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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 >>
Carbon capture and storage a "scam"
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:10 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 12 May 2008 – Big business and policy-makers must not succumb to the elusive promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to solve the climate crisis, says Greenpeace in a major new report (1). More >>
Greenpeace Exposes Tuna Pirate in the High Seas
Saturday, 10 May 2008, 1:14 pm | Greenpeace
Pacific Ocean, Friday 9 May 2008: Today Greenpeace exposed an illegal tuna purse seiner, the Queen Evelyn 168, in a pocket of international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. This Philippines-flagged vessel was ... More >>
National shows its climate colours
Friday, 9 May 2008, 2:03 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland May 9 2008 – The National Party is finally revealing its true colours on climate change and it's clear it's the party for big business polluters, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace Response To Heartland PR – May 8 2008
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 3:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
It is perfectly understandable that the Heartland Institute is upset –it’s been revealed as completely misrepresenting esteemed scientists to make its case. But there is no need for it to take its embarrassment out on Greenpeace. More >>
NZ Scientists Want Names Off Climate Skeptics List
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 5:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says it's a sign of how desperate climate sceptics are that they've used the names of eminent New Zealand scientists to falsely back their cause. More >>
Greenpeace: Don't subsidise polluting industries
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 2:00 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
That's the message Greenpeace took to Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee today when it presented its submission on the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and Renewables Preference Bill (1). More >>
Taxpayers to foot bill for Govt backdown
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 4:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland May 6 2008 – New Zealanders will pay through their taxes for the Government's capitulation to big business, warns Greenpeace. More >>
Delay won't help consumers or the climate
Monday, 5 May 2008, 7:13 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland May 5 2008 – Delaying the transport component of the emissions trading scheme won't help householders, but it will help trucking and oil companies, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace Frees Pacific Marine Life
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 12:10 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Pacific Ocean, Saturday, May 3 2008: Today Greenpeace freed sharks, tuna, marlin and an endangered Olive Ridley turtle from the hooks of a Taiwanese longline vessel (1) fishing in the international waters of the Pacific. More >>
dairy sector sanctions offshore deforestation
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 3:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is accusing the dairy sector of environmental irresponsibility after the Green Party revealed the sector is contributing to tropical rainforest destruction by importing huge quantities of palm kernel for cattle feed. More >>
