ARTICLES RELATING TO GREENPEACE

Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica

2013-04-19 08:03

A Chilean military tugboat has headed to Antarctica to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught fire and began to drift near sharp glaciers.

'Polar bears' protest Arctic oil drilling

2013-04-10 21:33

Two Greenpeace activists dressed as polar bears have boarded an oil platform in Norway to protest against Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil's planned drilling in the Arctic.

EU - no let up on climate change

2013-03-27 21:30

The EU must keep fighting climate change despite the bloc's economic woes, its executive says as new emission cut goals by 2030 are set.

Greenpeace slams nuclear industry

2013-02-19 14:02

Anti-nuclear activists have kicked off a global campaign to urge governments to force makers of nuclear reactors to shoulder some of the cost of accidents.

Eskom accused of spying on activists

2013-02-13 14:50

Power utility Eskom spied on the activities of green organisations in the country, Earthlife Africa and Greenpeace have claimed.

Levi pledges to ban chemicals from jeans

2012-12-14 07:28

Jeans maker Levi Strauss has committed to eliminating all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 2020.

Activists welcome Eskom report

2012-11-23 14:04

Environmental groups have welcomed National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report that revealed Eskom's environmental mismanagement.

Cameroon police detain 4 activists

2012-11-17 17:16

4 activists detained in Cameroon after opposing the development of an oil palm plantation

Outrage as Antarctic sanctuary fails

2012-11-02 14:03

Conservation groups have expressed outrage after resistance led by China and Russia stymied efforts to carve out new marine sanctuaries across Antarctica.

Eskom protesters in court

2012-10-24 12:00

The court case against 14 environmental protesters who were arrested at Eskom will start around midday at the Randburg Magistrate's Court.

Eco activists detained

2012-10-23 12:36

Police detained seven environmental activists protesting at Eskom's Megawatt Park headquarters, in northern Johannesburg, Greenpeace said.

Activists struggle with climate message

2012-10-22 11:13
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Environmental organisations find it difficult to convince ordinary people of the reality of climate change, despite a noticeable increase in extreme weather events.

'Planetary emergency' due to Arctic melt

2012-09-20 09:30

Experts have warned of a "planetary emergency" due to the unforeseen global consequences of Arctic ice melt.

Wind industry advert sparks anger

2012-09-14 12:45

Environmental organisations have reacted with shock at an advert in the Cape Times newspaper that claims that hundreds of thousands of birds per year are killed by wind turbines.

Greenpeace in tense oil standoff

2012-08-27 14:11

Greenpeace activists are engaged in a tense standoff with an oil company in the Arctic Ocean.

Greenpeace: NDP worrying

2012-08-17 10:30

Environmental organisation Greenpeace has reacted to concern following the government's National Development Plan (NDP).

Greenpeace: Eskom party tab unacceptable

2012-07-09 19:02

It is "unacceptable" for Eskom to spend so many millions of rands on staff parties while electricity users continue to face "skyrocketing power prices", Greenpeace says.

Firms pledge Rio+20 sustainability

2012-06-18 10:27

Microsoft and other firms attending the Rio+20 business forum are trying to prove their corporate responsibility credentials, but critics remain sceptical.

Send-a-seedling drive grows Poland trees

2012-06-06 07:59

Polish marketing executive Jacek Powalka has launched the PioSeki online initiative let anyone order seedlings - one to keep and one to give a friend.

Greenpeace: KFC junking the jungle

2012-05-30 19:16

Greenpeace has accused global fast food chain KFC of using paper packaging made using wood from Indonesian rainforests which it said was endangering the habitat of the Sumatran tiger.

Guards used excessive force: Greenpeace

2012-05-29 12:29

Greenpeace activists protesting against discussions on nuclear energy say Industrial Development Corporation guards pulled them inside the premises and then claimed they were trespassing.

Greenpeace slams government over nuclear

2012-05-29 09:15

Environmental organisation Greenpeace has demanded that the government halts all discussions aimed at expanding nuclear power production in South Africa.

Greenpeace blocks Shell icebreaker

2012-05-04 18:01

Greenpeace activists have halted an icebreaker headed for the Arctic for a third time, in a bid to block plans by Anglo Dutch giant Shell to drill for oil in the region.

Greenpeace fights for clean web 'cloud'

2012-04-20 08:32

Greenpeace activists have rappelled down a Seattle office building to get Microsoft and Amazon.com to use clean energy to power data centres.

Greenpeace warns on nuclear disaster

2012-03-05 09:24

Greenpeace activists are "cleaning up" Sea Point beach in Cape Town to raise awareness of the fallout from a possible nuclear accident.

