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Japan government accepts groundbreaking UN human rights recommendations on Fukushima evacuees
Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese government has accepted recommendations made at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the rights of evacuees from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
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When will Samsung announce something that actually matters?
On the eve of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung revealed yet another new smartphone model that promises to (once again) re-define everything we know about phones.
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The future of the Winter Olympics could be at risk
There’s one company sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, which has the power to transform the global tech industry...
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Sponsoring climate change
Samsung’s CEOs are faced with an opportunity to change course and courageously go beyond business as usual to drastically reduce our emissions and half catastrophic climate change.
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Greenpeace activists call out Samsung’s sponsorship of Winter Olympics as hypocrisy
Berlin, Germany - Greenpeace activists in Berlin and Taipei called out Samsung for sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, which are touted to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Renewables account for only 1% of Samsung Electronics’ total energy consumption.
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We don’t just need electric cars, we need fewer cars
Ever since the first production car rolled off the assembly line more than 100 years ago, our love affair with automobiles has grown and grown.
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Decision made in case against Arctic Oil in Norway: Right to a healthy environment acknowledged
Oslo, Norway – In the case brought against the Norwegian Government by Greenpeace Norway, Nature and Youth and the Grandparents Climate Campaign for granting new oil licenses to drill in the Arctic, the Oslo District Court has reached a decision today.
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2018: Tomorrow we rise
What do you do when you’re confronted with the darkness of powerful, but single-minded and ignorant institutions which continue to destroy our planet with impunity?
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The Fukushima nuclear waste crisis is a human rights violation
Nearly seven years after the triple reactor meltdown, this unique nuclear crisis is still underway. Of the many complex issues resulting from the disaster, one in particular may have become routine but is anything but normal: the vast amounts of nuclear waste, stored and being transported across Fukushima prefecture.
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7 air pollution hacks to help protect your family
One question we often get asked at Greenpeace is: “what's the best way to protect myself from air pollution?” With news articles warning that 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year as a result of breathing polluted air, it's understandable that people want to know how to protect themselves and their families.