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10 reasons why Arctic drilling is a really stupid idea
Our climate can’t afford it. As the impacts of climate change become more visible and the danger becomes greater, drilling for and burning more fossil fuels is pretty much the last thing we should be doing, especially in somewhere as fragile and untouched as the Arctic.
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A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China
A team from Greenpeace East Asia's Detox campaign recently discovered an unsettling sight off the coast of South Eastern China. Next to the city of Shishi, a centre for children's clothing production, they discovered a huge black plume of wastewater around the size of 50 Olympic swimming pools on the sea's surface; a large dark…
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The lengths illegal wood will travel
Look around and check if you see any wood surfacing. It might be a cupboard in your kitchen, your chair, or the desk you are reading this on. Then chances are you see tropical veneer.
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Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise detained in Spain following oil protest
Lanzarote, Spain, 18 November 2014 - The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise has today been detained by Spanish authorities in the port of Arrecife, Lanzarote, following last Saturday's peaceful protest by Greenpeace against oil drilling by Repsol, in the Canary Islands.
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Greenpeace International response to OPEC+ oil output decision amid war on Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz
Today’s OPEC meeting makes one thing clear: as long as our world runs on oil and gas, our peace, security and our pockets will always be at the mercy of geopolitics. – Greenpeace International Executive Director Mads Christensen
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Greenpeace response to strikes on Iran by the US and Israel
Greenpeace International is deeply concerned by the joint military strike on Iran by the US and Israel.
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Munich Security Conference: the EU’s dependence on US gas is a security threat, Greenpeace warns
“We are here today to highlight a very concrete security threat for Europe: its energy import dependency, and its growing reliance on gas from the US."
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The climate crisis and the future of the Winter Olympics
More than half of the potential host cities Winter Games will be “climate-unreliable” by the 2080s!
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Economic Potential of Seabed Nodules in the Cook Islands
The economic potential of seabed polymetallic nodules in the South Pacific’s Cook Islands has been overstated, according to a new independent study commissioned by Greenpeace International.