Whaling on trial (part 2)
[9 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
This week our activists, Junichi and Toru, spent two very long and intense days in court, defending the honourable actions they took to expose the corruption within Japan's whaling industry. As the prosecution fumbled its desperate attempt to cast the 'Tokyo Two' as criminals, it became obvious that whaling really is on trial in Aomori.
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Switzerland stands strong against GE
[8 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
The Swiss Parliament has just extended its ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants for three more years. Originally enacted in 2005, Switzerland will stay GE-free until at least 2013.
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Whaling on trial
[7 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
The Tokyo Two trial continued today as a former whaler took to the stand and cast serious doubt on the veracity of the official investigation into our allegations of institutional embezzlement within Japan's whaling industry. He further revealed how the whaling crew kept for themselves the meat from baby whales caught in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
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Last chance for bluefin tuna, too late for real conservation
[4 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
So the world is finally waking up to the fact that the Bluefin tuna is in crisis. That's nice. But decades of overfishing have pushed this majestic fish to the brink of extinction, which is not the point at which we should start thinking about conservation. The situation is so extreme that an international trade ban is now its only hope of survival.
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Calling out Samsung for toxic failure
[2 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
Samsung still uses PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in all its products, except in a few models of mobile phone, MP3 players and some components, despite many promises to clean up. That's why our activists stuck huge stickers on the Korean electronic giant's Benelux headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday stating "Samsung = broken promises".
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GE food: COMING SOON!?!?! - to a supermarket near you?
[1 Mar 2010 at 6:00pm]
Just when we thought the threat to our environment couldn't get any worse after world leaders failed to secure a deal to save the climate in Copenhagen - we're now stunned to discover that the EU Commission is exploiting a 'backdoor' loophole to get genetically manipulated crops onto the supermarket shelves in the EU - and into our mouths.
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Facebook update: Renewable energy now
[18 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
Facebook recently announced it will build a massive data centre in Oregon, U.S., packed full of the latest energy efficient computers to serve the hundreds of millions of friends connecting on their near-addictive social networking website. But the company plans to run the place on electricity made by burning coal--Yes, the dirtiest source of energy and largest single source of global warming pollution in the world.
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Tokyo Two trial: Prosecution struggles on opening day
[14 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
It?s been almost two years since the wrongful arrest of Junichi and Toru for their roles in exposing the corruption and lies woven in the fabric that holds the whaling industry together. As the trial for those charges began, it is obvious that the case the prosecution put together is cut from the same cloth.
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An open letter to Yukio Hatoyama
[11 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, writes to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, urging his Government to live up to its commitment to human rights and ensure a fair trial for anti-whaling activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki.
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China blacklists polluting factories
[11 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
Industries pumping out poisonous substances day after day into rivers that entire communities rely on for their basic water needs - the reality of water pollution in China is one of the country's biggest tragedies. In this context even a seemingly small step by the Government to blacklist 20 factories in the Guangdong province for failing to meet water discharge standards, is of great significance.
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Safety first: India gives Monsanto a moratorium
[9 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
Following nationwide protests against the introduction of India's first commercial genetically engineered (GE) food crop -- the Indian government has made a giant step towards charting a path for sustainable agriculture and food security.
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GUILTY! Japan's justice system "breached human rights of Greenpeace anti-whal...
[7 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
When two of our activists were detained after exposing major corruption in the Japanese whaling industry - we knew the Japanese authorities breached internationally guaranteed human rights. Now, as these two activists prepare to take the stand and have their day, or more in court, the violation of their human rights has been confirmed by a UN working group.
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No Scandal behind these gates
[4 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm]
Since December there has been a glut of stories challenging the science of climate change as represented by the IPCC. Should we be concerned? Only about climate change.
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Pledging to destroy the climate
[31 Jan 2010 at 6:00pm]
January 31st - the first milestone of the Copenhagen Accord - came and went, and with it no sign of the kind of targets for cutting global warming pollution that could steer the world off the path towards catastrophic climate change.
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Putting a stop to the Arctic Meltdown
[25 Jan 2010 at 6:00pm]
As the Arctic Ocean is increasingly showing the signs of the devastating impacts of human activities, Greenpeace takes the calls for a moratorium in industrial activities in the part of the Arctic Ocean historically covered by sea-ice.
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Russia is not AREVA's nuclear trash can
[24 Jan 2010 at 6:00pm]
The French nuclear industry seems to think it's fair to ship nuclear waste to Russia and then forget about it. They think that keeping the waste away from the French public will protect their glossy image. Not as long as Greenpeace around. We?ve taken action to tell them that "Russia is not your dumping ground."
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Rushmore activists sentenced for civil disobedience
[4 Jan 2010 at 6:00pm]
Civil disobedience to stop climate change had its day in court in the US yesterday when activists pled guilty to climbing Mount Rushmore with their message demanding Obama take leadership on climate change. Four other climate activists who have spent three weeks in jail in Copenhagen for gate crashing a Head of State dinner still await their first hearing.
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