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How Polish nuclear boss commemorated Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Blog entry by Jan Haverkamp | May 24, 2013

On the 27 th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, Aleksander Grad, the nuclear director of Polish utility PGE, sat behind his huge desk in his likewise huge office in Warsaw. What was he doing?  Keeping two minutes of...

Fact not fiction: Renewable energy is safer than nuclear power

Blog entry by Justin McKeating | May 23, 2013 7 comments

Take a look at what Jan Bens, chief of Belgium's nuclear watchdog FANC, had to say about wind turbines the other day: "The harbour of Antwerp is being filled with windmills, and the chemical industry is next to it. If there is an...

Turtle Recall (World Turtle Day)

Blog entry by Willie Mackenzie | May 23, 2013 5 comments

Every day is Turtle Day when you're an ocean campaigner… When I heard it was World Turtle Day , I hatched a plan. I know that to an international audience 'turtle' covers a multitude of reptile species, but rather than getting all...

Herakles' Cameroon palm oil project halted

Blog entry by Laila Williams | May 22, 2013 14 comments

Bruce Wrobel, the chief executive of Herakles Farms, claims his company’s efforts to flatten a chunk of Cameroon’s dense rainforest to develop a palm oil plantation are borne of a desire to address a "dire humanitarian need". Yet...

Creating a debate on sustainable tuna fishing is the first step towards change

Blog entry by Oliver Knowles | May 22, 2013 1 comment

Our second ship tour of the Indian Ocean as part of the campaign for sustainable tuna fisheries ended last week. Combined with last year's tour, Greenpeace has been patrolling the region for illegal and unsustainable fishing practices...

International Biodiversity Day in photos

Blog entry by Bustar Maitar | May 22, 2013 1 comment

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, we want to show you stunning images from one of the world’s richest places in biodiversity: Indonesia. From whale sharks, to abundant coral reefs and forests teeming with life, the...

Nuclear power is safe and pigs can fly

Blog entry by Justin McKeating | May 21, 2013 4 comments

That’s the lesson Greenpeace Sweden sent to the nuclear industry once again today as we flew our paramotor glider over the unprotected Ringhals nuclear power plant in southwest Sweden, near Gothenburg. With simple gear and without...

Danzer feels the bite as the FSC show its teeth

Blog entry by Danielle van Oijen | May 21, 2013 1 comment

To the layperson the world of forest certification is often a technical one that does not seem to operate at what could be called a breakneck pace. However, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has this week reached a landmark decision...

Time for civil disobedience

Blog entry by Kumi Naidoo | May 17, 2013

The tradition of civil disobedience is being reignited . The need is growing and the call to action is becoming impossible to ignore! Non-violent direct action can help re-establish a balance where our rights have been overtaken by...

Why we are happy, but not celebrating the Indonesian forest moratorium

Blog entry by Yuyun Indradi | May 17, 2013 1 comment

I have been fielding calls non-stop over the last couple of days, because as you may have noticed, there has been widespread coverage lately (see here, here and here ) on the Indonesian government’s extension of its forest...

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