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Greenpeace stories: 21 news summaries

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 Airlines Pledge to Halve 
 Emissions by 2050 

Industry makes vow to UN ahead of Copenhagen summit

Sep 22, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The airline industry is pledging to cut carbon emissions by 50% in 2050, reports the Guardian, in a reluctant concession meant to stave off more dramatic action—but one that will likely increase fares and trigger a race for new, greener technology. The plan will be presented at the... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • airline industry • Kyoto Protocol • British Airways • airline • aviation • Copenhagen climate change conference • Willie Walsh

(Newser) - China's inefficient power plants and heavy reliance on coal are dragging down global efforts to curb climate change, a Greenpeace report warned yesterday. The report found that major Chinese power companies are responsible for a huge amount of the country's coal use and emissions, with the top three producers alone... More »

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China • climate change • Greenpeace • coal • power plant • renewable energy • coal power • greenhouse-gas emissions

(Newser) - A group of Greenpeace protesters were cited yesterday after draping a 2,300-square-foot banner over Mount Rushmore, the Argus Leader reports. The banner sported Barack Obama's face and read: “America honors leaders, not politicians: Stop global warming.” The 11 protesters scaled up and rappelled down the mountain... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • Greenpeace • global warming • Mt. Rushmore • Mount Rushmore

Emma Thompson, Others
Try to Foil Heathrow Plans

Group opposed to plan aims to drag project into legal quicksand

Jan 13, 09 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A high-profile coalition led by Greenpeace has purchased a soccer field-sized piece of land intended to become part of a new runway for London’s Heathrow airport, the Times reports. The group intends to parcel out the land to thousands of individual owners, dragging out any attempt to buy it... More »

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environment • Greenpeace • air travel • Britain • Heathrow Airport • Emma Thompson • carbon emissions • noise pollution • legal action

Green Vandals Acquitted on Climate Change Defense

Global crisis justifies coal-plant attack: jury

Sep 11, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Greenpeace activists who vandalized a coal-fired power station in Britain have won acquittal using the threat of global warming as a defense, reports the Guardian. The activists, who caused more than $50,000 in damage to a smokestack, said they were trying to prevent property damage from the plant’... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • Al Gore • global warming • clean energy • coal power • carbon emissions • Kingsnorth power station • Maidstone • Jim Hansen • Zac Goldsmith

Bucki the Whale Escapes Baltic for Open Ocean

The humpback strayed into the small sea in July

Sep 9, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bucki's going home, a little thinner but seemingly none the worse for wear. The humpback whale, which strayed into the Baltic Sea in July, has finally made his way back into the Atlantic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. The whale is only the third in modern history spotted in German... More »

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Greenpeace • Germany • Atlantic Ocean • humpback whale • ocean • mammals • Baltic Sea

 Fish Farms,
 Retailers Hatch
 Green Standards 

Whole Foods leads way as aquaculture becomes eco-friendly

Jul 16, 08 6:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Supermarkets are tightening the net on farmed seafood products as demand for environmentally-friendly products grows, reports the Washington Post. Aquaculture now supplies more than half of America's rising demand for fish and shrimp and retailers are working with producers and green groups to make sure the farmed products are both... More »

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Greenpeace • farming • Whole Foods • fish • seafood • World Wildlife Fund • aquaculture • sustainability

Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

Nintendo lowest on Greenpeace list of environment-friendly manufacturers

Jun 25, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first... More »

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recycling • Greenpeace • Nintendo • Nokia • Sony • Sony Ericsson • hazardous chemicals

ANALYSIS

Greens May Be OK With Climate Bill's Failure

Democratic November could yield better opportunities later

Jun 11, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before friends of the environment get too worked up about the death of the 2008 Climate Security Act last week, they should note tepid green support all along. So-called Lieberman-Warner was “easily the most aggressive and comprehensive environmental reform ever” in Congress, Dayo Olopade writes in the New Republic,... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • renewable energy • Sierra Club • carbon caps • Audobon Society

OPINION

World, Don't Fret Over
Aussie Kangaroo Cull

Measure trims massive population—plus they taste good

May 2, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worldwide outrage over a plan to cull 400 kangaroos in Australia doesn't surprise native Robert Skeffington, he writes in the Wall Street Journal. But he argues that outsiders are missing key facts: The ubiquitous 'roo would overwhelm Aussies if not for such measures, and the hoppers happen to taste good,... More »

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Greenpeace • Australia • kangaroo • bald eagle • dragon

