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Corporate Accountability

Feature story | October 13, 2003 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — Scandals related to the appalling practices of multinational corporations like Union Carbide (now DOW), Enron, Coke, Cadbury, and others may have shocked the nation and the world in the recent past, but the media rarely...

Greenpeace sailing vessel SV Rainbow Warrior docks in Mumbai for “Corporate...

Press release | November 5, 2003 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — SV Rainbow Warrior, the icon of the environmental pressure group Greenpeace fleet, docked at Mumbai’s Ferry Wharf this morning for a month-long tour of the sub-continent to strengthen Greenpeace India’s campaign for Corporate...

British ships sent to India for scrap while US ghost fleet denied entry

Press release | November 12, 2003 at 5:30

ALANG, India — As the British government continues to refuse permits for scrapping the first of the controversial US navy "ghost ships" which arrive in the UK today, Greenpeace has uncovered British vessels being shipped to India - contravening...

Greenpeace Calls on UK Owner of Genova Bridge to bear the Cost of Detoxifying.

Press release | November 20, 2003 at 5:30

ALANG/NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace has called upon V ships Commercial, the UK owner of Genova Bridge to submit a toxic inventory of the ship to the Indian authorities immediately and make arrangements to remove and re-import the hazardous waste...

Indian Authorities Put Rainbow Warrior's Mumbai Programmes in Jeopardy; Thousands of...

Press release | December 1, 2003 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Activists, crew and volunteers aboard Rainbow Warrior may not be able to participate in the 'Global Day of Action against Corporate Crime on 3rd December, 2003 to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster in Mumbai...

Mumbai students join the Global Day of Action Against Corporate Crime; Remember Bhopal

Press release | December 3, 2003 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — On the 19th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, students and activists from International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) held a protest activity at Marine Drive in Mumbai as...

Remember Bhopal

Feature story | December 3, 2003 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Mumbai, 3 December, 2003: On the 19th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, students and activists from International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) held a protest activity...

Students join in a demonstration on Marine

Image | December 3, 2003 at 6:30

Students join in a demonstration on Marine Drive, Mumbai, urging people to 'Remember Bhopal' on the 19th anniversary of the tragedy.

Students join in a demonstration on Marine

Image | December 3, 2003 at 6:30

Students join in a demonstration on Marine Drive, Mumbai, urging people to 'Remember Bhopal' on the 19th anniversary of the tragedy.

Students join in a demonstration on Marine

Image | December 3, 2003 at 6:30

Students join in a demonstration on Marine Drive, Mumbai, urging people to 'Remember Bhopal' on the 19th anniversary of the tragedy.

Corrupt logging company profits from human rights abuse and lawlessness

Press release | February 3, 2004 at 5:30

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A Greenpeace report exposing the corrupt and destructive activities of the global Malaysian logging company, Rimbunan Hijau, has been published in the lead up to the summit for life on earth--the UN meeting of the...

Of mice and whales

Feature story | June 1, 2004 at 5:30

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — They go by aliases and real names: Echo. Bluplanet. Ann Novek. Tig3933.Chris99. They stop nuclear reprocessing plants, save forests and whales, hound corporations and hold the feet of bureaucrats to the fire. Who ARE...

Whales for sale

Feature story | July 22, 2004 at 5:30

SORRENTO, Italy — Pity poor whaling nations like Japan. They are so alone on this issue, and their arguments for whaling are so thin, that they need to buy friends and supporters in their desperate attempt to resume the commercial slaughter of...

Where are the Pacific tuna?

Feature story | August 27, 2004 at 5:30

We thought the Western and Central Pacific tuna fishery was the last healthy tuna fishery in the world. Despite concerns about over-fishing due to the rapid expansion of the industrial fleets, the conventional wisdom was that the fishery was...

Greenpeace ship SV Rainbow Warrior to tour the East Coast of India

Feature story | October 15, 2004 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — In the world's oceans, scientists have discovered strange and mysterious creatures in the darkest depths that are found nowhere else on the earth. But these creatures and their habitat are today threatened by myriad human...

EU destroying deep sea life

Feature story | October 18, 2004 at 5:30

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, Ireland — The needless, excessive destruction of the high seas was exposed after our activists beamed back disturbing footage of deep sea carnage on a European Union (EU) trawler.

Conservation of marine life and sustainable fishing key to future of India's East Coast

Press release | November 7, 2004 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — Over 400 citizens of Chennai visited the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior at Chennai port on Sunday where Greenpeace kicked off its "Save our Seas" tour with a vigorous discussion amongst conservationists, scientists,...

