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Jul 04

Birthday stroll: Greenpeace activists tell Mr Howard "Don't walk away from Kyoto." Enlarge image

Mr Howard, don’t walk away from Kyoto!

Turning 65 is often considered a milestone in one’s life, a time for reflection. Today Prime Minister John Howard had plenty of opportunity to reflect on his longstanding and increasingly controversial refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, he was joined on his morning walk by about 20 Greenpeace activists with a strong message: "Don't walk away from Kyoto."

Hiroshima clock, stopped at the time of the atomic bomb's explosion. Enlarge image

Time to think about Hiroshima bombing

On the 6th of August 1945, the world’s first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The death, suffering and destruction which followed were unprecedented in the history of war.

Toni Collette urges everyone to do something for the planet. Enlarge image

Toni Collette joins our City to Surf team

Actor Toni Collette is showing her support for Greenpeace by joining our City to Surf team, which will take part in the Sydney fun run August 8.

With stage one's closure, phase two of the project is unlikely to go ahead. Enlarge image

Polluting shale oil plant to shut down

After six years of Greenpeace campaigning against the controversial Stuart Shale Oil project in Gladstone, the project's owner Queensland Energy Resources (QER) has announced it will close stage one of the project.

Our first Pacific cyberactivists visit the Rainbow Warrior. Enlarge image

Pacific cyberactivists join the Rainbow Warrior

There are not a lot of cyberactivists in the Pacific region yet, but what they lack in numbers they make up for in enthusiasm.

Fishing grounds of Namakala village, Fiji Islands. Enlarge image

Our oceans, our future, our choice

The Rainbow Warrior has begun a new, 10-week Pacific fisheries tour, named Our Oceans, Our Future, Our Choice. The tour kicked off on July 10 as the Rainbow Warrior lay anchored in the port of Suva, Fiji Islands. The goal is to work with Pacific island communities to build protection for their fisheries.

Production of more environmentally friendly refrigerators in China. Enlarge image

Cool coalition tackles hot problem

With the Athens Olympic Games just around the corner, Greenpeace welcomes news that a “cool coalition” has stuck to promises made during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Unilever, Coca Cola and McDonalds have announced a phase-out of climate-killing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in their refrigeration equipment. Elsewhere, however, the widespread use of these chemicals continues to turn up the heat on the planet.

Western Province PNG. Read more about the issues in the RH report. Enlarge image

EU nations stand up for ancient forests

Greenpeace today calls on the government to introduce import restrictions on illegal timber after European Union nations took a firm stand overnight.

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