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Over 1000 orangutans threatened by illegal operations in Indonesia
“This is a major embarrassment for the Indonesian government, which has consistently promised to protect Sungai Putri."
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Activists interrupt Total’s AGM in Paris over company plans to drill in the Amazon Reef
“More than two million people, the scientific community and the Brazilian administration have already expressed their opposition to Total’s drilling project in the mouth of the Amazon. Despite these calls, Total refuses to listen.."
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Greenpeace responds to Canadian government’s decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
"History will judge this decision harshly."
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Taiwanese seafood giant linked to human rights violations – Greenpeace
This has serious implications for its global supply chains, and exposes the ongoing failure of the Taiwan government’s approach to address human trafficking and labor abuse.
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Greenpeace urban mobility city ranking identifies Europe’s ‘saints and sinners’
"This study shows that when you improve a city's public transport infrastructure in a sustainable way, people breathe cleaner air and their roads are safer"
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Floating nuclear power plant reaches the Arctic, Greenpeace demands strict safety controls
“The barge will be fuelled and tested near a city of 300,000 people, then towed with two reactors full of irradiated fuel along the Northern Sea Route. "
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Greenpeace slams APP/Sinar Mas over links to deforestation, ends all engagement with company
“In 2013 the company committed to end its role in deforestation and introduced new conservation commitments. Progress since then has been mixed and it is now in jeopardy due to links to ongoing rainforest destruction,” said Kiki Taufik, Global Head of the Indonesia forests campaign at Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
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Greenpeace USA and Mosquito Fleet activists block oil barge from entering Kinder Morgan’s Seattle facility
“We’re taking action today to protect our waters, our communities and our climate from Kinder Morgan,” said Mosquito Fleet kayaktivist and local resident Kara Sweidel.
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Statoil’s name change to ‘Equinor’ must be more than greenwashing – Greenpeace
“Statoil is removing the ‘oil’ from their name at the same time they are trying to add risky Australian deepwater drilling projects to their portfolio and expand into the pristine Arctic waters of the Barents Sea,” said Peter Clements, the mayor of Kangaroo Island, situated in the Great Australian Bight.
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Greenpeace discovers Amazon Reef extends to French Guiana waters
“This is breaking news. With the strong currents present in the region, an oil spill from Total’s project in Brazil could reach and damage the reef found in French waters. If the French government truly intends to be an international leader of environmental protection, it must take on the principle of precaution and protect French…
