All articles by Tanya Brooks
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Indigenous Peoples from 34 nations call for total ban on deep sea mining
Indigenous activists have made clear that they don’t give their consent to deep sea mining. In a petition presented today to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), over 1,000 signatories from…
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Governments must not undermine historic Global Ocean Treaty by greenlighting deep sea mining
The destructive deep sea mining industry could receive approval mere weeks after a historic Global Oceans Treaty was agreed at the United Nations. Delegates are convening today at the 28th…
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Greenpeace USA Welcomes Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Bumble Bee Tuna Citing Misleading Sustainability Claims
Greenpeace East Asia’s Fake My Catch Report Cited A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Bumble Bee Foods and Conagra Brands over sustainability claims the companies have made regarding their…
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Greenpeace USA calls on Biden Administration to protect human health and environment from toxic plastic in wake of Ohio disaster
In response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3 that spilled at least four toxic chemicals hazardous to human health and the environment, John Hocevar, Greenpeace…
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New report: Whales in danger as clock ticks towards deep sea mining
In the wake of baseless claims that offshore wind is a threat to whales, a new peer-reviewed report published today by the University of Exeter and Greenpeace Research Laboratories finds…
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New Report: 16 Biggest U.S. Grocery Retailers Failed on Forced Labor and Human Rights Abuses When Sourcing Tuna—a US$42.2 Billion Industry
As UN negotiations for a global oceans treaty are set to resume, private-sector respect for basic human rights and environmental safeguards is still found lacking throughout the tuna supply chain…
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Greenpeace Calls for Ocean Protection to Address Whale Deaths
In response to reports of a spate of whale deaths off the North East Coast of the United States, Arlo Hemphill, Greenpeace USA’s Senior Oceans Campaigner, said: “The unusual number…
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REVEALED: Undercover video shows deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring
Undercover footage of the latest deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean by Canadian miner The Metals Company (TMC) and its Swiss operating partner and shareholder AllSeas shows that…
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Doomed deep sea miner The Metals Company under huge pressure
The push to launch the deep sea mining industry received another blow on Monday, December 5, when the Nasdaq stock exchange issued a delisting notice to Canadian miners The Metals…
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Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining vessel to highlight threat to ocean
Greenpeace activists from Mexico and Aotearoa (New Zealand) peacefully confronted a deep sea mining ship off the coast of Manzanillo, México as it returned to port from the Pacific on…