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The Dirty Secret Behind Jeans

Feature story | December 2, 2010 at 13:22

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Greenpeace has some shocking insights into jeans production in two industry towns in the Guangdong province of China.

Racing to save the climate

Feature story | October 21, 2010 at 17:00

Melita Steele, one of our climate and energy campaigners, recently visited China for the final round of negotiations before COP 16.

Adidas Needs to Earn its Stripes

Feature story | August 23, 2011 at 12:12

It turns out that top brands aren't just releasing toxic chemicals into China's rivers, but dangerous chemicals are also being left in the clothes you buy and wear.

Politicians Listen to the Polluters at UN climate talks

Feature story | December 11, 2011 at 5:42

UN climate talks in Durban have ended the same way they began, in failure. Governments at the UN climate talks have chosen to listen to the polluters over the people and failed to reinforce previous climate saving measures and have steered clear...

Detox Campaign Hat Trick!

Feature story | August 31, 2011 at 14:02

Adidas is going toxic-free, the company has just announced!

China Suspends Approval for Nuclear Power Plants

Feature story | March 17, 2011 at 9:56

Following an executive meeting yesterday to discuss the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor crisis, China’s State Council has announced that it will re-adjust and amend China’s mid- and long-term development plan for nuclear power.

Loud alarm bells for growth in environmental crime, who is listening?

Blog entry by Hilde Stroot | June 24, 2016

On the 4 th of June, on the eve of World Environment Day, UNEP and Interpol raised the alarm bells loudly: environmental crime is growing at an alarming pace, and has now become the world's fourth-largest crime after drug smuggling,...

Could 2016 be the year we break free from coal?

Blog entry by Kelly Mitchell | February 5, 2016

We've barely entered 2016, but China and the US the world's largest coal producers have already embarked on sweeping changes to cut out coal. Could 2016 be the year we break free from this dirty fossil fuel? It's the...

Illegal e-waste exposed

Feature story | June 13, 2008 at 23:00

A container of electronic waste (e-waste) from Port of Oakland in the US was intercepted in Hong Kong by Greenpeace activists. After months of research, we determined that the container was destined for Sanshui district in mainland China meaning...

Nike & Adidas: Detox the world's water

Feature story | July 12, 2011 at 13:32

Game on, Nike and Adidas. Greenpeace is calling you out to see which one of you is stronger on the flats, quicker on the breaks, turns faster and plays harder at a game we're calling 'Detox': Who'll be the first to take action and eliminate...

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