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Five Pacific Island Nations Fail Whales
Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 3:57 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Five Pacific Island countries have not only let whales down but also refused to help preserve a big part of the Pacific Islands’ regional culture at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Alaska. More >>
Pacific Leads The Way In Bottom Trawling
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 1:26 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Nadi, Fiji Islands, October 25, 2006. It was a win for the Pacific people yesterday as their leaders took the lead in opposing the destructive fishing practice of High Seas Bottom Trawling (HSBT)(1) by issuing the Declaration on Deep-Sea Bottom Trawling ... More >>
Whaling: 10 activists arrested in protest
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 6:30 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
St Kitts/ Sydney: As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St Kitts concluded proceedings overnight Sydney time, a peaceful protest by Greenpeace in St Kitts was abruptly ended by police, who arrested ten activists from the Greenpeace ... More >>
Rimbunan violently rejects award for destruction
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 8:45 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Port Moresby, March 31, 2006. Asia's biggest logging company, Rimbunan Hijau (RH), intimidated and detained six Greenpeace activists after they attempted to present them with a Golden Chainsaw representing the company's 30 years of forest destruction. ... More >>
Japanese Whalers ram Greenpeace ship
Monday, 9 January 2006, 11:30 am | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Southern Ocean Sunday, 08 January, 2006 : Greenpeace reports no whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary today, following a dangerous collision caused by a whaling ship. More >>
Gruesome whale kill continues...
Monday, 9 January 2006, 11:27 am | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Southern Ocean Saturday, 07 January, 2006 : Greenpeace activists last night witnessed the slow and bloody death of yet another minke whale, fully documented by photos and video footage. More >>
Parkin charged $11,700 for detention and removal
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:17 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Los Angeles Friday, 16 September, 2005 : American peace activist Scott Parkin arrived back in the US today, escorted by 2 Australian immigration officials. He is expected to arrive in Houson, Texas on a Continental Airlines flight at around 3pm AEST. More >>
Deadly storms, deadly addiction: oil and coal
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:15 pm | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
By now we all know the science: no single hurricane can be blamed on climate change, in the same way that no single cigarette can be blamed for a cancer death. But as devastating as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may be, they are nothing compared to the ... More >>