Days after Shell received US Government backing for its plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea in the Alaskan Arctic, volunteers from Greenpeace have occupied its 'Polar Pioneer' oil rig in the Pacific Ocean to demand a halt to all Arctic oil exploration.
… Greenpeace occupies Shell rig after Arctic … 2015 News Oil Oceans Pollution Regulation USA greenpeace-shell-cut.jpg Days after Shell … Sea in the Alaskan Arctic, volunteers from Greenpeace have occupied its 'Polar Pioneer' …
A Greenpeace investigation exposed the gender-bending chemicals used in clothing production. Puma, Nike and Adidas have agreed to phase out the toxic chemicals, but can we expect others to follow, asks Tamara Stark
… Ethical Fashion Society Comment Pollution Greenpeacegreenpeace-comment.jpg A Greenpeace investigation exposed the …
The UK's official agency for car pollution testing has taken £80 million from the auto industry in ten years, a Greenpeace investigation reveals, while its senior staff and engineers have a 'revolving door' relationship with car makers.
… auto industry millions Lawrence Carter Greenpeace Energydesk | 12th October 2015 News … from the auto industry in ten years, a Greenpeace investigation reveals, while its … The findings, part of an investigation by Greenpeace , reveal that the Vehicle …
Coal is Europe's biggest source of mercury and sulphur pollution, writes Kyla Mandel, killing tens of thousands of people a year. So how come more than half the members appointed by EU governments to set air pollution standards for coal plants are industry representatives?
… Union's (EU) new air pollution standards, a Greenpeace investigation has found. The EU is … has been captured by the coal industry Greenpeace claims and could result in … other parts of the world, including China." Greenpeace analysed the backgrounds of …
Greenpeace video released on the anniversary of the 'worst environmental disaster in the history of the US'
… year on The Ecologist | 21st April 2011 Other Greenpeace Oil Pollution Bp Video Ecologist oilspill1.jpg Greenpeace video released on the anniversary … the history of our continent,' according to Greenpeace, which has been working with …
Join in with Greenpeace's latest campaign: Coalfinger
… | 1st November 2008 Other TV Radio Coal Greenpeace Climate Change Energy Pollution … Society Coalfinger_MAIN.jpg Join in with Greenpeace's latest campaign: Coalfinger The good folk at Greenpeace have brought to us the story of the …
Endangered whales and dolphins live year-round in an area of the Mediterranean earmarked for oil and gas exploration.
… research was carried out in 2021-22 by the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, University of Exeter, Greenpeace Greece and the Pelagos Cetacean … pressures and threats.” Kostis Grimanis, of Greenpeace Greece, added: "This important …
A Greenpeace investigation has exposed the massive efforts of global food and drink giant Coca Cola to defeat popular proposals to require deposits on single-use plastic bottles, writes Maeve McClenaghan. In fact, deposit schemes are working fine in many countries in which the company operates - it's a simple case of corporate profit before environment, oceans and wildlife.
… tackling plastic waste Maeve McClenaghan Greenpeace Energydesk | 2nd February 2017 News … EU Scotland Oceans coca-cola-beach-cut.jpg A Greenpeace investigation has exposed the … organisations and campaign groups, including Greenpeace, to ask them what more they thought …
British Airways yesterday launched a new service between Gatwick airport in London and Newquay, in Cornwall.
… from London Paddington station. Yesterday, Greenpeace set up a ‘climate ticket exchange’ … on the environmental impact of aviation. Greenpeace campaigner, Emily Armistead, said … Airport. He told the Financial Times that Greenpeace had ‘no understanding’ of the …
Oil majors are gearing up to exploit Arctic oil, writes Mike G. But they don't want to carry the costs of all the safety equipment the US Government is demanding to protect the fragile Arctic environment from spills. And they're reluctant to give up the use of toxic chemical dispersants.
