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Greenpeace Speech To BlueGreens Annual Forum
Saturday, 6 September 2008, 3:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
There are two things people like to have. Some call them luxuries, but really, they’re just what we’ve come to expect. More >>
Greenpeace locks down illegal rainforest export
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
A Christchurch man is one of four activists who've halted the loading of a timber shipment in Papua New Guinea. Greenpeace activist Raoni Hammer is up the loading crane of the Harbour Gemini, currently in port at Paia Inlet, Gulf Province. More >>
Solar Energy to Over 4 Billion People by 2030
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 5:09 pm | Greenpeace
Valencia, Spain — Solar electricity can contribute largely to the energy needs of two-thirds of the world's population - including those in remote areas - by 2030. This is the main conclusion of the Solar Generation report, published by Greenpeace ... More >>
Greenpeace reaction to France’s nine-month delay
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 10:28 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Flamanville, France, 27 August 2008 - Just nine months into construction, Areva’s new flagship nuclear reactor is already nine months behind schedule. This delay echoes the problems at Areva’s previous site in Olkiluoto, Finland, where construction ... More >>
Urges for govts to speed up climate negotiations
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 10:12 am | Greenpeace
As the latest round of UN climate talks came to a close today, Greenpeace urged governments to pick up the pace of the negotiations which, in just over a year, must deliver a global deal to save the climate. The meeting, in Accra, Ghana, showed some progress ... More >>
85 tonnes of whale meat may soon be abandoned
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 2:08 pm | Greenpeace
Tokyo, Japan, 26 August 2008 - A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that around 85 tonnes of whale meat, sent to Japan in late May 2008 from Northern Europe, and for which the Japanese government has not yet received an application for import ... More >>
Greenpeace on ETS decision
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has welcomed the Green's support for the emissions trading scheme (ETS), saying the party has secured some positive measures. More >>
ETS must pass despite weaknesses
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 3:42 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Despite shortcomings, it is imperative that New Zealand's emissions trading scheme (ETS) is passed into law this parliamentary term, says Greenpeace. More >>
Crucial Week For The Climate - NZ Must Step Up
Monday, 18 August 2008, 4:49 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand must step up its commitment to tackling climate change ahead of three important climate meetings this week, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace PR: Earth to National
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 12:37 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 14 August 2008 – Greenpeace is accusing the National Party of living in an alternate reality in which there's no such thing as climate change. More >>
Greenpeace Welcomes NPS
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 4:21 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has welcomed the Government's announcement of a National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation. More >>
Greenpeace launch Red Fish List for New Zealand
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 10:08 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace launched a major new consumer seafood campaign at Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World in Auckland yesterday, and released a 'Red Fish' guide listing the 12 most at-risk oceans species. More >>
Vested interests alter deal Minister kept in dark
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 10:14 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland July 30 2008- Greenpeace has uncovered information confirming the Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) kept its minister in the dark over crucial changes to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government and the agriculture ... More >>
Anti-whaling activists granted bail in Japan
Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 9:31 am | Greenpeace
Two Greenpeace Japan activists, arrested and charged for intercepting a box of whale meat illegally smuggled off the Japanese whaling fleet, have been released on bail, after 26 days in custody. More >>
Activists Freed; Time For Whaling Corruption Probe
Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 8:26 am | Greenpeace
The two Greenpeace Japan activists, arrested and charged for intercepting a box of whale meat illegally smuggled off the Japanese whaling fleet, have been released on bail, after 26 days in custody. A panel of three judges in granted the release. More >>
Activists charged for exposing whale meat scandal
Saturday, 12 July 2008, 12:02 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Aomori, Japan, July 11th 2008: -- Two Greenpeace peaceful protestors have been charged with theft and trespass after they exposed a major scandal around the embezzlement of whale meat from the Japanese government-sponsored Southern Ocean whaling programme. ... More >>
3G iPhone - The G ain't for Green!
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 10:50 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland – July 9 2008 - Based on information available on Apple's website (1), it seems the company known for innovation has missed an opportunity to reinvent its new 3G iPhone in green. More >>
Greenpeace Confronts Illegal Fishing In The Med
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 11:24 am | Greenpeace
Activists aboard Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise exposed a pirate vessel fishing with a driftnet in international waters and retrieved a length of the illegal net. The Arctic Sunrise confronted the fishing vessel Luna Rossa in the Mediterranean Sea. More >>
Greenpeace Demands Action On Climate Change At G8
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 11:18 am | Greenpeace
"The G8 must take action on climate change. By adopting binding emission reduction targets, investing in an energy revolution based on real solutions ... the G8 would give a constructive response to rocketing oil prices and finally tackle climate change." More >>
Greenpeace Labels Sarkozy's EPR Plans As "Lunacy"
Saturday, 5 July 2008, 12:16 am | Greenpeace
"Only a blind man could fail to see that the EPR has been an absolute disaster" said Aslihan Tumer, of Greenpeace International. "Sarkozy's announcement is nothing short of lunacy. He should be cancelling the construction of France's current EPR." More >>
