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  • Silence and contamination, legacies of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

    Blogpost by Laura Kenyon - February 20, 2012 at 13:29

    Nearly a year after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, it’s time to take a look at its legacy and take an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the people who continue to suffer the impacts. We’re calling for a nuclear free, renewable future and as... Read more >

  • Shark-finning fines add to spotlight on Taiwan's ocean destruction

    Blogpost by Lagi Toribau, Greenpeace Australia Pacific - February 16, 2012 at 15:56

    Late last year, while I was onboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, we discovered a Taiwanese ship, the Sheng Chi Hui Number 7, catching and finning sharks in Palauan waters. This is a sad, destructive and unfortunately widespread practice in the Pac... Read more >

  • Eat it up Monsanto!

    Blogpost by Caroline Jacobsson - February 14, 2012 at 14:26

    There's a story doing the rounds again,  about how Monsanto, one of the world’s largest profiteers of genetically engineered (GE) food, banned GE food from its own corporate canteens!

    Monsanto had its pants pulled down by Friends of the Earth... Read more >

  • The Step-by-Step Detox Plan

    Blogpost by Martin Hojsik - February 9, 2012 at 11:44

    Detox

    2011 saw six of the world’s biggest clothing brands commit to the elimination of hazardous chemicals and begin to Detox - all thanks to the power of the people. Pressure is now mounting on those who have yet to commit; they must stop making excuses ... Read more >

  • Life on Earth is inconceivable without trees

    Blogpost by Chuck Baclagon - February 9, 2012 at 11:27

    Greenpeace volunteers join hundreds of Baguio citizens and community groups to protest the plan of SM Mall Baguio to cut 43 trees and uproot another 139 at Luneta Hill to pave the way for the construction of a 7-floor parking building.Many of us are familiar with the catchphrase "what happens in Boracay stays in Boracay." Besides the issue of environmental degradation of that island, we believe the same could also apply to Baguio, which has been dubbed as the 'summer capital of the... Read more >

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