 Greenpeace Wages Tuna Wars 

Group goes after 'plunderers' wiping out Pacific stocks at unsustainable rates

Apr 23, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's tuna stocks are in danger, and Greenpeace is taking matters into its own hands, reports the Times of London. Faced with little action from regulators and boosted by success in tackling Japanese whalers, activists have vowed to continue to "interfere" with boats they say are plundering... More »

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Greenpeace • environmentalism • Pacific Ocean • tuna • fishing

Whaling Protester Says He Was Shot

Japanese vessel denies using bullets against activists

Mar 7, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - An anti-whaling activist says he was shot during a clash with a Japanese ship on the high seas, the Guardian reports. Japanese officials deny the allegations from the captain of the Sea Shepherd and say they fired only flash grenades, not bullets. Paul Watson, though, says he pulled one from... More »

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Greenpeace • Australia • Japan • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • Paul Watson • whaling • anti-whaling activists • International Whaling Commission

Whales Fall as Hunt Resumes

With Greenpeace gone to refuel, fleet harpoons 5 more

Feb 1, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Japanese whalers have resumed their hunt in Antarctic waters, killing at least five whales when protest ships pulled back to refuel, the Australian News Network reports. Witnesses reported seeing the whales harpooned in the Southern Ocean after ships from Greenpeace and another protest group withdrew. In Tokyo, the Australian foreign... More »

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Greenpeace • Australia • Japan • whale • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • whaler • cull

Judge Bans Japanese Whalers in Aussie Waters

Eco-warriors 'kidnapped,' tied to ship's mast

Jan 15, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - An Australian judge has banned hunting by Japanese whalers in a large section of their traditional grounds in Australian-claimed waters off Antarctica. The ruling came today just hours after crew members of a militant eco-ship boarded a Japanese whaling vessel in the Southern Ocean to deliver a protest note—then... More »

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Greenpeace • Australia • Japan • Antarctica • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • whaling • whaler

Greenpeace Ship Scatters Japanese Whalers

Hunt for 1,000 whales disrupted in sea chase

Jan 14, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Greenpeace pursuit of Japanese whaling ships continued yesterday after a ship operated by the environmental group earlier chased down and scattered a fleet of six Japanese whaling vessels in the waters off Antarctica. The Japanese fleet plans to hunt down 1,000 whales in what operators call a "... More »

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Greenpeace • conservation • Japan • environmentalism • whale • Antarctica • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • whaler

Risky Showdown Looms as Eco-Ships Near Whalers

High noon on high seas as rival vessels battle to save mammoth creatures

Jan 13, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Fears of a deadly battle increased yesterday as a Greenpeace ship began to close in on a Japanese whaling fleet intending to kill 1,000 whales. Also steaming through the Southern Ocean off Antarctica was a far more militant "eco ship," planning to ram the whaling vessels. "... More »

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Greenpeace • Australia • Japan • Antarctica • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • whaler

This Seafarer Hunts Whalers, Not Whales

‘Sea Shepherd’ enforces own marine rules, ignores others

Oct 30, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Watson is far too radical for Greenpeace, the group he co-founded. His vigilante group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a roving pack of eco-saboteurs, trolling international waters for whalers—and ramming the offending ships. Watson usually operates illegally, and his theatrical and violent defense of aquatic life is credited... More »

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Greenpeace • Dalai Lama • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society • Paul Watson • whaling • Mick Jagger • whaler

Greenpeace: iPhone Should be Greener

Environmental group also slams Steve Jobs for hypocrisy

Oct 15, 07 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple talks a green game, but the iPhone isn't as environmentally friendly as many of its competitors, says Greenpeace. The company got a pat on the back from the group last May for Earth-friendly electronics, but since then has fallen behind other cell phone makers, with some potentially nasty chemicals... More »

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recycling • Greenpeace • iPhone • Apple

(Newser) - Hundreds of naked people bared all on a Swiss glacier to protest global warming yesterday. The arresting demonstration was photographed by New York artist Spencer Tunick, known for his photos of nude gatherings, as temperatures hovered around 50 degrees. More »

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climate change • environment • Greenpeace • global warming • Spencer Tunick • Switzerland • glacier

Washington: 'Do As I Say, Not As I Do'

Bush asks others to cut back emissions as US bankrolls high-emission projects

Aug 12, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - While Bush asks others to reduce emissions, Washington is promising to pay for a state-of-the-art oil refinery in India that will pump out 9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Los Angeles Times says that this is only some of the smoke covering Washington’s tracks, as... More »

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climate change • Greenpeace • global warming • environmentalism • OPEC • Environmental Protection Agency • carbon emissions

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