Conservation of marine life and sustainable fishing key to future of India's East Coast

Feature story | November 7, 2004 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — Over 400 citizens of Chennai visited the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior at Chennai port on Sunday where Greenpeace kicked off its "Save our Seas" tour with a vigorous discussion amongst conservationists, scientists,...

The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

Page | November 8, 2004 at 12:44

The Bay of Bengal is a world treasure, supporting a variety of special and fragile habitats including pristine islands, mangrove forests and coral reefs and is home to such endangered creatures as sea turtles, dugongs, whale sharks and seahorses.

Richard Page's Speech

Page | November 8, 2004 at 12:51

Richard Page, campaigner of Greenpeace International joins the Rainbow Warrior Save Our Seas tour 2004. A short version of the way he introduced himself and Greenpeace at the seminar.

Orissa - The mass-nesting destination of the Olive Ridley Turtles.

Page | November 8, 2004 at 13:38

The Bay of Bengal is a world treasure, supporting a variety of special and fragile habitats including pristine islands, mangrove forests and coral reefs and is home to such endangered creatures as sea turtles, dugongs, whale sharks and seahorses.

Greenpeace: Dhamra Port immediate threat to endangered Olive Ridley Turtle

Press release | November 19, 2004 at 5:30

PARADIP, India — Greenpeace today called upon Indian authorities to take urgent and proactive steps for the protection of Olive Ridley Turtle mass nesting sites and the natural heritage of the Orissa coast, at a media briefing on board Rainbow...

Greenpeace: Dhamra Port immediate threat to endangered Olive Ridley Turtle

Feature story | November 19, 2004 at 5:30

PARADIP, India — Greenpeace today called upon Indian authorities to take urgent and proactive steps for the protection of Olive Ridley Turtle mass nesting sites and the natural heritage of the Orissa coast, at a media briefing on board Rainbow...

Tsunami and the environment

Feature story | January 10, 2005 at 5:30

On December 26 a massive tsunami swept through the Indian Ocean region to become arguably the largest natural disaster in living memory. Questions are now being asked: what are the environmental impacts of this tragedy? Did damaged environments...

CLEMENCEAU – A short history

Page | February 2, 2005 at 10:30

The Clemenceau class carriers are the first French aircraft carriers ever built in French shipyards after the World War II. The construction of the Clemenceau began in 1955, she was launched on December 21st 1957 at the DCN Brest naval shipyard...

Save the dugong - stop the airbase

Feature story | March 1, 2005 at 5:30

OKINAWA, Japan — "It is 8:30 am and I and 30 activists have been sitting on drilling platform #4 for an hour and a half. We can see workers from the Defense Construction Agency gathering on the beach of Camp Schwab, the US Marine Corp base at...

Dolphin-killing trawlers stopped from fishing

Feature story | March 3, 2005 at 5:30

ENGLISH CHANNEL, United Kingdom — Last season UK government observers witnessed two vessels, the Ocean Star and Ocean Crest, killing more than 150 dolphins while trawling for sea bass. But the government didn't lift a finger to stop it. So we...

A Journey to Oblivion? Orissa and its Olive Ridleys!

Feature story | March 10, 2005 at 5:30

BHUBANESHWAR, India — Olive Ridleys are elusive, and their numbers are dwindling fast enough to sound alarm bells in the ears of conservationists, scientists and concerned individuals. So to be on the trail of the Ridley is sharing a worldwide...

Paradip, Orissa.

Page | March 21, 2005 at 19:11

Background In 2000, Oswal Fertilisers was set up at Paradip, on the banks of the Atharbanki creek, which joins the river Mahanadi. The company produces di-ammonium-phosphatic fertilizer, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid. It’s location...

Exposed - Korea's secret plans for new whale meat factory

Feature story | April 8, 2005 at 14:25

ULSAN, Korea, Republic of — Ulsan, host city of this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, is enthusiastically building a whale museum and a brand new marine park in anticipation. But we have uncovered plans, noticeably absent...

'DON'T SAY TATA TO TURTLES'

Press release | April 26, 2005 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Greenpeace India activists confronted TATAs at Bombay House, Mumbai, demanding that they abandon their plans of setting up a port at Dhamra, Orissa. Holding a banner with a clear message 'Don't say TATA to Turtles', the Ninja...

Whale activists threatened with eviction

Feature story | May 17, 2005 at 17:42

ULSAN, Korea, Republic of — The city of Ulsan, Korea has ordered us to vacate our "Whale Embassy" -- built near the site of a planned whale meat factory. We've told them we'll be happy to leave, once they assure us they will not build the...

