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OMV ‘henchboat’ occupation rolls into second day
Dozens of people from seasoned activists to first timers, grandparents and academics, are continuing to occupy the support vessel for Austrian oil giant OMV. The occupation in the Port of…
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30 people occupying OMV support vessel to halt oil operations
30 people, including a team of Greenpeace climbers, have stormed aboard the support vessel for Austrian oil giant OMV’s oil rig at dawn this morning, and some have locked themselves…
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Dangerous nitrous oxide emissions rising fast – New study
An international team of scientists have just found that nitrous oxide emissions are rising much faster than had been previously thought. Nitrous oxide is a long-lived and potent greenhouse gas,…
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Bottom trawled coral ‘ stolen by Talley’s ’ dumped at Parliament
Greenpeace protesters have covered Parliament lawn with replica coral this morning, calling on the Government to take urgent action on bottom trawling.
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EPA releases OMV’s deceptive oil spill modelling
After months of mounting pressure, the Environmental Protection Authority has now publicly released oil giant OMV’s application to drill a high risk oil well off the Otago Coast. The EPA…
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Greenpeace response to Zero Carbon Bill
“We want to congratulate Generation Zero and all of the people who worked so hard to get the Zero Carbon Act across the line,” says Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner…
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Shoddy NZ oil strategy released as 11,000 scientists issue global alert
On the same day as over 11,000 scientists from around the world have declared a climate emergency, the Government has quietly released a strategy that assumes decades more oil and…
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Taking Norway’s government back to court for climate lawsuit
Oslo, Norway – Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth in Norway are today again taking the Norwegian government to Oslo’s Court of Appeal for opening up new oil drilling in the Arctic.…
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Top consumer companies’ palm oil sustainability claims go up in flames
Bangkok, Thailand – Consumer goods companies Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), and top palm oil traders including Wilmar are buying palm oil from producers linked to thousands…
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Greenpeace lodges Judicial Review of EPA process for dealing with OMV
Greenpeace has notified the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of legal action over its dealings with oil giant @OMV’s application to drill a high risk, deep water well this summer.
