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The video the global tuna industry doesn’t want you to see

Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 November 2011 at 1:22pm - 0 Comments

Today we've released shocking footage of ocean life dying in gruesome ways at the hands of industrial tuna fishers in the Pacific Ocean. The footage was shot by a New Zealand helicopter pilot turned whistleblower, who undertook aerial reconnaissance for tuna boats in the Pacific in 2009.

Article tagged as: FAD, fads, john west, overfishing, tuna

Alive and kicking: Indonesia office remains open

Posted by Nur Hidayati - 15 November 2011 at 5:26pm - 2 Comments
Candles spell out 'Don't nuke Asean'
All rights reserved. Credit: Donang Wahyu/Greenpeace
Our Jakarta office remains open, allowing the forest and nuclear power campaigns to continue

Since our office was threatened with closure by the South Jakarta district authority last week, our staff pulled out all the stops to keep the office open.

Article tagged as: APP, asean, asia pulp and paper, deforestation, indonesia, nuclear power
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Tesco must end their pesticide habit

Posted by mollybrooks - 15 November 2011 at 3:10pm - 0 Comments
Presenting a letter to Tesco HQ in Beijing
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace
Fruit and vegetables sold by Tesco in China carry illegal levels of pesticides

Evan Brooks blogs about Greenpeace East Asia’s investigation into pesticides on Tesco produce.

After three years of independent testing, produce sold at Tesco supermarkets in China continues to show levels of pesticides far above the legal limit. When is Tesco going to wake up and smell the chemically-doused produce?

Article tagged as: china, food, pesticides, tesco, toxic chemicals, toxics
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And then there were 12: VW film competition shortlist revealed

Posted by jamie - 15 November 2011 at 10:55am - 0 Comments

Voting has closed in our film competition to expose the true face of Volkswagen, and we now have a shortlist to present to the judges. Did your favourite make it into the final 12?

Article tagged as: cars, film competition, oil, transport, volkswagen, VW, vw darkside
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Stories from the Rainbow Warrior: Jailhouse Rockstar

Posted by mollybrooks - 14 November 2011 at 2:52pm - 0 Comments

Brian Fitzgerald from Greenpeace International introduces the latest video in the 'Stories from the Rainbow Warrior' series.

He infiltrated the Greenpeace ship Esperanza masquerading as an assistant cook. Nobody knew, nor were they supposed to know, his true identity.

Spy? Provocateur? Nope. In this case, it was a rock star.

You can close our office, but you can’t stop us

Posted by Nur Hidayati - 14 November 2011 at 1:39pm - 2 Comments
Sumatran elephant
All rights reserved. Credit: Ulet Infansasti/Greenpeace
Working to protect Indonesia's rainforests has led to concerted attacks against our Jakarta office

We have been warned that we may have to move out of our office in Jakarta this week. This is the office that has been leading our campaign to stop Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) destroying the rainforests of Indonesia.

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, deforestation, indonesia

The Good, The Bad And The Queen rock the Rainbow Warrior

Posted by Tamara Stark - 11 November 2011 at 5:25pm - 9 Comments

It was an incredibly moving sight last night as we walked by Tower Bridge and saw the Rainbow Warrior III, at anchor on the Thames, come into view. Lights illuminated her majestic 50-metre tall masts, and a full moon shone down on the river as we headed into the Design Museum for a gathering of supporters and friends to mark the inaugural visit of the ship to the UK – and the 40th anniversary of the birth of Greenpeace.

Article tagged as: damon albarn, Rainbow Warrior III, rw3, the good the bad and the queen
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Michael and Emily Eavis join the Rainbow Warrior for the day

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 11 November 2011 at 9:58am - 7 Comments

Michael and Emily Eavis joined the Rainbow Warrior III yesterday for a trip up the Thames. Glastonbury Festivals gave a generous donation to help pay for the new ship and the ship's mess has been dedicated to Michael Eavis (he didn't know about that until he got on board). Here's a look behind the scenes of their journey.

Article tagged as: glastonbury, michael eavis, rainbow warrior, video

EDF found guilty of spying on Greenpeace

Posted by Louise Hutchins - 10 November 2011 at 5:28pm - 5 Comments
edf logo and van
by. Credit: Greenpeace
EDF compiled dossiers on our activists in Britain

So it turns out we’re not paranoid then – the French courts today convicted EDF, the French nuclear giant of spying on our colleagues in the French Greenpeace office. They were hacking their computers, putting viruses into their networks and compiling dossiers of our activists here in Britain.

Article tagged as: EDF, espionage, Greenpeace France, Kargus, nuclear, trial
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McKinsey's bad advice is threatening rainforests - it can't be trusted

Posted by John Sauven - 10 November 2011 at 3:10pm - 0 Comments
Devastated forest land in an Asia Pulp & Paper concession, Sumatra April 2010
All rights reserved. Credit: FB Anggoro/Greenpeace
Advice from consultancy firm McKinsey will lead to more deforestation, not less as it claims

This week, the Guardian uncovered evidence of global consultancy firm McKinsey profiting from the shake-up to the NHS. At the same time, McKinsey was paid £250,000 a year by the UK government for advice on the transition towards health secretary Andrew Lansley's vision for the service.

Article tagged as: congo, cop17, deforestation, DRC, durban, indonesia, McKinsey, papua new guinea, REDD

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