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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 >>
EU farmers ditch GM crops
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:13 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Brussels, 22 February 2011-- Industry data released on Tuesday is expected to confirm that farmers are abandoning GM crops in Europe, following a trend of increasing public rejection in the EU, said Greenpeace. The International Service for the Acquisition ... More >>
Japan’s Whaling Fleet Recall Should Be Final
Monday, 21 February 2011, 9:16 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is demanding that Japan’s Government finally end its commercial whaling programme and re-open an investigation into corruption scandals inside the industry, following today’s announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ... More >>
Japan’s Whaling Fleet Recall Should Be Final: Greenpeace
Friday, 18 February 2011, 7:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 18 February 2011 - Greenpeace is demanding that Japan’s Government finally end its commercial whaling programme and re-open an investigation into corruption scandals inside the industry, following today’s announcement by the Ministry of ... More >>
Quota increase puts tuna on track to extinction
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 4:32 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The increased quota for southern bluefin tuna puts the species on the fast track to extinction, says Greenpeace. The Ministry of Fisheries announced this afternoon that the quota for southern bluefin tuna will be increased for the second year in ... More >>
Southern Bluefin Tuna at Risk, says Greenpeace NZ
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 4:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The increased quota for southern bluefin tuna puts the species on the fast track to extinction, says Greenpeace. More >>
EU sets weak fuel efficiency law for vans
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 9:26 am | Greenpeace
A new fuel efficiency law for vans is set to be rubber stamped by the European Parliament today. If approved, van manufacturers will have to reduce emissions to 175 grams CO2 per kilometre by 2017 and 147g by 2020. Average emissions from new vans sold ... More >>
Greenpeace PKE action continues in Port Taranaki
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:45 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Saturday February 5 2011, New Plymouth: Four Greenpeace activists remain inside the cranes on the palm kernel bulk carrier MV Great Motion. One of the five Greenpeace activists who boarded the ship has been removed, and placed under arrest, after five ... More >>
Government must now decide on palm kernel
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:43 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Sunday February 6, 2011, New Plymouth: Greenpeace says that yesterday’s action on board the MV Great Motion leaves the Government with no option but to decide on what its policy is on palm kernel, and that the only option is to put a stop to its ... More >>
Greenpeace activists stop palm kernel shipment
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activist Drew Hahn hangs off the anchor chain of the Great Motion. One activist is on the ship’s anchor chain. Another four are occupying the ship’s cranes. The MV Great Motion has 10,000 tonnes of palm kernel on board. It is at anchor ... More >>
A celebration of soils
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 12:12 pm | Greenpeace
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers over several decades has been sucking life out of Indian soils, and thereby putting the country’s food security at stake. But the government has continued to mindlessly promote chemical fertilizers through ... More >>
