Greenpeace News

Five coal plants occupied by climate activists during G8 Summit

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the G8 limps into its second day our activists have scaled a fifth Italian coal-fired power station, again demanding climate leadership and action from the G8 heads of state.

Greenpeace urges the G8 to 'heal the world'

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations arrived at the G8 Summit today, over 100 Greenpeace activists from around the world have occupied four coal-fired power stations across Italy, demanding the G8 Heads of State take leadership on climate change.

G8 countries urged to act

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On the eve of the G8 summit in Italy - our activists have been beaming a message on the Kremlin and floating a life-sized iceberg past the Eiffel tower to call for urgent action from world leaders to save the climate.

Political inaction threatens Paradise

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As leaders from the eight richest and most polluting countries in the world gather this week in Italy, our ship, the Esperanza, is witnessing the direct impacts of climate change on Pacific Islands. People of this beautiful and culturally rich region are at the front line of climate impacts. They are the first to confront sea-level rise as it threatens their homes, contaminates soil and ruins their crops, while sea temperature rise threatens their food supply from the coral reefs and the sea. Although most of us think of climate change as an issue that our children will have to deal with, Pacific people are already experiencing the impacts today.

We're gonna need a bigger boat!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Our famous fleet of ships is about to get an extraordinary addition - The Rainbow Warrior III. It will be purpose built from the keel up to fight the greatest threat to the oceans and our world: climate change.

HP, Lenovo and Dell penalised for breaking green IT promises

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We're giving HP, Lenovo and Dell a penalty point in our updated Guide to Greener Electronics, for breaking their toxic phase-out promises. The PC manufacturers had promised to eliminate vinyl plastic (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of 2009. Of the five PC market leaders, only Apple and Acer are sticking to their PVC and BFR phase-out commitments.

Greenpeace races to reach disintegrating glacier

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:13:42 GMT

Our ship, The Arctic Sunrise is currently heading north along the west coast of Greenland in a race against time. It's destination is the disintegrating Petermann Glacier, but to reach the glacier our ship must pass through the Nares Strait, which could be flooded with dangerous multi-year ice at any moment. A team of independent scientists have joined the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise as it sails to the northeast coast of Greenland at the start of a three month expedition to bear witness to the accelerating polar melt, which threatens to raise sea levels around the world by seven meters. The scientists will continue their work to better understand why the ice is melting so quickly.

Kingsnorth Revisited

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:31:58 GMT

Greenpeace activists have boarded a bulk freighter carrying coal to the UK's controversial Kingsnorth power station in Kent. Just after midnight, Greenpeace volunteers intercepted the freighter using rigid inflatable speedboats. As the ship headed towards Kingsnorth, nine people succeeded in boarding it and scaled the huge E.ON-branded funnel and the towering foremast.

First fin whales killed in Iceland

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The whaling boat Hvalur 9 dragged two massive fin whales up to the ancient whaling station ramp at Hvalförður in the early hours. If it were not for Iceland’s midnight sun the whalers would have been sneaking in under the cover of the night – a scene befitting the shameful hunt that can only do untold damage to Iceland’s reputation.

Greenpeace – Yes Men spoof newspaper declares climate deal

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Readers of a free copy of the International Herald Tribune in Brussels today may have done a double take when they saw headlines like “Markets Soar on News of Copenhagen Climate Deal” and “Atmosphere Named World Heritage Site.” That’s because the newspaper, datelined six months into the future, was brought to them by Greenpeace and the Yes Men.

Amazon destruction not a good look for anyone

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Just two weeks after our expose, ‘Slaughtering the Amazon’, showed how the Brazilian cattle industry is decimating the Amazon rainforest, we are seeing a stampede as companies and the World Bank start to sever their links with the slaughterhouses and farms involved.

Climate challenge even greater after UN meeting in Bonn

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As another round of Bonn climate talks limps to a close, and the UN Climate Summit to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December this year draws closer and closer, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the progress that’s been made so far…

New leadership at Greenpeace International

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greenpeace International will soon have a new leader. Kumi Naidoo will take up the role of International Executive Director on the first of November 2009, when Gerd Leipold steps down after nine years as our activist-in-chief.

Greenpeace t-shirts in a Japanese whaling town

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:24:19 GMT

A new exhibit in Aomori, Japan, gives a glimpse of Greenpeace history through one of our iconic communication tools: the T-shirt.

Polish Prime Minister takes step towards EU leadership at UN Climate Summit

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

You asked and Poland answered. More than 16,000 of you have taken action and demanded that world leaders personally attend the UN Climate Summit in December. Today, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the first Head of State to respond directly to our call for world leaders to attend the meeting in Copenhagen by agreeing to attend the summit himself.

A Time Comes: What it means to take action

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The six Greenpeace activists who shut down a coal power station last year made history when a UK jury agreed that they were acting to safeguard property from the impacts of climate change. A new documentary takes you behind the scenes of that action, and into the heart of what Greenpeace and non-violent direct action is all about.

Major brands implicated in Amazon destruction

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Just as protecting the world’s forests is rapidly becoming a recognized necessity for fighting climate change, we have discovered that major fashion, food and sports brand names are unwittingly driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

The campaign that launched 1000 geeks

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If saving our climate was a game of poker and all the various stakeholders - our heads of state, the energy industry, environmentalists, etc - were players, there would be one player at the table who hasn't yet shown their cards. The hold-out in this particular game is the Information Technology (IT) Industry, a player who is sitting on a lot of chips in a high stakes game, despite holding a winning hand.

Beam me up Sunny!

Mon, 25 May 2009 16:18:47 GMT

Solar power is for wimps. You'd be forgiven if that was the impression you had, given that it's been the (usually) implicit message coming from the oil and coal industries for decades now. But a new Greenpeace report considers the potential for Concentrating Solar Power, the energy brute that can generate temperatures of 1000 degrees celcius, enough to melt steel.

Mr. Potato Head goes organic

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Giant potatoes have been spotted riding bikes in the Dutch countryside and through the middle of busy cities in the Netherlands! This phenomenon has coincided with a nation-wide cycling celebration of organic farming.