All articles by Steve Abel
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Government warned about ‘death cult’
Greenpeace will be warning senior Government figures tomorrow not to trust the “honeyed words” of oil companies – likening the industry to a “suicide cult.” “At this critical juncture as…
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Greenpeace oil campaign: seven years in the wilderness
A photograph popped up on my Facebook feed recently, saying - “seven years ago today”. It was a shot of the crew from the Oil Free Seas flotilla being welcomed onto Kauaetangohia Marae at the isolated tip of the East Cape, where the rising sun first strikes our islands through the pure sea air. The…
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New World’s plastic bag poll “rigged”, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace has joined growing public criticism over New World supermarket’s poll on single-use plastic bags, which neglects to offer public the option of an outright ban.
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Big Irrigation’s “death-grip” costs farmers more than water charge would: Greenpeace
“Farming leadership and politicians are scaremongering by using false facts on water pricing proposals in their latest effort to keep the dairy industry free of accountability for polluted rivers,” says Greenpeace’s Senior Campaign Advisor Steve Abel.
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New CEO’s plan to boost coal burning at Huntly Power Station “regressive”
The newly appointed CEO at Genesis Energy has said a third coal-burning unit could now be returned to service, in a move that has stunned Greenpeace New Zealand.
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Peaceful civil disobedience for #RealClimateAction
Join us on Monday 21 March for a non-violent peaceful act of civil disobedience at SkyCity Convention Centre, co-ordinated by Greenpeace in the tradition of Te Whiti and Tohu, and Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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A big swing against deep sea drilling for Auckland Council but democracy went to the toilet
Chaos reigned today in the Auckland Council meeting when deep sea oil drilling hit the agenda and we’re all a little stunned by what we witnessed.
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The Berlin Wall of oil begins to crumble
The Berlin wall was a symbol of the Soviet era like no other. When it was finally dismantled in 1989 it signalled the end of a system that had stood for nearly 70 years. A system that shaped the political landscape of the 20th century symbolising a lack of freedom and a source of fear.
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Tide turns on Key’s oil drilling plans
As John Key scowled his faux-indifferent disdain at the nation wide banners on the beach protest against oil drilling a couple of Saturdays ago, a few things were betrayed.
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Government too cosy for the truth on oil risk
Gulf: learn from Alaska’s lesson w/foreign oil co’s: don’t naively trust- VERIFY. Livelihood affected by spill?Don’t sign away remedy rights— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) May 06, 2010 I never thought…