The dirty secret behind jeans and bras

Jeans, bras and underwear are every-day clothing items that we take for granted – but they are far from harmless. Greenpeace went behind the scenes to two major towns of jeans and bra manufacturing, and discovered widespread pollution.

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Would you fish in this river?

Image | 2013-05-20 at 6:00 2 comments

View from Qiantangjiang Dam. Many villagers use this part of the river for fishing and have little choice but to bear the pollution. The pollution is caused by wastewater from the nearby textile industry in Hangzhou, China. Dongying Wei and...

Outing Dongwon: the big ocean bully

Image gallery | 2013-05-15

The children of South Korea's resounding "NO" to nuclear

Image | 2013-05-13 at 6:00

Children from the village of Samcheok join their parents and other activists to rally in opposition to a planned nuclear power plant in their community, 192km from Seoul. Millions of Koreans who live within the 30 kilometer radius of nuclear...

Taiwan: Giving their love to the polar bears

Image | 2013-05-06 at 6:00

Greenpeace activists from Taiwan dressed in polar bear suits demand that political leaders protect the pristine Arctic environment. Joining Arctic actions around the world, volunteers came out in force in order to support protection of the Arctic...

The Premier, the Port and the Paintbrush

Video | 2013-05-02 at 6:00

Greenpeace International activists branded a South Korean ship "illegal" in Mauritius as it is accused of unlawfully fishing in West African waters. The FV Premier, owned by South Korea's largest tuna company, Dongwon Industries was prevented...

The people of Taiwan love the Arctic!

Image | 2013-04-29 at 6:00

100 volunteers create a human banner in front of the Tuntex Skytower in Taiwan. They joined more than 10,000 volunteers from around the world that came together to form human banners which spell out ‘I Love Arctic’ in over 280 cities. Our...

Bad neighbor: Yingfeng Chemical Plant in Sichuan

Image | 2013-04-22 at 6:00

Vegetables grow nearby Yingfeng Chemical Plant. Shifang City, Sichuan Province. Greenpeace has investigated the manufacture of phosphate fertilizer in Sichuan. Chemical fertilizers play an integral role in industrial agriculture and food...

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