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Six Greenpeace activists arrested on board a ship loaded with palm oil heading to Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker, while peacefully boarding the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil products from Wilmar…
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Greenpeace calls for ban on chemical nitrogen fertiliser
Greenpeace is opening up a new front in the struggle to save New Zealand’s rivers and reduce agricultural emissions. The environmental heavyweight is calling for a ban on chemical nitrogen…
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Oil and gas exploration ban passes into law
Greenpeace today welcomes the passing of legislation that puts the ban on new oil and gas permits into law.
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Greenpeace fury at Mackenzie Dairy decision
Greenpeace is furious at a council decision to let the controversial mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie turn on it’s irrigators before all the conditions of the resource consent are…
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Greenpeace slams Antarctic Ocean Commission for ‘failing its mandate’ to protect Antarctic waters
Greenpeace has slammed the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) for “failing its mandate” following a meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, where governments failed to agree a vast Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, backed by…
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Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever sign global plastics pledge but still haven’t prioritized reduction
Bali, Indonesia, October 29 – Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment announced today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, saying that it allows for too much flexibility.…
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Greenpeace Mackenzie dairy protestors escape conviction
A dozen Greenpeace activists arrested for protesting the site of a mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie Country earlier this year will not be convicted. Those arrested include a grandmother…
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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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Govt backtracks on climate action, grants OMV drill extension
The Government has just granted oil giant OMV a two-year extension to drill in the Great South Basin, despite issuing a ban on new oil and gas exploration permits in April.
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Pohokura gas shutdown exposes urgent need for solar
Skyrocketing power prices linked to a shutdown at the offshore Pohokura gas field are just another reminder that we need to fast-track the rollout of solar energy, says Greenpeace.