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Fuel efficiency law need of the hour, says Greenpeace

Greenpeace today launched a nationwide "Let's Drive Change" consumer campaign to support the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in creating strong mandatory fuel efficiency norms for the car industry in India. To highlight the climate impact from cars, Greenpeace created an installation at Connaught Place, in the heart of the capital today to remind the country of the unregulated "climate pollutant" CO2 emissions that automobiles are responsible for. Cars with giant balloons labelled "CO2" connected to car exhausts symbolically drove home the message of climate pollution from the car industry that needs to be regulated.

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Greenpeace says, "Good first step, but the devil is in the detail"

July 02, 2008

Greenpeace welcomed the direction that the National Action Plan on Climate Change articulated, while cautioning that true commitment to the vision would only become clear when the detailed mission plans are tabled in December this year. "The Solar Mission and the Renewable Energy proposal are clear highlights of this plan, while the big disappointment is the lack of similar ambition when it comes to the Energy Efficiency Mission", said K Srinivas, Policy Advisor Greenpeace India.

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Electronics companies have poor policy to combat climate change: Greenpeace's latest ranking guide

Out of the 22 electronics companies, only Sony-Ericsson and Sony score above 5/10 in the latest version of the Greenpeace Ranking Guide to Greener Electronics, while the overall score on global scale has plummeted as Greenpeace tightens requirements on electronic waste (e-waste)and toxic chemicals, and adds new requirements for evaluating companies’ impact on climate change. HCL continues to lead Indian electronics companies.

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Dr Ramadoss, ban unsafe GE food: Greenpeace

June 23, 2008

Greenpeace knocked on the doors of Health Ministry today to remind Dr Ramadoss, the Health Minister about the health risks of GM foods. The activists piled up the illegal GM chips packets in front of the Ministry while unfurling a banner declaring, "Dr Ramadoss, we do not want GE food". Two other activists in saris handcuffed themselves to gate number 5 of Nirman Bhavan. They were demanding an immediate action from the Health Minister to stop the influx of illegal GM food which is becoming a health crisis. Last month, Greenpeace had revealed that Pepsico's Doritos corn chips that are widely sold in India, contained genetically modified ingredients.