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Greenpeace activists confront Shell Chairman Jorma Ollila

Press release | April 24, 2013 at 10:30

Greenpeace activists from Finland and Russia met Shell Chairman of the Board Jorma Ollila at Helsinki University this morning. They asked Mr Ollila to stop oil drilling in the Arctic. Shell, led by Mr Ollila, tried to drill north of Alaska last...

Greenpeace activists protest at site of largest Finnish chemical catastrophe in history

Press release | November 9, 2012 at 13:50

A metal mine in a large pine and spruce forest in Northern Finland leaked highly contaminated water into the surrounding nature at a speed of 5000-6000 cubic metres an hour between Sunday and Wednesday night. Unknown amounts of contaminated are...

Pole Dancers Dance for Ice and Save the Arctic

Press release | August 16, 2012 at 16:11

Greenpeace launches a swinging campaign to save the Arctic – Dance for Ice. Everybody can do some pole dancing for the North pole, no matter whether you are a professional or never tried before. The challenge is open for everybody. Have a pole (a...

Greenpeace wins the dispute over Nestespoil.com spoof site

Press release | August 7, 2012 at 13:15

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has denied the complaint by Neste Oil over Greenpeace spoof site. The WIPO panel declared that Greenpeace may use the domains www.nestespoil.com and www.nestespoilreturns.com to criticize Neste...

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Neste Oil is trying to shut down Greenpeace’s Nestespoil.com website

Press release | May 23, 2012 at 14:22

A Finnish state owned oil refining company Neste Oil is trying to shut down Greenpeace’s Nestespoil.com website by demanding domain for itself.

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Greenpeace starts campaigning against E.ON nuclear project in Northern Finland

Press release | October 5, 2011 at 14:11

Fennovoima, led by the German energy giant E.ON, announced today that it plans to build a new nuclear reactor in Northern Finland in Pyhäjoki. Today Greenpeace starts a campaign against E.ON's nuclear project. Nuclear power is a dangerous and...

Protest at Neste Oil meeting of shareholders in Finland

Press release | April 13, 2011 at 21:56

Helsinki/Finland. Activists from Greenpeace are today protesting in Helsinki against deforestation and social problems caused by the growing demand for palm oil in biofuel production. Activists are welcoming shareholders to the annual general...

Greenpeace activists demonstrate at Olkiluoto nuclear power plant

Press release | April 11, 2011 at 6:07

Two Greenpeace activists demonstrate early Monday morning at Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. By going to the nuclear power plant the activists wanted to show that nuclear power is an unnecessary risk Finland doesn’t need.

A protest dressed as endangered species outside the Ministry of Economic Affairs in...

Press release | March 31, 2011 at 13:12

Jakarta, Thursday, 31 April 2011: Greenpeace activists dressed as endangered species of Indonesian forests, together with a coalition of Indonesian NGOs, today went to the Ministry of Economic Affairs to call for the immediate implementation of...

11 candlelight demonstrations in Finland against nuclear power

Press release | March 15, 2011 at 21:44

Approximately 2 200 people in Helsinki, Finland gathered to pay respect for the victims in Japan, and to oppose nuclear power. Candlelight demonstrations were organized in 11 cities around the country.

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