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Hiding behind the poor

Feature story | November 12, 2007 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — There is now little doubt that climate change will hit the poor hardest, particularly in Africa and Asia. Being unable to afford any better, poor people are forced to settle in areas that are highly vulnerable to the affects of...

Greenpeace points to the problem: Thermal Power Plants lead to Climate Chaos

Press release | October 11, 2007 at 5:30

KOLKATA, India — Greenpeace activists today scaled a 250 ft smokestack spewing carbon dioxide at the Kolaghat coal fired power station to paint the message "SMOKING KILLS". No, Greenpeace hasn't embarked on an anti smoking drive, nor are they...

More heavy rain, predicted

Feature story | July 30, 2007 at 14:10

Computer models of how our world will react to climate change have long predicted extreme and shifting weather patterns. More heavy rains in some areas, crippling drought in others. A new study, published this week in the journal Nature,...

G8 to act on climate change, later... maybe

Feature story | June 8, 2007 at 17:03

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — In the lead up to this year's summit, leaked documents made it clear there was a distinct split among the G8 on the issue of climate change. After all, seven of the member countries have committed to the Kyoto Protocol's...

10,000 lightbulbs

Feature story | April 24, 2007 at 5:30

BERLIN, Germany — Energy wasting incandescent lightbulbs are so dangerously inefficient it's better for the climate (and your wallet) to smash even brand new ones rather than use them. So we got a road roller and crushed 10,000 energy wasting...

Greenpeace highlights the hazardous and imminent impacts of climate change - calls...

Press release | March 23, 2007 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — Greenpeace India today sent a strong message about the hazard of climate change caused by the excessive burning of coal. Greenpeace activists beamed messages on the Ennore Coal Power Plant to highlight the fact that coal is one...

2005 Rewound

Feature story | January 5, 2006 at 5:30

A look back over the last twelve months, starring jaguar suited activists, corporate skulduggery and heroics in unequal measures, politicians' finding/losing the plot and even an embassy for whales.

Taking global action against global warming

Feature story | December 7, 2005 at 18:19

MONTREAL, Canada — From meeting rooms in Montreal to coal-fired power plants in Germany and Thailand to ports hosting shiploads of illegal nuclear waste, Greenpeace has been in action against global warming around the world in the last two weeks.

Time is Running Out!

Feature story | December 2, 2005 at 9:27

BANGALORE, India — The UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal is underway. The climate summit - the first since the Kyoto Protocol entered into force - opened on the 28th of November, kicking off two weeks of crucial negotiations on climate...

A Thai hero for the planet

Feature story | July 7, 2004 at 5:30

PRACHUAB KHAN PROVINCE, Thailand — Charoen Wataksorn was murdered by gunmen outside his home in Thailand on June 22. Charoen was an experienced activist who worked closely with us in the successful battle against proposed coal power stations in...

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