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The Energy [R]evolution Gets Going!

Feature story | June 24, 2011 at 16:51

A new Greenpeace report on the state of the global power plant market shows that since the 1990s, installations of wind and solar grew faster than any other power plant technology.

Stop Selling Our Birthright!

Feature story | June 22, 2011 at 20:20

Greenpeace Africa condemns the Mauritanian government’s decision to grant Chinese company, Poly Hondone Pelagic, a 25-year license to fish in Mauritanian waters, signing away the birthright of its people and their children.

Kumi Deported from Greenland

Feature story | June 21, 2011 at 12:22

Kumi Naidoo will spend night in Danish jail before release tomorrow.

Kumi Naidoo Arrested!

Feature story | June 17, 2011 at 16:16

The International Executive Director of Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, has been arrested and is being flown to Greenland after breaching an exclusion zone and scaling a controversial Arctic oil rig 120km out to sea.

Global Head Of Greenpeace Kumi Naidoo Faces Jail for Scaling Arctic Oil Rig

Feature story | June 17, 2011 at 12:17

South African Kumi Naidoo, who is also our International Executive Director, has entered an exclusion zone and scaled a controversial Arctic oil rig 120km off the coast of Greenland.

SIFORCO Involved in Violence and Human Rights Violations

Feature story | June 16, 2011 at 9:24

Greenpeace denounces the major human rights violations that have taken place in connection with SIFORCO logging operations near Bumba in the DRC.

Legal Ruling Will Not Stop Our Demand for Missing Oil Spill Response Plan

Feature story | June 13, 2011 at 8:39

A Dutch judge has granted an injunction imposing substantial fines against Greenpeace if the organisation’s activists continue trying to stop drilling by a controversial Arctic oil rig.

"These are Real People We are Dealing With Here, Not Statistics"

Feature story | June 9, 2011 at 12:18

Greenpeace International Executive Director Dr Kumi Naidoo today unveiled a sample of contaminated soil from a Fukushima playground at a Tokyo press conference. He criticised the Japanese government’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...

Mama Obama Praises Solar Power in Kenya

Feature story | June 8, 2011 at 11:50

It’s not just Barack Obama who says "yes we can", it’s his granny’s mantra too -- but when Grandma Sarah Anyango Obama says it, she’s speaking about solar energy.

Dutch Judge Calls on Oil Company to Release Secret Arctic Oil Spill Plan

Feature story | June 7, 2011 at 8:09

While Carin Energy was hoping for a multimillion injunction to stop Greenpeace protests, the Dutch judge overseeing the case had completely different plans in mind.

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