 

Activists lobby for Arctic sanctuary

2013-04-15 07:29

Activists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with millions of signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary.

'Polar bear' floats past Kremlin

2013-04-01 21:56

A Greenpeace activist in a polar bear suit has floated along the Moscow River past the Kremlin in a stunt by the environmental group to protest against energy exploration in Russia's Arctic waters.

Greenpeace targets Reef coal plans

2013-03-22 12:03

Greenpeace has welcomed a new incarnation of their flagship Rainbow Warrior to Sydney, saying the vessel will fight for the future of the Great Barrier Reef.

Greenpeace: Zuma ignored electricity crisis

2013-02-15 08:03

President Jacob Zuma ignored the country's electricity crisis in his state-of-the-nation speech, environmental organisation Greenpeace has said.

Tiny air pollutants kill thousands in China

2012-12-19 10:00

Microscopic pollutant particles in the air have killed some 8 600 people prematurely this year and cost $1bn in economic losses in four Chinese cities, according to a study.

New Kyoto climate deal condemned

2012-12-10 09:40

Environmentalists have roundly condemned the latest deal on climate change signed in Doha.

Global warming curbs out of reach

2012-11-21 17:25

The goal of keeping planet warming in check has moved further out of reach, the United Nations has warned in the latest of a flurry of reports pointing to looming climate disaster ahead of key talks in Qatar.

Greenpeace catches 'black market' fish

2012-11-15 10:02

Fishing vessels registered in the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia have been filmed "laundering" illegally caught tuna, Greenpeace has said.

Outdoor wear not very green

2012-10-29 22:31

Outdoor clothing from top manufacturers is frequently contaminated with chemicals that are harmful to health and the environment Greenpeace says.

Eskom protestors released

2012-10-24 10:01

Fourteen environmental protesters arrested at Eskom have have been released on bail, Gauteng police have said.

Activists proclaim 'new' Eskom management

2012-10-23 10:00

Environmental activists have protested at Eskom's headquarters, claiming Eskom management titles in a campaign to highlight the utility's electricity tariff application.

Report slams Eskom's use of water

2012-10-17 07:32

An environmental report has found that the use of water in electricity production is having a negative impact on the water resources for the country and may have long-term detrimental effects.

Greenpeace blasts Australia coal mine

2012-09-19 08:47

A coal basin near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will rank among the world's worst producers of carbon pollution if fully mined, Greenpeace has warned.

Greenpeace blocks super-trawler

2012-08-30 10:30

Greenpeace activists have locked themselves onto port equipment in Australia to prevent a massive super-trawler docking.

Activists storm Russian oil rig

2012-08-24 20:01

Six activists from Greenpeace have scaled a oil platform in Russia to protest against the company's Arctic drilling plans and have been sprayed with icy water in an effort to chase them away.

Huge risks of Arctic oil drilling

2012-08-14 17:27

Environmentalists are warning of the high risk of oil production in the Russian Arctic.

Greenpeace urges no nuclear power

2012-07-06 14:00

Greenpeace has repeated its warning on nuclear power following the release of the Japanese parliamentary panel finding into the Fukushima disaster.

SA electricity cheap, income a problem

2012-06-11 14:35

Electricity pricing in South Africa is cheap, compared to other countries, but household income is not growing to keep pace with price increases, environmentalists have said.

Energy minister pushes nuclear

2012-05-31 14:12

Nuclear energy would help Africa realise its energy security goals, the energy minister has said.

No charges laid after nuclear protest

2012-05-29 15:38

No charges have been laid against private security guards who allegedly "roughed up" protesters and threw leaves at a cameraman during a nuclear power protest in Sandton, police say.

Protesters 'roughed up' in Sandton

2012-05-29 09:24

Five activists protesting against discussions on nuclear energy were "roughed up" at the Industrial Development Corporation office in Sandton, Johannesburg, Greenpeace Africa says.

Greenpeace blocks Brazil port

2012-05-27 17:17

Greenpeace has temporarily blocked a freighter from being loaded at a northern Brazilian port in protest over a partial presidential veto of a bill.

Greenpeace challenges Eskom over Kusile

2012-04-25 14:27

Environmental group Greenpeace has challenged Eskom to cancel the proposed Kusile power plant and focus on renewable energy.

Cruise wreck polluting sea - Greenpeace

2012-03-10 19:35

Greenpeace has warned that chemicals from a cruise ship wreck are oozing into the sea, but Italian officials say the levels are not "significant".

Japanese farmer tells SA nuclear is bad

2012-02-29 22:44

A farmer evacuated from her home near a Japanese nuclear power plant has told impoverished South Africans about how the poor are worst hit by catastrophes.

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