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Month in pictures 2006

An endangered Fin Whale, harpooned yesterday is brought to the harbor of Hvalfjörour, Iceland. The Fin whale is the first kill by Iceland and marks the resumption to commercial whaling for the country. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: November 2006

Iceland resumes commercial whaling with its first kill, across Australia 80,000 people Walk Against Warming, John Howard gets into bed with the coal industry, Japan leaves for the Southern Ocean whales sanctuary, South Park inspires our pressure on Canada and Spain to stop blocking a proposed deep sea moratorium and we briefly shut down Centennial Coal's AGM.

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

Month in pictures: October 2006

Greenpeace International launches its online ‘Green your Apple’ campaign, Sigourney Weaver joins the battle against high seas bottom trawling, we uncover shark finning, pirate fishing and child prostitution in the Pacific; announce the winners of our photographic competition and join Channel Seven’s Sunrise in calling for an extension to the solar rebate.

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Greenpeace has found Chinese rice products in the UK contaminated with unapproved, experimental rice. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: September 2006

This month, we found food products contaminated with experimental GE rice in Europe, highlighted overfishing in the Pacific, delayed a shipment of dirty coal in Thailand and used balloons to show just how much greenhouse gas pollution Victoria's corporate polluters are creating.

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Month in pictures: May - July 2006
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