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November 20, 2009
Greenpeace activists in San Francisco yesterday sent a message to Tom Donahue’s Chamber of Commerce by releasing a floating banner inside the Chamber of Commerce Regional Government Affairs convention. Unveiled immediately prior to an energy forum featuring polluters like the American Petroleum Institute, the banner read “Donahue’s Climate Lies: Bad for Business, Bad for America.”
November 19, 2009
Greenpeace welcomed today’s decision by Indonesia’s Forest Minister, Zulkifli Hasan, to temporarily stop paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) from destroying the carbon-rich forest peatlands of Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, pending a review of the company’s permits.
November 17, 2009
Greenpeace today condemned the intimidation tactics used by the Indonesian authorities against members of the press as well as Greenpeace activists and local community members who are supporting efforts to prevent forest and climate destruction in the heart of the rainforest.
November 17, 2009
Scientists charged with evaluating the sustainability of fishing limits for the billion-dollar Alaska pollock fishery recommended a slight decrease in the harvest for 2010. Although long-touted as one of the world’s “best managed” resources by industry officials, pollock populations have declined over 60 percent in the past seven years, and 73 percent since 1988, forcing managers to scale back the maximum allowable catch, though by less than some scientists and environmentalists say is needed.
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