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Rainbow Warrior blocks coal shipment in Philippines (updated)

Rainbow Warrior arrives in Legazpi, as local government declares Albay as a 'coal-free zone'.

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was welcomed with a 'coal-free' declaration yesterday in Legazpi City, Albay to kick off Greenpeace's month-long ‘Quit coal, save the climate’ tour of the Philippines.

CCS not going to save the climate

As the seventh annual Carbon Capture & Sequestration conference gets underway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Greenpeace has launched 'False Hope' - a report critically examining the status and promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The conclusion is that, despite what the coal and power industries claim, CCS will not prevent more than a whiff of global warming pollution from reaching the atmosphere in the next few decades.

Greenpeace dumps coal at DENR: calls for cancellation of IloIlo Coal plant

Greenpeace activists dumped half a ton of coal at the entrance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) today and unfurled a banner with the message “Atienza, don’t be a climate criminal.” The activists are demanding that Secretary Lito Atienza immediately reject all plans to construct a dangerous coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City.

Thousands protest against planned coal-fired power plant in Iloilo

Thousands joined an ecumenical prayer rally in Iloilo City in protest against a proposed 164 MW coal fired power plant, which if built would contribute to global climate change and lock the country in a dirty energy cycle for years to come.