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Gavin, the silver-suited man, and the Mayfly – a cautionary tale
With apologies to the Brothers Grimm.
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Fonterra implicated in rainforest destruction
A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that the iconic New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is implicated in Indonesian and Malaysian rainforest destruction, dead orangutans and driving global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Fonterra’s Climate Crimes: A call to action
Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a mine pit at the Southland ‘New Vale’ lignite coalmine. This was the third of a series of actions targeting Fonterra’s…
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Protest flotilla heads out to confront seismic oil exploration ship
Ōpōtiki, Monday 4 April, 2011: The flotilla opposed to deep sea oil drilling entered the zone in the Raukumara Basin where seismic testing is scheduled to begin today.
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Greenpeace welcomes action on dairy emissions in Greens’ Alternative Emissions Reduction Plan
Greenpeace applauds the Greens for promising bold action on dairy sector climate pollution, but warns that He Ara Anamata must be a future coalition bottom line
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For the greater good
Adrian Leason was one of the three ploughshares activists acquitted by a jury recently in the Waihopi Spy base story. Following the verdict, Leason summed up what has been a…
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Greenpeace challenges petrochemical tanker as Busan plastics treaty talks enter final stage
Daesan, South Korea – As the final negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty enter a critical phase in Busan, South Korea[1] Greenpeace International activists have boarded a tanker that…
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At Global Plastics Treaty talks, Greenpeace warns leaders that the world watching with giant eye
A flag with a giant eye composed of thousands of portraits from around the world has been unfurled from a 10-storey crane as government representatives in Busan for global plastics treaty talks.
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Drinking water at 100 rural schools contaminated with cancer-causing nitrate
Greenpeace says it is deeply concerned about levels of nitrate in rural school drinking water, as a shocking new report has revealed that rural children are twice as likely as…
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New Anchor Butter owner must go palm kernel-free
Off the back of today’s announcement that Fonterra will be pushing ahead with plans to sell its customer-facing brands, including Anchor, Greenpeace is calling on potential buyers to commit to…
