The biggest names in electronics have just sat their first global exam on their green credentials. Ranked on their use of toxic chemicals and electronic waste (e-waste) policies only Dell and Nokia scraped a barely respectable score while Apple, Motorola and Lenovo flunked the test to finish bottom of the class.
Earlier this week, Greenpeace activists were busy mocking the NSW Premier Morris Iemma for his claims to being a climate change leader.
Whilst calling climate change our biggest future threat, Iemma is overseeing a massive expansion of the NSW coal industry without considering the climate implications.
An Australian owned mine in the Philippines is discharging highly toxic chemicals into the surrounding waters of Rapu Rapu island.
Not only is the mine Australian owned but the ANZ bank is funding its operations.
Over 75 tons of essential medical supplies have been safely transported to Lebanon via sea, following a joint operation between Greenpeace and Medecins Sans Frontieres, in which three voyages were made by the Rainbow Warrior between Larnaca in Cyprus and Beirut.
Sweden has shut down four of its 10 nuclear plants. Major faults were discovered after a serious incident at the Forsmark nuclear power station. A former director of the plant later said, "It was pure luck there wasn't a meltdown."
The Rainbow Warrior has returned to Larnaca, Cyprus, after its second trip to Beirut delivering a total of 60 tonnes of urgently needed humanitarian supplies on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). A further hundred tonnes are still scheduled to be transported.
The Paradise Forests of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia’s Papua are being destroyed through illegal and destructively logged timber, which is flooding the Australian market.
