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September 07

Greenpeace International Executive Director Dr. Gerd Leipold meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Enlarge image

Greenpeace meets UN chief

Ban Ki-Moon knows a thing or two about climate change and as head of the United Nations (UN) he knows a thing or two about politics. When our international executive director Dr Gerd Leipold got in the lift with him at UN headquarters he asked Mr Ban for strong leadership during the UN climate change meeting next Monday.

Underwater banner reading "Marine Reserves Now!" next to octopus in Menorca, Spain. Greenpeace is calling for a global network of marine reserves covering 40% of the Mediterrenean Sea. Enlarge image

Oceans in deep peril

The oceans are in deep peril and need drastic action. Marine reserves could be the answer, according to a report released by the World Watch Institute and Greenpeace.

Art for Earth. Enlarge image

Whales art for earth

A powerful artistic statement has been made, in candles, against commercial and scientific whaling.

Newcastle, Sunday 2 September 2007: Greenpeace activists enter the world's biggest coal port and paint the message "Australia Pushing Export Coal" on the side of a coal ship. The message was part of a peaceful protest to expose the Howard Government's real APEC agenda: to protect Australia's coal export industry by undermining the Kyoto Protocol. (c)Greenpeace/Morris. Enlarge image

King Coal rules APEC

As APEC delivered the aimless "Sydney Distraction on climate change", news came of global warming's death knell for polar bears.

Newcastle, Sunday 2 September 2007: Greenpeace activists enter the world's biggest coal port and paint the message "Australia Pushing Export Coal" on the side of a coal ship. The message was part of a peaceful protest to expose the Howard Government's real APEC agenda: to protect Australia's coal export industry by undermining the Kyoto Protocol.(c)Greenpeace/Morris. Enlarge image

Howard’s real APEC agenda

As dawn broke over Newcastle harbour, Greenpeace activists sent a message to the world about John Howard's real APEC agenda.

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