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October 2006


Clean energy is the answer to climate change. Enlarge image

Stern look at global warming

A report commissioned by the British government reveals that, if we don't act on global warming, it could cost the world $9 trillion and cause a downturn like the Great Depression.

John Howard tries to clean up dirty coal with a scrubbing brush. Enlarge image

Renewables investment welcome but Howard continues coal support

Finally, the Federal government is starting to bow to growing public pressure and concern about climate change. Its accouncement to fund low emissions technology development is a welcome step, yet the government still refuses to accept that coal must be phased out.

Dawn breaks over the Pacific Ocean, seen from Korean longliner, Shin Yung 51. Yellowfin and big eye tuna stocks will be critically overfished by 2009 if overfishing continues unabated. Enlarge image

Problems and solutions for Pacific tuna

During our Pacific expedition, Greenpeace has patrolled 30,000 square miles of ocean. In two months of joint surveillance with enforcement officials from two countries, we have inspected eight suspicious fishing vessels, found a warehouse full of definned shark carcases and spent a night fishing on a longliner .

Archive photo: Hvalfjörður whaling station in Iceland. Seagulls feeding on the carcass of a fin whale. Enlarge image

Iceland resumes commercial whaling

In Iceland, the whale watching industry contributes more to the national economy than commercial whaling did before it was put on hold in the '80s. Yet now, after 17 years, Iceland has officially resumed commercial whaling.

Pete Longworth [1] from Sydney. "I met this gentleman around a placid jungle near Kuala Lumpur. Described to me as being 'almost' tame, this wildly inquisitive little guy provided some interesting moments and plenty of giggles!" [1] http://www.plumjungle.com/ Enlarge image

Photo competition winners

It was a difficult choice but we have picked the winners of the Greenpeace supporter photographic competition.

Hazelwood, in Victoria, is Australia's most greenhouse polluting power station, producing about the same greenhouse emissions as 3.95 million cars per year. Enlarge image

Climate karma hits Victoria

Now that's some kind of karma. The coal mine which feeds Victoria's Hazelwood power station was ablaze on 13 October. Australia's most polluting power station fell victim to a bushfire season that hit hard and early across four states.

Linda, 21, a sexworker who says she spends days and nights on visiting purse seiners in the Tarawa harbour. Kiribati may be breaching international conventions on child protection since many of the sexworkers are only 14 and 15 years of age. Enlarge image

Fish and sex trade

Fishing and prostitution might be the two oldest professions. But the exploitation of both is creating new vulnerabilities for Pacific islands as the whole world increasingly comes to fish in its waters. Ben Bohane reports from Kiribati.

This family from the seaside village of Tenoraereke, Kiribati, stands among collapsed coconut trees, the result of sea erosion. Enlarge image

Climate change will force millions from their homes

Inaction on climate change will force millions of our Asia Pacific neighbours from their homes as sea levels rise by up to 50cm, warns a new report by a coalition of environment, development and church groups including Greenpeace.

This cute Japanese graphic of peas in a pod is part of the Greenpeace's successful GE campaign in Japan. Enlarge image

Japanese shoppers eat up new food guide

Greenpeace has launched a GE-free food guide in Japan, where consumer concern about genetically engineered (GE) foods is growing fast. Japan is Australia’s largest canola export market.

Greenpeace's "Most Wanted" nuclear solitaire deck Enlarge image

North Korea joins planet's most dangerous club

North Korea became the ninth nuclear power when it detonated an undergound nuclear test on 9 October. Their success is the world's failure.

Does this belong to you? Apple e-waste in China. Enlarge image

Green my Apple

Here at Greenpeace, we love our Macs. But we hate the fact that they're full of toxic chemicals. And we know someone who can do something about it: you.

Campaigner Lagi Toribau and Kiribati Law Enforcement Officer Taremon Korere in discussion with Captain Park Si-Joeng of the suspect Korean longliner 'Dong Won 117'. Enlarge image

Suspected pirate fishers flee authorities

Pirate fishers are robbing Pacific nations of their vital fish resources - often stealing up to four times what the region earns in license fees.

For the last few days the Greenpeace boat, Esperanza, has been tracking a suspected pirate fishing ship in Kirribati waters. Our onboard web editor Richella King reports the full story.

Sigourney Weaver at the UN press briefing, held to promote a resolution on high-seas bottom trawling... Enlarge image

Sigourney Weaver says end bottom trawling

Actress Sigourney Weaver joined Greenpeace at the UN in New York calling for a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling.

A refrigerated warehouse in Pohnpei, FSM, in the foreground to the left is a pile of finless shark carcasses, to the right a moonfish and some marlin. In the background are frozen yellow fin tuna. Enlarge image

Shark finning mystery

The Greenpeace Esperanza crew have been busy exposing a shark finning operation. On board web editor Richella King reports.

"Quit Coal" banner at Anvil Hill, Hunter Valley Coal talks, NSW, Dec 8, 2005. Enlarge image

Green powered states leave NSW in coal dust

In Victoria and South Australia, the Clean Energy Revolution to tackle climate change is powering ahead with green energy expansion. In stark contrast, plans by NSW leaders to drag the state further into climate-changing coal dependency are generating a groundswell of protest.

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