonesia is set to announce a moratorium on forest destruction, we’ve got a copy of the draft moratorium, crunched the numbers and the news is not good. The data shows this proposed moratorium does little to protect ... More >>
Energy ministers set to back efficiency and green power
Saturday, 26 February 2011, 2:31 pm | Greenpeace
Brussels, 25 February 2011 – According to leaked texts, next week’s energy council is set to place energy efficiency and renewable power at the centre of Europe’s energy policies for the coming decades. More >>