… Fuels Toxics USA Oceans Pollution arctic-oil-greenpeace-cut.jpg Oil majors are gearing up … to skim BP's oil in the Gulf, according to Greenpeace , while Shell's oil response plan … in the Arctic. Not worth the candle Greenpeace argues that the risk inherent to …
Air pollution in cities across Asia has reached a dangerous tipping point, ROBYN WILSON reports
… 2017 News Asia Pollution Air Coal Energy Greenpeace ClientEarth … population and adverse periods of weather. As Greenpeace senior coal campaigner Lauri … industry and domestic level. Public awareness Greenpeace’s Mr Myllyvirta echoes this point …
The UK government has endorsed plans by oil giant Shell to leave some decommissioned North Sea oil infrastructure in place.
… News Unearthed Oil Royal Dutch Shell Marine Greenpeace Pollution Decommissioning … according to an investigation by Unearthed , Greenpeace’s investigative journalism team. …
Cargill, the international agribusiness giant, has been forced to closed a soy-bean export terminal in the Amazon.
… 26th March 2007 News Cargill Soy Terminal Greenpeace Amazon Brazil Agribusiness Farming … to cease operations. Environmental group Greenpeace last year accused Cargill of using …
The renewable power boom is excellent news for people and planet, writes Pete Dolack. But let's not get carried away: much energy that claims to be 'renewable; like biomass and big hydro, is no such thing. And greening our energy is just one of many steps to a sustainable world. The greatest challenges - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead.
… become large nongovernmental organizations. Greenpeace, for example, issued a brief paper … commitment to 100% renewable energy ' Greenpeace agreed that no changes in … people." Moreover, this will come easy, Greenpeace says: "Although Denmark's roadmap …
Greenpeace says responsibility of aluminum company is 'quite clear' as campaigners urge stricter controls on other hazardous waste sites around the Danube region
… Europe (Image: WWF-Canon / Nigel Dickinson) Greenpeace says responsibility of aluminum … too much waste was being stored at the site. Greenpeace called for an 'urgent strengthen' …
Pirates ruled Somalia’s waves last year, but a greater crime is still being perpetrated by the multinational companies using the mainland as a toxic dumping ground. Chris Milton reports
… in the Italian magazine Famiglia Cristiana , Greenpeace published a landmark investigation … evidence of the guns-for-waste trade. The Greenpeace report briefly made the news and …
If you thought you could hide from smoke and smog indoors, you've got another thing coming. Laura Sevier takes a look at the problem of in-house pollution, and offers advice on what you can do to clear the air
… Dust is just dust, right? Wrong. A 2002 Greenpeace analysis of house-dust samples … They also trap toxic pollutants. A 2001 Greenpeace UK report, ‘Poisons Underfoot’, … substances such as nickel and mercury. Greenpeace has an online ‘Guide to Greener …
As Shell's Polar Pioneer drilling rig sails from Seattle into the north Pacific, Christine Ottery discovers that US federal regulators had serious concerns about the company's safety equipment designed to contain any oil spill.
… Shell's Arctic spill safety Christine Ottery Greenpeace Energydesk | 19th June 2015 News … This article was originally published on Greenpeace Energydesk . Additional reporting / …
Belém in Brazil will host the COP30 international climate summit. But the city is struggling to deal with basic environmental and health issues.
… Management Sanitation Pollution Health Risk Greenpeace Mighty Earth Climate Breakdown … and the global community. According to a Greenpeace study, in 2023, mining activities …
The UK has just opened a bidding round for fracking licences. But the rules contain only weak protections against fracking in National Parks and AONBs - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers.
Days into the 2017 pollution limits on the Brixton Road in Lambeth, South London, has already breached EU pollution limits for NO2 for the entire year. Meanwhile UK sales of diesel cars - one of the main causes of NO2 pollution - reached record levels in 2016, reflecting the government's failure to tackle the problem in spite of numerous court orders.
… Paul Morozzo, clean air campaigner at Greenpeace, said: "Despite growing concerns … on hybrid and electric alternatives." The Greenpeace petition to the government had …