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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 >>
Call For Release Of Japanese Whaling Activists
Monday, 30 June 2008, 9:46 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to the ongoing detainment of Greenpeace Japan activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, Greenpeace New Zealand today took its concerns to the Japanese embassy in Wellington. More >>
Pedersen: NZ'ders should pay even more for food
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 12:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
At a time when New Zealanders are already struggling with soaring food prices, outgoing President of Federated Farmers Charlie Pederson is calling for them to fork out even more to pay for the agriculture sector's emissions. More >>
Global Demand to release Activists in Japan grows
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:23 am | Greenpeace
Two Greenpeace Japan activists, arrested last Friday for exposing an embezzlement ring at the heart of the Japanese government's so-called scientific whaling programme have been ordered to spend a further nine days in jail without charge , after an ... More >>
Whale meat scandal activists to appear in Court
Monday, 23 June 2008, 3:41 pm | Greenpeace
Following an extraordinary and unnecessary police operation to arrest two Greenpeace Japan activists involved in exposing a scandalous whale meat embezzlement ring operating within the Japanese whaling fleet, a court hearing will be held on Sunday June 22nd ... More >>
Greenpeace Rejects Nuke, Carbon Capture Technology
Monday, 9 June 2008, 11:59 am | Greenpeace
"The IEA's vision of increasing nuclear power by a factor of four and relying on carbon capture and storage to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets should be rejected as an expensive and dangerous distraction," said Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace educates tuna industry on money
Sunday, 1 June 2008, 12:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Bangkok, 30 May 2008: Greenpeace today challenged the world's tuna industry to prevent its own self-destruction, to ensure not only healthy fish stocks but to increase the long-term profitability of the industry. More >>
Nats Weak Against The Anti-Climate Business Lobby
Sunday, 18 May 2008, 8:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
National's attempt to delay the emissions trading scheme (ETS) and undermine a partial ban on thermal power stations is unacceptable, and a strong indication the party puts big business backers ahead of tackling climate change, says Greenpeace. More >>
National – weak in the face of anti-climate lobby
Sunday, 18 May 2008, 1:49 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 18 May 2008 – National's attempt to delay the emissions trading scheme (ETS) and undermine a partial ban on thermal power stations is unacceptable, and a strong indication the party puts big business backers ahead of tackling climate ... More >>
Good initiatives at risk under polluter subsidy
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 3:48 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 15 May 2008 - Greenpeace welcomes today's Green Party announcement that all state houses will be properly insulated within five years but warns initiatives like this could be at risk if big polluters get their way. More >>
Greenpeace Reduces Plunder of Taiwanese Longliners
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 11:41 am | Greenpeace
Pacific Ocean, Tuesday May 13, 2008: Over the past three days activists on board Greenpeace ship Esperanza have stopped one fishing vessel from operating and confiscated two fishing beacons from Taiwanese longliners in international waters between Papua ... More >>
