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This morning dozens of Greenpeace activists submitted over one thousand letters of opposition in order to cancel the decision of the National Infrastructure Committee to establish another coal power station in Ashkelon.
Greenpeace has informed the Minister of Energy Mr Taner Yıldız during the meeting held in Ankara regarding the actions that should be taken on climate and energy until 2050.
An official meeting was held between the representatives of Greenpeace and the Minister of National Infrastructures, Dr. Uzi Landau. The motivation for the meeting derived from the desire of both parties to work together in order to promote green issues related to the Infrastructure ministry. Greenpeace presented the minister policy recommendations in order to promote renewable energy in Israel and suggested solutions to remove barriers which renewable entrepreneurs are facing to date. Attorney Nili Grossman, energy and climate campaigner in Greenpeace Mediterranean, presented her conclusions based on a broad policy document that was prepared by the organization.
Greenpeace will soon have a new leader. Kumi Naidoo will take up the role of Executive Director of Greenpeace International in November 2009, when Gerd Leipold steps down after nearly nine years as our activist-in-chief.
A delegation from Greenpeace Mediterranean, together with Byblos mayor Dr. Joseph Shami, visited the Minister of Environment Dr. Toni Karam today. The delegation handed to the Minister a draft decree for the establishment and management of the first Lebanese coastal marine reserve in Byblos waters.
The Turkish government has set its own catch limit for the endangered Mediterranean bluefin tuna - in total disregard for internationally agreed quotas and scientific advice.
While looking at a future horizon it is not possible to see what lies behind. The future is somewhere ahead… what is waiting for us there? We don’t know… on our journey towards the horizon we create that future. But for a future in which all of us wish to live we need imagination, determination and action. In this monthly column – Green Visions, we will try to provide you with dreams of that future, the decisions that need to be made and what we all need to do.
For the second day in a row today, Greenpeace sent a direct message to US President Barack Obama, reminding him of the urgency to act now to protect the climate. From their inflatable boats on the Bosphorus, Greenpeace activists displayed banners reading “Act for Climate at Copenhagen,” as well, they placed buoys in the water reading “Save the Climate for Peace.”
Greenpeace today sent a warning to the world by opening banners on the Bosphorus bridge – which connects Europe to Asia - stating that peace in the Middle East and the Mediterranean region is only possible if serious action is taken now to protect the world’s climate. Written in English, Turkish and Arabic, the “Save the Climate for Peace” message is addressed to the US President Barack Obama, currently visiting Turkey.
As The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meets in Barcelona to discuss a ‘recovery plan’ for bluefin tuna, Greenpeace brands the plan ‘irrelevant’ and demands the closure of blue fin tuna fisheries to protect stocks.
