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The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

Background | November 5, 2007 at 13:09

In 1985, French secret service agents planted two bombs and sank our ship the Rainbow Warrior. One crew member was killed. It was an instance when a government chose to respond to peaceful protest with deadly force. But peaceful protest has...

Faux Espoir

Publication | April 5, 2008 at 0:00

Pourquoi le captage et la séquestration du carbone ne sauveront pas le climat. Synthése.

Impacts of climate change on wine in France

Publication | September 4, 2009 at 16:06

Climate change threatens the future of wine making in France, as unpredictable heat waves and hail storms take their toll on vine crops.

Moruroa: Journey into the bomb

Background | April 27, 2005 at 21:28

In June of 1972, David McTaggart raised a pair of binoculars from the deck of his 38-foot ketch, Vega. He and two crew had been 70 days at sea, and they were stationed in the forbidden zone outside Moruroa, the Pacific atoll where the French...

Accident at Marcoule nuclear facility in France

Blog entry by dwalsh | September 12, 2011

Our first thoughts are for the family of the worker who died and those who have been injured at the Marcoule nuclear facility in France today. The French government must ensure local people are kept fully up to date with the...

Greenpeace's 2009 in 35 seconds (in French)

Blog entry by eoin | December 28, 2009 1 comment

The title says it all. Watch this great web video from Greenpeace France , and leave a comment below of your activism memories from 2009. 2009 : une année d'actions et de mobilisations door gpfrance (Music is CC...

1995 Manuel Pinto and the ship that sailed herself

Video | June 1, 2011 at 11:43

In 1995 President Chirac became the new president of France and directly overthrew the moratorium on nuclear testing in the Pacific. Greenpeace went straight into action to protest. Manuel Pinto was onboard at the time and what happened next had...

AREVA takes ass-kicking from own nuclear reactor

Blog entry by laurak | September 1, 2009 10 comments

A guest blog by Aslihan Tumer, Nuclear Campaigner at Greenpeace International I've got a nuclear energy riddle for you: What is dangerous, costs 5.5 billion euros, and may end in bankruptcy? The answer: French nuclear giant AREVA...

French Wine Report

Image | September 4, 2009 at 16:05

Aftermath of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

Image | June 1, 1985 at 16:30

The Rainbow Warrior is in Auckland Harbour after the bombing by French secret service agents. The Rainbow Warrior hoped to lead a flotilla of ships from New Zealand to Moruroa to peacefully protest against French nuclear testing. French agents...

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