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A Toxic Fairytale

Blog entry by Ashov Birry | April 19, 2013

Let me tell you a story of a polluted paradise. We used to call it 'Parahyangan' or the place where the Gods and Goddesses resided. The river that passes through it stretches 270 km from the Wayang Mountain to the Java Sea, giving...

Redirect military expenditure to ensure a sustainable future

Blog entry by Kumi Naidoo | April 19, 2013

As published in  The Guardian  on the 18th of April 2013. Last year $1.75tn was spent on the world's military, according to  new estimates  released this Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI). Seems like a...

Ending the overfishing crisis

Blog entry by Aaron Gray-Block | April 19, 2013

Less than six months after  sailing through the Indian Ocean last year,  Greenpeace has returned to the region to help end overfishing and create sustainable tuna fisheries that bring real economic benefits to coastal communities. ...

Government shows foreign oil companies deep sea drilling in NZ not a safe bet

Blog entry by Nick Young | April 17, 2013

In passing the 'Anadarko Amendment' yesterday the Government once again perverted the New Zealand Story by putting big business ahead of New Zealanders. It is a toady legislation that criminalises crucial aspects of protesting at...

INFOGRAPHIC: The numbers are against the #AnadarkoAmendment

Blog entry by Nick Young | April 16, 2013

TAKE ACTION: Sign the joint statement here.   More detail on the Horizon Research polling here . TAKE ACTION:  Sign the joint statement here.

Interactive Map of the Arctic

Blog entry by Jessica Wilson | April 16, 2013

Into the Arctic  is a digital, interactive map we just launched today with the North Pole at its centre. The map features a number of static and dynamic layers that visualise the beauty of the Arctic, the threats it faces and our...

On top of the world, a ceremony for millions

Blog entry by Jess Wilson | April 16, 2013

Something incredible happened yesterday. Our  four young explorers  on a mission with Greenpeace have planted a flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole, at the same spot where a submarine planted a Russian flag claiming the Arctic...

The Icy Arctic Treadmill

Blog entry by Eric Phillips, Polar Guide for Team Aurora | April 15, 2013

This week, the phenomenal team here has been learning first hand what I’ve been discovering more and more since first coming here 12 years ago: that the frozen North is an unpredictable, uncontrollable, unforgiving place. The North...

When is inevitable not inevitable?

Blog entry by Charlie Kronick | April 13, 2013

The end of 2012 and first months of 2013 have seen a remarkable change in the fight to protect the Arctic from risky and dangerous oil exploration.    Three oil “majors” –   Total , Statoil  and  Conoco-Phillips  - have withdrawn from...

At the North Pole, A New World - #2thePole

Blog entry by James Turner | April 12, 2013

I'm writing this inside a small yellow tent on the frozen Arctic Ocean, while shoveling snow into a kettle. I'm on my way to the North Pole with a  group of young people  to declare it protected and call for a sanctuary there. Today...

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