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De ballonnen simuleren de verspreiding van een radioactieve wolk, die vrij kan komen door een zwaar kernongeval. Enlarge Image

Month in pictures - July 2009

Photos from Greenpeace activities around the globe.

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An iceberg floats in still waters of Nygaard Bay in the northern part of Kane Basin in Greenland a position of N 80˚01.998' W 065˚33.000'. A team of scientists are on board the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise during the 1st leg of Greenpeace's 3 month long Arctic Impacts expedition. Enlarge Image

Arctic Expedition

A team of scientists is conducting research on the effects of climate change in northern Greenland from the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise during the first leg of a three month long expedition, to document changes in the Arctic environment ahead of the December 2009 Copenhagen summit.

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July 8, 2009 - Greenpeace climbers rappel down the face of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, SD, to unfurl a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Obama is at the G8 meeting in Italy to discuss the global warming crisis with other world leaders. Enlarge Image

Mt. Rushmore banner hang challenges Obama to be a leader on global warming

July 8, 2009 - Greenpeace climbers rappelled down the face of Mt. Rushmore and hung a banner reading "America honors leaders, not politicians. Stop global warming." The banner hang was meant as a challenge to Obama. If he wants his face to join the ex-presidents on the monument, he needs to rise to the challenge of his time, and lead the world's response to global warming.

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July 8 2009 - Twenty-five Greenpeace activists occupy the Marghera coal power plant as part of nationwide actions targeting four coal power plants in Venice, Italy. Greenpeace demands the G8 leaders starting their meetings in L'Aquila take the urgent action needed to tackle climate change. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace sends a message to the G8

Greenpeace activists in Italy stage protests at four coal power plants. Greenpeace demands the G8 leaders starting their meetings in L'Aquila take the urgent action needed to tackle climate change.

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June 22, 2009 - Greenpeace activists deploy a banner demanding that representatives attending the Major Economies Forum in Mexico take the action needed to achieve a strong Climate Treaty in Copenhagen in December 2009. Enlarge Image

Save the Climate, Act Now!

As the world’s largest emitters gathered in Mexico for the US-led Major Economies Forum, several Greenpeace activists staged a banner hang to call on the United States to take the lead on climate action. A banner reading "Save the Climate, Act Now!" was unfurled in Cuernavaca City, where the meeting was being held.

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Children are the future of our country, they hold the promise of India. Children in Jalka rejoice as Greenpeace puts up solar panels on two schools in the Jalka village. Enlarge Image

Month in pictures - May 2009

Greenpeace spanned the globe from India to Spain and Australia. Check out our May 2009 month in pictures.

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Whale watchers get a glimpse of a blue whale. Enlarge Image

Blue Whales

Beautiful photos of blue whales swimming off the coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.

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