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A Greenpeace activist climbs over the side of the smoke stack at Kingsnorth coal-fired power station near Rochester in Kent. They have immobilised the conveyor belt that carries coal into the plant by hitting emergency stop buttons and chaining themselves to machinery. A second group has climbed 1000 steps to the top of the chimney and they are painting the words Gordon bin it onto the outside. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace activists cleared in landmark global warming trial

In an unprecedented trial a UK Crown Court jury has acquitted six Greenpeace UK volunteers of criminal damage to a coal-fired power plant. The jury, consisting of representatives from the British public, found their actions justified when considering the damage to property caused around the world by CO2 emissions from the plant.

Israeli Marine forces board the SV Rainbow Warrior at the military restricted area near the coal plant in Ashkelon, Israel. 14 Greenpeace activists were later arrested and taken into custody after protesting against the Rotenberg coal power plant construction. Enlarge Image

Rainbow Warrior raises a reaction for the climate in Israel

The Israeli police, supported by the navy, arrested the captain of the Rainbow Warrior - together with 14 Greenpeace activists, the photographer and the videographer - for passing on the message to “Quit Coal”. Activists had been painting the message, in English and Hebrew, on a ship importing coal to the Ashkelon power plant in Israel. Police boarded the Rainbow Warrior before we had even started the painting.

Greenpeace hari ini menantang Kementerian Energi untuk menghentikan pembangunan PLTU terbaru di Thailand dan mengantinya dengan sumber energi terbarukan yang dapat membantu mencegah perubahaan iklim dan menjaga keamanan energi nasional.Pada aksi damai hari ini, aktivis Greenpeace membawa balon berwarna hitam putih yang bertuliskan “CO2” ke kantor Kementrian Energi sebagai simbol karbondioksida dari emisi yang dikeluarkan PLTU yang baru di Thailand. Enlarge Image

Quit Coal campaign completes Thailand tour

After successful campaigns in New Zealand and the Philippines, the Rainbow Warrior spent 21 days in Thailand as part of the "Quit Coal, Lead the Energy [R]evolution Tour" promoting solutions to climate change. The tour included human banners, port blockades and a visit to the Ministry of Energy.

Volunteers light candles in front of Jaro Cathedral - sending a message supporting Iloilo people's demand to the Philippine government for a cleaner, safer, future powered by renewable energy. Enlarge Image

Philippine's leg of Quit Coal tour wraps up

“We believe there is no place for coal in a world beset by climate change and certainly there is no place for coal in Albay”

That was the statement of Governor Joey Sarte Salceda, setting the tone for our one month Quit Coal tour of the Philippines. Since the Rainbow Warrior arrived in the country we’ve taken our Quit Coal message to the places it needed to be heard, and generated real progress on the ground and in the corridors of power.

Greenpeace activists construct a "climate defenders camp" at the site of a proposed coal plant coal in Iloilo city, Philippines demanding the cancellation of the said coal plant. Burning coal is the single biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions and a major cause of climate change. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace occupies proposed Philippine coal station site

Greenpeace activists from different countries, including the crew of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, and members of Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (RISE) have established a "climate defenders camp" at the site of a proposed Philippines coal plant coal in Iloilo.

Albay Province Vice Governor Brando Sael reads a statement declaring Albay as a COAL FREE ZONE. Beside him are Greenpeace Southeast Asia Executive Director Von Hernandez (left) and Mike Fincken, Rainbow Warrior Captain. Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior docked today in legazpi City, Albay province, 556 kilometers south of Manila, to kickstart a month-long "quit coal, save the climate" tour of the Philippines. Enlarge Image

Philippine politicians back Greenpeace Quit Coal call

One week into the Philippines leg of our flagship the Rainbow Warrior’s Quit Coal tour and senior politicians are lining up to support our Quit Coal call to protect the climate.

A Greenpeace activist onboard the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior looks on as the vessel blocks coal shipments at the Pagbilao coal-fired power plant. Enlarge Image

Rainbow Warrior blocks coal shipment in Philippines (updated)

The Rainbow Warrior is blockading coal shipments at the Pagbilao coal-fired power plant to protest the plant's impending expansion.

The Rainbow Warrior blocks the State Owned Enterprise Solid Energy's coal ship the Hellenic Sea from leaving the Port of Lyttelton. The 225-metre bulker carries up to 60 thousand tonnes of export coal. Enlarge Image

NZ coal ship blockade

Today the Rainbow Warrior blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand.

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