Bangalore joins Greenpeace in the first ever Virtual March to Save the Whales

Press release | June 8, 2005 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — Bangalore residents are joining thousands of others from around the globe in a Virtual March organized by Greenpeace to save the whales. The Virtual March will culminate on 19th June, with a massive projection in Ulsan, South...

Claptrap substantiated

Feature story | June 21, 2005 at 13:02

TASMAN SEA, New Zealand — Last week Amaltal Fishing Company director Andrew Talley called Greenpeace assertions "unsubstantiated claptrap". But dramatic photos and footage taken by the Rainbow Warrior crew prove him and others supporting bottom...

Protest to protect Gulf of Mannar repressed.

Press release | July 2, 2005 at 5:30

MADURAI, India — Greenpeace activists and hundreds of representatives of the fishing community were arrested today to prevent them from protesting against the inauguration of the highly controversial Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP) in...

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur

Image | August 17, 2005 at 5:30

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur, one of the communities the team visited while at Chilika. The fisherman told the team that the new mouth was widening and that strange marine creatures found way into the lake, sometimes even...

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur

Image | August 17, 2005 at 5:30

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur, one of the communities the team visited while at Chilika. The fisherman told the team that the new mouth was widening and that strange marine creatures found way into the lake, sometimes even...

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur

Image | August 17, 2005 at 5:30

A picture of a young fisher man at Balabhadrapur, one of the communities the team visited while at Chilika. The fisherman told the team that the new mouth was widening and that strange marine creatures found way into the lake, sometimes even...

Selective prosecution of Greenpeace in the US foiled again

Feature story | August 18, 2005 at 5:30

A judge in Alaska has overturned a jury verdict and acquitted Greenpeace of failing to register oil spill contingency plans. District Court Judge Kevin Miller declared the evidence did not support the guilty verdicts.

Together, we are an ocean

Feature story | December 2, 2005 at 9:05

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A voyage of one year. Four oceans. One million Ocean defenders. That’s our response to the growing crisis our oceans face. We are launching our most ambitious ship expedition ever, to respond to the threats and...

Life and Death on the beaches of Orissa

Feature story | February 6, 2006 at 5:30

ORISSA, India — Our Turtle Witness Camp was launched on 27th January and in the first week alone, we’ve witnessed the circle of life in all its gore and glory. We’ve watched, awe-struck, as scores of mating turtles surface around the faithful MV...

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra

Image | February 17, 2006 at 5:30

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra join the Greenpeace Ocean Defenders in painting banners with marine creatures, as part of the Sugayatri's Boat Yatra in Orissa.

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra

Image | February 17, 2006 at 5:30

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra join the Greenpeace Ocean Defenders in painting banners with marine creatures, as part of the Sugayatri's Boat Yatra in Orissa.

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra

Image | February 17, 2006 at 5:30

Children from the fishing village of Dhamra join the Greenpeace Ocean Defenders in painting banners with marine creatures, as part of the Sugayatri's Boat Yatra in Orissa.

Growing strength on the East Coast

Feature story | February 17, 2006 at 5:30

ORISSA, India — From victory on the west coast of India, to fast progress on the east coast, this has been a busy week for our activists! The turtle is on the move again, with the Greenpeace Sugayatri (crowned by its giant turtle) out in full...

Global snapshot

Feature story | March 30, 2006 at 13:38

What we've lost, what we have left and what we will lose if we don't act now. That is the message that the latest global maps of the planet's last intact forests and most vulnerable ocean areas tell us.

Turtle Massacre in Orissa: Greenpeace holds Chief Minister responsible

Press release | April 14, 2006 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — In an early morning wake-up call, Greenpeace activists today confronted Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Orissa, with evidence of his government's ineptitude and inability to protect the endangered Olive Ridley turtles...

Whalers fail to harpoon conservation at the International Whaling Commission

Press release | June 19, 2006 at 19:42

FRIGATE BAY, Saint Kitts and Nevis — Greenpeace today breathed a sigh of relief as pro-whaling nations led by Japan failed to gain a majority during the opening day of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) annual meeting, in St Kitts.

Peaceful Greenpeace whaling protest stopped abruptly in St Kitts

Press release | June 22, 2006 at 17:02

FRIGATE BAY, Saint Kitts and Nevis — As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St Kitts concluded its proceedings today, a peaceful protest carried out by Greenpeace was abruptly broken up by the authorities, who arrested ten...

Greenpeace ship MV Esperanza docks in Chennai for 'Defending our Oceans' tour

Press release | July 17, 2006 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — MV Esperanza, an iconic campaigning ship of the environmental group Greenpeace, docked at Chennai Port this morning for a week-long tour of the sub-continent to highlight the fragile beauty and vulnerability of India's coastal...

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