http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases en-gb http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-exposes-tuna-pirate Today Greenpeace exposed an illegal tuna purse seiner, the Queen Evelyn 168, in a pocket of international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. This Philippines-flagged vessel was at the site of a transfer of tuna between her sister vessel and a refrigerated mothership, the Kenken 888. It is likely that a transfer of fish at sea involving an illegal vessel was about to occur, but the arrival of Greenpeace prevented it from taking place as the vessels immediately separated and fled. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-exposes-tuna-pirate http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-un-biosafe From 12-16 May, governments from around the world will gather in Bonn, Germany to hammer out the final details of global liability and redress measures for damage caused by genetically engineered (GE) organisms. Greenpeace will attend the 4th meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (1), telling governments “GE polluters must pay for the damage their crops wreak on the environment, on farmers, and on human health.” Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-un-biosafe http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-confiscates-wall-o Activists onboard the Greenpeace vessel, Arctic Sunrise, confronted Italian fishing “pirates” in the Mediterranean Sea and confiscated almost two kilometres of illegal driftnet containing dead undersized bluefin tuna and a small sea turtle that was later released alive. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-confiscates-wall-o http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-greenpeace-report-labels Policymakers should prioritise investments in sustainable energy solutions to stop the climate crisis and not succumb to pumping vast amounts of taxpayers money into the elusive promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS), concludes Greenpeace in a new report, entitled “False Hope”, which is released today.(1) -- Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:52 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-greenpeace-report-labels http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-campaign-forces-uni Greenpeace today welcomed Unilever’s call for a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia, that is wiping out orang-utans and devastating the climate. Thu, 01 May 2008 16:48:12 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-campaign-forces-uni http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/22-years-after-chernobyl On the eve of the 22nd Chernobyl anniversary the nuclear industry has been rocked by revelations of cover-ups following a major nuclear accident in Spain and ongoing embarrassment over costly delays and deficiencies related to the construction of reactors in France and Finland intended to be flagships of a 'nuclear renaissance'. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:35:11 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/22-years-after-chernobyl http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-halt-tuna Eighty Greenpeace activists from 15 countries today closed down the stands of five large tuna suppliers at the European Seafood Exposition. Greenpeace is calling on the companies to stop trading in threatened bluefin, yellowfin and bigeye tuna and other unsustainably-caught tuna until stocks recover. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:14:14 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-halt-tuna http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-evidence-links-unilever-to Unilever, the company behind some of the world’s biggest brands, including Dove, is contributing to the destruction of the last remaining habitats of the orang-utan and other wildlife, and massively speeding up climate change, according to environmental group Greenpeace. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:46:04 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-evidence-links-unilever-to http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/changes-to-global-farming Greenpeace welcomed the publication today of the first assessment of global agriculture as an historic opportunity to replace destructive chemical-intensive agriculture with methods that work with nature not against it. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:13:23 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/changes-to-global-farming http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/illegal-shipment-of-amazonian Amsterdam, 11th April 2008 - A shipment of Amazonian timber bound for Europe has been seized, the Brazilian Environmental Authority (IBAMA) announced today. The confiscation comes just weeks after Greenpeace exposed the trade in illegal timber between Brazil and Europe. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:21:20 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/illegal-shipment-of-amazonian http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/japan-and-france-should-lead-a Greenpeace is critical of today's visit by French Prime Minister, François Fillon, to the Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant, nearing completion in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, which the organisation sees as the biggest and most dangerous obstacle to directing Japan towards a safe and clean energy future. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/japan-and-france-should-lead-a http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/sarkozy-marries-merkel-but-sc A "wedding cortege" of the most-polluting German cars travelled along the Champs Elysée in Paris today, stopping in various showrooms to distribute invitations to the marriage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. The cortege went also to the Elysée, the French presidential palace, and to the French Environment Ministry, to deliver an official letter asking President Sarkozy and his Environment Minister Borloo to not give away the fight against climate change. Organised by Greenpeace, the cortege parodies the forthcoming bilateral Franco-German so-called Blaesheim meeting on 9 June. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:52:07 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/sarkozy-marries-merkel-but-sc http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/romania-says-no-to-ge-maize Greenpeace welcomes the Romanian Government's landmark decision to ban genetically engineered (GE) maize, announced today. The move is particularly significant as GE maize is the only commercially cultivated GE crop permitted in Europe. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:22:18 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/romania-says-no-to-ge-maize http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-philips-to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips) is failing to take responsibility for the take-back of its used products. Inadequate recycling policies are leading to e-waste dumping in the developing world, harming human health and polluting the environment. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:04:08 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-calls-on-philips-to http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-report-details-devastating A new report published today estimates that 125 million people could be displaced in South East Asia by the end of the century if global temperatures were to rise by between 4-5oC. The report comes days before governments are due to meet in Thailand for another round of climate change talks. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:41:44 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-report-details-devastating http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/asian-companies-reclaim-top-pl In the latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics (1), released today, Nokia’s has missed on the first spot and is in third place as a result of poor takeback practices in India and Russia, paving the way for Samsung and Toshiba to share the top spot with score of 7.7 out of 10. Nintendo, with a score of 0.3 out of 10, stayed in last place. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:07:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/asian-companies-reclaim-top-pl http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-block-tim A cargo ship loaded with timber sourced from companies with links to illegal logging operations in the Amazon was blocked in France today by Greenpeace activists. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-activists-block-tim http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-names-geneva-s-engi As the Geneva car show opened today, Greenpeace activists surrounded five featured models posing the question “what is a good car?” Branding the cars as ‘Engines of Climate Destruction’, Greenpeace is demanding that car makers, politicians and the public rethink what makes a good car, and set themselves on the path to a low carbon future. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:06:15 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-names-geneva-s-engi http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-demands-urgent-acti-2 At a press briefing, Greenpeace today provided an analysis of why the Lula Government's 2004 forest protection 'Action Plan' failed to stop the record-breaking level of deforestation in the Amazon reported for the last half of 2007(1). If further record-breaking Amazonian deforestation levels are to be averted, real political will and deforestation reduction targets need to be urgently implemented. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/greenpeace-demands-urgent-acti-2 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/president-bush-nukes-washingto In his keynote address at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference today, President Bush failed again to make any meaningful commitments to reduce the United States’ global warming emissions. Instead, he took the opportunity to promote nuclear power to an audience of the world’s leading renewable energy experts. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:07:28 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/president-bush-nukes-washingto