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Rainbow Warrior: Wind Turbines & Warning Shots
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:05 am | Greenpeace
Governments meet in Bali this week to agree an action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to stop climate change from inflicting severe impacts. The Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia to add urgency to our call for climate action. More >>
Vital UN Climate Negotiations Start In Bali
Monday, 3 December 2007, 6:06 am | Greenpeace
Without serious cuts in global warming pollution, the future will be more frightening and insecure than we can imagine. And it's no longer the dim and distant future we're talking about. We are into the realm of IMTO - "In My Term of Office". More >>
Nintendo, Microsoft And Philips Flunk Toxic Test
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 8:06 am | Greenpeace
The latest edition of our quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics assesses for the first time TVs and the rapidly growing games consoles market. Nintendo completely fails to show any environmental credentials and Microsoft and Philips do little better. More >>
Australian Government Vows To Back Kyoto Protocol
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 7:43 am | Greenpeace
It was an unprecedented election campaign in Australia. Every party was forced to take a position on climate change. In the end, Labor was victorious - boosted by a pledge to sign the Kyoto Protocol and generate 20 percent of Australia's energy ... More >>
Greenpeace: Argentinean Forest Law Victory
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:24 am | Greenpeace
The Forest Law also establishes environmental impact studies and public hearings - measures that will help protect forests where indigenous people live and small scale farmers. More >>
Australian election result leaves Bush isolated
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:11 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Sunday 25 November 2007 - The new Australian Government's commitment to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol leaves US President George Bush isolated in his battle against international action on climate change, says Greenpeace. More >>
Oz Election Result Leaves Bush Isolated on Climate
Monday, 26 November 2007, 12:04 am | Greenpeace
Sydney, 25 November 2007 - The new Australian Government’s commitment to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol leaves US President George W. Bush isolated in his battle against international action on climate change, Greenpeace International said today. More >>
NZ's clean green image takes another hit
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 9:29 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 22 November 2007 - New figures showing New Zealand is among the worst in the industrialised world for emission increases are not surprising, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace response to Election Finance Bill
Monday, 19 November 2007, 2:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 19 November 2007 - Greenpeace has welcomed the recommendations of the Justice and Electoral Committee on the Election Finance Bill, saying the committee has addressed its concerns over the Bill. More >>
Stark warning to governments over climate change
Monday, 19 November 2007, 8:03 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Valencia, Spain, 17 November 2007--The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a stark warning that governments need to take strong action on climate when they meet in Bali to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol's second phase ... More >>
Background to UK climate sceptic
Friday, 16 November 2007, 1:37 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
A recent Greenpeace New Zealand briefing examines in more detail the concerted campaign by the New Zealand Business Roundtable, Greenhouse Policy Coalition and other business groups to undermine solutions to climate change. More >>
Big business turns to long-time UK climate sceptic
Friday, 16 November 2007, 11:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 15 November 2007 – Greenpeace visibly demonstrated today that the New Zealand Business Roundtable, Greenhouse Policy Coalition and other business groups have their heads in the sand over climate change. (1). The organisation hung a banner ... More >>
More of the same from business lobby
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 9:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace New Zealand has slammed a report, commissioned by business lobbyists, which calls for the proposed emissions trading scheme to be weakened More >>
NZers take on fight against climate change
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:36 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland October 25 - A major new campaign being launched tomorrow aims to get tens of thousands of New Zealanders active in tackling climate change. More >>
Terrorism Suppression Act needs reviewing
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:15 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland – October 24 - Greenpeace says amendments to the Terrorism Suppression Act, which are currently before Parliament, should be halted while a review of the Act itself is carried out, in the wake of last week's disturbing police raids. More >>
Institute's approach to climate change out of step
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 10:54 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland October 24 – A New Zealand Institute report suggesting New Zealand follow not lead in solutions to climate change is irresponsible and grossly out of step with the debate, says Greenpeace. More >>
Groups join to back emissions trading scheme
Monday, 22 October 2007, 5:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
21 October 2007 - Five of the country's leading environmental organisations have joined forces to respond to recent business criticisms of the Government's emissions trading scheme. More >>
Greenpeace To Forum: Focus On Fisheries, Climate
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 10:11 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists today showcased their parting message to Pacific Island leaders with a large banner reading DROWNING ISLANDS STOLEN FISH visible from the leaders' departing aircraft as they flew from Nukualofa to Vavau for their retreat. Greenpeace ... More >>
Greenpeace Comment on Police Raids
Monday, 15 October 2007, 4:03 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace New Zealand said today it has no involvement with, nor knowledge of the alleged activities which have sparked police raids around the country. More >>
Drowning Islands Stolen Fish
Monday, 15 October 2007, 11:20 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tonga, Monday, October 15, 2007 As dawn broke in Nukualofa, Tonga on the eve of the Forum Island leaders plenary, Greenpeace show-cased the dire impacts of collapsed tuna fisheries and drowning Pacific nations through a banner display in the ocean ... More >>
