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Illegal dumpsite in Manila Bay shut down by Greenpeace, EcoWaste Coalition
Manila—Early this morning activists from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, crew from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, and members of EcoWaste Coalition shut down Pier 18, an illegal dumpsite, operating on the shores of Manila Bay.
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Greenpeace to DENR: opening of protected areas to special private use is ‘wrong move’
Greenpeace's response to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Sec. Roy Cimatu announcement that protected areas are now open to special private use by applying for a special use agreement in protected areas.
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Greenpeace statement on the proposed coal plant in Batangas City
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) held a public hearing this week on the proposed coal-fired power plant project of Merbau Corporation, a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings, Inc.
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Going beyond corporate responsibility, Manila’s top hotels and restaurants advocate for sustainable seafood
Manila, Philippines — In a bid to help save overfished Philippine seas, Manila’s top hotels and restaurants, came together with environmental groups and fisheries NGOs to declare their support for the promotion of sustainable seafood. [1] The groups fully recognize that the marine environment has long been plagued by problems, including overfishing due to decades…
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EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS: A climate of tragedy in the Philippines
Greenpeace lamented the loss of lives and the extensive devastation wrought by super-typhoon Reming (international code name Durian) in parts of the Philippines, stressing that the latest extreme weather disturbance to hit the country is a portent of more violent weather events that countries around the world are likely to experience in the future as…
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Water pollution, a grim reality?
Today’s celebration of World Water Day with the theme “Coping with water scarcity” is a reminder of the need to conserve and protect the world’s fresh water sources, if we are to avert an impending crisis concerning humankind’s most valuable resource.
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Contest: Design a logo for Detox Pilipinas
Greenpeace Philippines is looking for a striking logo that will symbolize our work on pollution monitoring and reporting to help keep our rivers and waterways clean and toxic-free.
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Why Bianca King went plant-based with her diet – and why you could too
Bianca King has gone green. From her diet, her use (or rather non-use) of plastics, even to the way she spends her vacations doing beach clean-ups, the actress is leading a life that is as mindful as it gets.
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Atimonan Catholic Church goes solar!
Every flick of the switch is a surge forward in the energy revolution against dirty coal.
