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Climate emergency in Devonport

Blog entry by Simon Norrie | October 28, 2009

On the 350 International Day of Climate Action on Saturday, Greenpeace volunteers and other organisations joined together at Windsor Park in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore, to support strong climate action. Our theme - a climate...

350 Day of Action roundup

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | October 27, 2009

It was the biggest day of climate action in history- 5,200 actions in 181 countries; from Tunisia to Lisbon, from Sydney to Kenya, from the top of mountains to village slums, from churches to ski fields. Coordinated by 350.org , the...

International day of climate action - where will you be?

Blog entry by Nick Young | October 21, 2009

On October 24, the International Day of Climate Action - organised by 350.org - will cover almost every country on earth. It's going to be biggest day of environmental action in history,so make sure you're part of it! As the first...

Vindo em John!

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | October 20, 2009

You think Letterman made him famous abroad? Sign On is working equally hard to boost Prime Minister John Key's profile offshore. Thanks to the campaign, his name is appearing on iconic statues the world over, from Sweden to Norway to...

Lucy Lawless woos College Boys

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | October 19, 2009

“Boys, may I introduce to you….Miss Lucy Lawless!” It’s possible that the assembly hall of nearly 1,000 young males had never had such an exciting visitor. The Warrior Princess herself had taken the stage at Wellington College. She...

Vic Uni wee climate warriors

Blog entry by Jessie Dennis | October 19, 2009

Last Thursday various student groups at Victoria University in Wellington set up camp in the quad over lunchtime, Signing On hundreds of fellow students and generally loving the opportunity to run around in polar bear costumes and...

Some choice videos

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | October 14, 2009

Here's three great videos for the day starting with Where will you be on October 24th ... the International 350 Day of Climate Action ? Put yourself on the map .

Sausages a hit in Hamilton

Blog entry by Falk Hermenau | October 12, 2009

We got 213 Sign Ons and we raised $95 profit!  It was great fun. Over and out.

Baked goods in the Garden City

Blog entry by Daniel Marrow | October 12, 2009

We had a great response from Cantabrians yesterday with our cute little fundraiser to help get Key get to Copenhagen. It’s more than embarrassing to tell people that our elected leader doesn't think the future of life on this planet as...

Norway adopts 40% target

Blog entry by Geoff Keey | October 9, 2009

Today I witnessed what could prove to be an historic moment.  At the negotiations in Bangkok this afternoon, Norway announced that it's the first country outside of the European Union to adopt a target of 40% below 1990 levels by...

Never date an ‘Annex 1’ guy!

Blog entry by Geoff Keey | October 9, 2009

One of the negotiator trackers – people who follow negotiators around to ‘keep them honest’ – came up with this wonderful gem that explains why developing countries don’t trust developed countries like New Zealand.  Annex 1 is the...

The naked truth about your favourite tipple

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | October 6, 2009

Greenpeace will go to whatever lengths it takes to save this poorly climate of ours - we'll even take our pants off. Over the weekend, 700 volunteers posed nude in a French vineyard to send a message about climate change. The human art...

NZ, forever fossil

Blog entry by Geoff Keey | October 1, 2009

New Zealand got Fossil of the Day at the UN climate talks in Bangkok today after revealing that the Government’s 10% to 20% target is actually a nothing to 20% target. The Government’s Climate Change ambassador Adrian Macey admitted...

What the R#dd!?!? Lucy Lawless has a Kev moment

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | September 29, 2009

While we’re all busy Signing On in NZ, across the Tasman they’re busy…..swearing. The Australian Greenpeace office recently launched a new branch of their Copenhagen campaign – it’s called Dirty Kev; the idea being that if Prime...

The blue cast in Paris

Blog entry by Nick Young | September 28, 2009

Activists hang off bridge at G20

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | September 24, 2009

Greenpeace activists have spelt it out for the G20 leaders meeting in Pittsburgh. They're hanging off one of Pittsburgh’s iconic bridges with a massive banner reading: "Danger. Climate Destruction Ahead. Reduce CO2 Emissions Now".

Scientists say it (again)

Blog entry by Umesh Perinpanayagam | September 24, 2009

While John Key was arriving at the UN climate change summit in New York, 40 of the world's leading scientists were signing a open letter reiterating the call for developed nations to commit to a 40% emissions reduction target on 1990...

Greenpeace takes climate action in Tauranga

Blog entry by Kathy Cumming | September 17, 2009

Check out what Greenpeace has been up to.  If you happen to watch TV, read newspapers or listen to the wireless, you'll probably know that 14 Greenpeace activists yesterday boarded a shipment of palm kernal in Tauranga, to protest...

The rehashed ETS - why it sucks

Blog entry by Geoff Keey | September 15, 2009

I’ve been resisting the temptation to write a blog for Sign On about the emissions trading scheme (ETS).  In fact, as I write this, I can hear Kathy from Greenpeace’s office in Auckland going “nooooooo!.”  But there’s some things about...

Dispatch from World Climate Conference

Blog entry by Jim Salinger | September 8, 2009

I'm just been at the World Climate Conference in Geneva. The information coming out of the conference suggests the situation with climate change is worse than we thought. We are now talking about a situation where 80 PER CENT...

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