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2007 Month in pictures

15 November, 5.30am: In the early hours of this morning, Greenpeace activists occupied the Munmorah coal-fired power station. A Greenpeace activist pushes a button to stop the conveyor belt. It's time to push the emergency switch on coal. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: November 2007

Our activists occupy a coal station on the NSW Central Coast to protest against John Howard and Kevin Rudd's dismal climate change policies; the Rainbow Warrior prevents a tanker in Indonesia from loading 33,000 tonnes of climate damaging palm oil; the Japanese government whaling fleet leaves Japan for its biggest hunt since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling; and we fly a balloon over Parliament House in Canberra to call on whichever party wins the election to take real action on climate change.

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9 October 2007: Locals and Greenpeace activists ask that their forests and climate be saved during the opening ceremony of our Forest Defender Camp at Kuala Cenaku, Riau province in Sumatra. Deforestation has already taken over 60 % of forests in the province. © Greenpeace Enlarge image

Month in pictures: October 2007

Locals ask for their forests back in Sumatra, Greenpeace and scientists begin tracking whales, our team in Tonga highlights the dire impacts of collapsed tuna fisheries and drowning Pacific nations, we reveal that Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals, activists hand out Anvil Hill-branded hot potatoes, and 'comoonicators' act against Devondale dairy products, which may be contaminated with genetically engineered ingredients.

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In the 50 years since the discovery of the double helix, science has shown that gene expression is not nearly as simple as the GE industry would like to believe. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: August 2007

August was our birthday month - 30 years of activism and environmental wins in the Australia Pacific region! This month, there was also great news for whales, new research on GE flaws, Malcolm Turnbull and Andrew Southcott met some climate-challenged bears and 600 brave activists got their gear off on a glacier.

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Greenpeace dumped four tonnes of coal outside the NSW Department of Planning this morning, blocking the entrance in protest to the state’s continued approval of new water-guzzling coal mines at a time of acute water scarcity. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: July 2007

July was all about climate change and coal. Clean energy solutions also featured, with the launch of a new Greenpeace report and the Big Switch website, helping Australians take action for a clean energy future.

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3 June 2007: Around 400 people from all over New South Wales gathered at Anvil Hill in the NSW Hunter Valley to form a huge human sign reading "Save Anvil Hill". Anvil Hill, site of a proposed coal mine, will produce an extra 27 million tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide each year - equal to four million more cars on New South Wales roads. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: June 2007

Despite community opposition NSW Premier Iemma approves the Anvil Hill coalmine in the Hunter Valley, Himalayas water supply decreases due to climate change, dairy industry supports lifting the ban on genetically engineered canola in Victoria.

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Apple's site boasts "A Greener Apple" banner to announce a change in policy. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: May 2007

During May, we tackled climate change impacts in Thailand, hung a banner for forests in PNG, and released the Australian government's "other" Budget speech video.

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A grey kangaroo falls victim along the highway after being drawn to the road's edges to feed. In severe times of drought condensation run-off from the road due to cold night time temperatures promotes the growth of grass. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: April 2007

During April, we launched a Budget betting slip for Aussie punters, made a human sign in the sand and released a blueprint for our bright energy future.

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As the Southern Ocean whaling season draws to an end, Greenpeace campaigners radio the Japanese whaling fleet to tell them not to return to the Southern Ocean. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: March 2007

Whaling in the Southern Ocean ends, anti-coal street campaigning before the NSW election, our New Zealand office occupies a coal plant for nine days, Brazil closes a giant soya port in the Amazon.

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The MV Esperanza departs Auckland for the Southern Ocean to once again attempt to shield the whales from the whaler's harpoons and show the world the reality of whaling that is taking place under the guise of 'research'. Enlarge image

Month in pictures: January - February 2007

Once again Greenpeace is working to save the whales, we scale the Eiffel Tower to warn the world about climate change, Europeans demand stricter GE labeling and our local group in Adelaide encourages consumers to buy Forest Stewardship Council approved timber products.

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