http://www.greenpeace.org/ Latest news from Greenpeace (c) 2009, Greenpeace 5 gpnzbloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/R6dJen2koLo/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +0100 The tussle for the top of our Cool IT Leaderboard has taken its latest twist, with Google grabbing the top spot ahead of 20 other tech companies, including Cisco and Ericsson. &nbsp;Pitching global IT companies against each other to find who comes out top in the fight to stop climate change, the 5th edition of the Leaderboard compares the firms...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/R6dJen2koLo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/google-wrests-control-of-cool-it-climate-lead/blog/38968/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/PAq7l3_5C18/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:33:00 +0100 Raw HTML.. Paulo Adario, who heads up our Amazon campaign, may not be your archetypal hero (we’ve never seen him don tights), but we’re proud to announce that he has just been awarded the honour of “Forest Hero” by the UN.&nbsp; He’s not one to tout his own accomplishments, so we’re going to tell you more about Paulo’s work, as he receives...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/PAq7l3_5C18" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/forest-hero-un-awards-amazon-campaign-directo/blog/38967/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/qKiizjEUbjU/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +0100 At the end of 2011, before government officials closed up shop for the holidays, President Dilma demanded final approval on the new Forest Code in Brazil. This new proposal condemns the Brazilian forests and is a deal between government and agribusiness that was made in back rooms and secret meetings. But strong public pressure against the...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/qKiizjEUbjU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/brazilian-forest-code-the-battle-continues/blog/38941/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/AtkLaOOL2UI/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:00 +0100 At the World Economics Forum in Davos last week, no one was denying that we face serious economic, social and environmental crises. When even the Financial Times runs a series of articles on "Capitalism in crisis", it´s obvious that it’s not just the "Occupy WEF" protesters, who I joined in their igloos outside the meeting, that are asking...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/AtkLaOOL2UI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/davos-failed-to-address-fundamentals-will-the/blog/38908/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/02zH7b34Cy0/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:00 +0100 Our VW campaign has passed a significant milestone, as the Jedi ranks swell to over 500,000. That's an incredible half a million people demanding that Volkswagen gets behind the sort of climate laws we need to save our planet. So thank you for signing up, recruiting your friends and keeping up the pressure on VW - it's been absolutely...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/02zH7b34Cy0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/vw-500000-jedi-cant-be-wrong/blog/38907/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/Mi2BhuyZZ8U/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:00 +0100 It took seven years, teams of young campaigners and hordes of devoted supporters, but September 2011 the Chinese government finally said it was suspending the commercialisation of genetically-engineered (GE) rice. See the full story in Greenpeace East Asia's online magazine. The origins of rice cultivation can be traced to the valleys of...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/Mi2BhuyZZ8U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/china-says-no-to-genetically-engineered-rice/blog/38887/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/qdEQu4FH4hY/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:13:00 +0100 “This is Campbell Plowden, Whale Campaign Coordinator for Greenpeace.&nbsp; I’d like to let you know that the Soviet Union is going to send two icebreakers to help clear a path for the whales trapped in Alaska.” &nbsp; &nbsp;24 years ago Greenpeace found itself caught up in the midst of a Cold War drama, as the American and Soviet governments...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/qdEQu4FH4hY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/the-big-picture-behind-big-miracle/blog/38840/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/JQBoCvPAXcM/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:22:00 +0100 If I bump into Professor Klaus Schwab, who started and still runs the World Economic Forum here in Davos, I will challenge him on the purpose of the event. Schwab has described the WEF as “a platform for collaborative thinking and searching for solutions, not for making decisions”. The Davos meeting may not be a bastion of democratic or...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/JQBoCvPAXcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/at-the-world-economic-forum-calling-for-a-rea/blog/38810/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/YQ0hUgEwwQQ/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:13:00 +0100 European tinned-tuna giant Bolton has started 2012 with a press release full of highly ambiguous language about its environmental commitments. The release appears designed to both get Greenpeace off the company’s back and to convince customers that it is working to achieve maximum s ustainability in it s tuna supply chain. In the press...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/YQ0hUgEwwQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/is-european-tinned-tuna-giant-bolton-the-late/blog/38809/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gpnzblog/~3/NbCuUTutRi8/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +0100 In nature, any successful species can overshoot a habitat, consuming resources faster than Earth’s ecosystems can replenish them. On Earth today, indicators such as species extinctions, soil loss, and global warming – tell us that humans have reached this state of overshoot on a global scale. In seeking solutions, we may benefit from some...<br/> <br/> Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.nz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpnzblog/~4/NbCuUTutRi8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/news/blog/historic-human-overshoot/blog/38799/