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Toxic Threads: Putting Pollution on Parade
How textile manufacturers are hiding their toxic trail. A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a wide range of hazardous substances in the effluent of communal wastewater treatment plants from two industrial zones in China, as well as in a nearby river after a pollution accident.
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Arctic Sanctuary
Arctic coastal states are keen to lay claim on the valuable resources found beyond their national boundaries, and they have all submitted applications to extend their polar seabeds. Governments and industry see the opening of the Arctic as yet another business opportunity to extract more fossil fuels and fish, placing this unique region – and…
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So how did they get that grand piano to the Arctic?
The Steinway baby grand piano was slung and swung on board in Germany, it was lashed down in the hold and we headed north. We took in a storm off the coast of Norway where green seas were shipped over the pitching bow and portholes resembled washing machines.
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Global movement unites against Norwegian oil in the Arctic
Lofoten, Norway, 1 August 2017 - The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise has anchored at the island of Lofoten in Northern Norway to join with climate activists at a youth camp of around 400 young people who oppose the Norwegian government’s oil drilling. For more than a week peaceful activists have protested in the Barents Sea…
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A Little Story about a Fashionable Lie
A new investigation by Greenpeace International has found a broad range of hazardous chemicals in children's clothing and footwear produced by eight luxury fashion brands.
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How your tissue could be wiping away amazing forests
You smell it first – the smell of recently splintered trees is so strong that it hits me long before I reach the logging site. The tree stumps are still sticky with resin. A few hours ago this was a lush forest with trees that had stood tall for over a hundred years. Now it…
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Battling the giants: How Greenpeace fights back against SLAPP lawsuits
The fight to protect the environment often looks like a battle between David and Goliath. And the Goliaths of our world will stop at nothing to silence those who oppose their destructive projects. One of their favourite weapons? SLAPPs.
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A world on fire: How industrial agriculture and reckless financiers are driving destruction in Brazil
The climate crisis is severely impacting our world, but instead of protecting nature and people, our governments are not acting. Meanwhile, destructive companies, and the financial system that are enabling them pursue massive profits while Brazil’s precious natural areas turn to ashes.
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Open Letter to Energy Transfer
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, formally express our solidarity with Greenpeace against Energy Transfer’s meritless $300 million lawsuit.
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