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Greenpeace responds
They didn't like being called 'costumed twits' |
David Roberts |
10 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday I took some potshots at the Greenpeace protestors following Rep. John Dingell around. Chris Miller, director of Greenpeace US's global warming campaign, contacted me to ask if he could post a response. Of course I said yes. Again, for those who seem to miss this: this post is not by me, David Roberts. It is by Chris Miller of Greenpeace. Got it? Here it is: ----- Greenpeace -- or 'costumed twits' as you call us -- has been on the front lines in t ... |
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| Topics: climate, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, John Dingell (all these topics) |
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Biofuels vs. orangutans
A short, powerful video |
David Roberts |
08 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Greenpeace UK passes along this short, powerful video drawing attention to the dangers of biofuels: |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, Greenpeace (all these topics) |
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Heads You Lose, Tails I Win
World Bank has been OKing illegal logging in the Congo, says Greenpeace study |
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12 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Heads You Lose, Tails I Win World Bank has been OKing illegal logging in the Congo, says Greenpeace study You've probably developed an immunity to scandal and outrage, but we'll keep plying you with it anyway: a two-year study by Greenpeace International has found that in the past three years, Congolese village chiefs have handed over vast expanses of the world's second-largest rainforest to Eu ... |
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| Topics: business, Congo, Greenpeace, news, rainforests, World Bank (all these topics) |
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How Do You Like Them, Apple?
Greenpeace ranks Apple as least eco-friendly electronics firm |
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05 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| How Do You Like Them, Apple? Greenpeace ranks Apple as least eco-friendly electronics firm Are you reading this on a Mac? D'oh. A new Greenpeace report ranks Apple's environmental record worst among 14 major electronics firms, based on use of hazardous chemicals in production and efforts to recycle products at the end of their lives. The iPod manufacturer was i-poohed for continuing to use several types of harmful che ... |
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| Topics: green living, Greenpeace, news, tech (all these topics) |
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Greenpeace hacks Kleenex PR
Fun video |
David Roberts |
30 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This is a pretty clever stunt by Greenpeace activists. They infiltrated the filming of a Kleenex commercial to get the word out about the fact that Kimberly-Clark (maker of Kleenex) uses 100% virgin wood pulp in their products -- as a result, the Canadian Boreal Forest, one of the biggest carbon sinks in the world, is being clear cut. Check out kleercut.net, and watch this video: There's another video of the same protest here. (hat tip: reader BE) |
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| Topics: deforestation, grassroots activism, Greenpeace (all these topics) |
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Greenpeace finds common ground with Inhofe
Why are environmental activists so clueless at marketing climate change solutions? |
Adam Stein |
24 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Virgin Blue, the Australian extension of Richard Branson's airline empire, recently launched a program to allow passengers to purchase carbon offsets when they book a flight. That's nice. But what struck me was this quote from Greenpeace's energy campaigner, Ben Pearson: Virgin should not be criticized out of hand for this scheme, but it promotes the idea that dealing with climate change is easy and cheap rather than being about the difficult task of changing cons ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, greening biz operations, Greenpeace, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics) |
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Nisshin Accomplished
Burned out of business, Japan calls a halt to its annual whale hunt |
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28 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Nisshin Accomplished Burned out of business, Japan calls a halt to its annual whale hunt Japan's whaling fleet, unable to recover from a mid-February fire that killed a crew member and disabled its main ship, has called off its controversial annual hunt a month early. While protesters expressed sympathy for the human loss, they also did a dance of joy that "no more Southern Ocean whales will die from grenade ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, Japan, news, oceans, whaling (all these topics) |
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But I'm a Cheerleader
Renewable energy could power half the world by 2050, says new report |
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26 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| But I'm a Cheerleader Renewable energy could power half the world by 2050, says new report Renewables could satisfy half the world's energy demand by 2050, says a new report by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council. But -- and there's always a but -- only if world governments encourage efficiency and crack down on fossil-fuel use. Well, it was a nice thought. The ever-optimistic "Energy Revolution&quo ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Getting in the Way
Direct-action protesters in the U.K. are focusing on climate change |
Mike Wendling |
13 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| A protester at England's Didcot power station contemplates the changing landscape. Photo: Kate Davison/Greenpeace It's half an hour or so after the end of Britain's biggest-ever protest against climate change, and I'm still hanging out in Trafalgar Square. A few groups of kids are milling around, and a couple of anarchists have set up a bicycle-powered disco. One or two old-tim ... |
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| Topics: climate, Greenpeace, London, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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You Can't Always Nyet What You Want
Russia plans enormous sports complex near pristine national park |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Can't Always Nyet What You Want Russia plans enormous sports complex near pristine national park Hoping to strengthen its bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian government has approved an $11.3 billion project to turn areas of Sochi National Park into a ginormous winter-sports complex. The park is home to 300 endemic plant species and a variety of endangered flora and fauna; over a qu ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, land degradation, national parks, news, Russia (all these topics) |
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Fool Me Rice
Unapproved GM rice from China pops up in European stores |
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07 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fool Me Rice Unapproved GM rice from China pops up in European stores A variety of genetically modified rice from China has made it into Asian specialty stores and Asian restaurants in the E.U. -- and the Europeans ain't too happy about it. A new report from Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth claims that some rice noodles imported into France, Germany, and Britain contain a strain of ... |
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| Topics: China, European Union, Friends of the Earth, GMOs, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Soycott
Big soy companies pledge not to source from recently deforested Amazon |
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25 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Soycott Big soy companies pledge not to source from recently deforested Amazon Now for some Amazon news that won't make you want to slit your wrists: Soy producers operating in Brazil -- including U.S. agribiz giants Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland -- announced yesterday that they will put a two-year stop to buying soybeans grown in recently deforested areas of the Amazon. They also said they won't bu ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, business, deforestation, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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An Incandescent Truth
Just change your dang light bulbs already |
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06 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| An Incandescent Truth Just change your dang light bulbs already If efficient, low-energy lighting were installed all around the world, global energy costs could be cut by nearly a tenth, says the International Energy Agency. The technology is widely available, would curb light pollution, and, according to a new IEA report, could keep up to 16 billion tons of carbon out of the atmosphere over the next quart ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Hey, Poacher, Leave Those Squids Alone
Pirates cause a social and environmental ruckus in Africa |
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23 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Hey, Poacher, Leave Those Squids Alone Pirates cause a social and environmental ruckus in Africa There's lots of money involved in commercial fishing off African coastlines -- a full trawler can bring in over $400,000. The high stakes, poor regulation, and lack of coast guards lure "pirates," foreign anglers who bully locals and deplete area fish stocks illegally. Many unlicensed ves ... |
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| Topics: Africa, Greenpeace, marine life, news, oceans, Sierra Leone (all these topics) |
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I'm Wreckin' It
Greenpeace investigation links European fast food to Amazon destruction |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I'm Wreckin' It Greenpeace investigation links European fast food to Amazon destruction Which came first, Chicken McNuggets or deforestation? A recent Greenpeace investigation has uncovered the depressing answer: the McDonald's supply chain begins with felled rainforest. Much of the chicken gobbled at European Mickey D's is supplied by a subsidiary of American agri-biz behem ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, commercial and industry organizations, European Union, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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A Cure for What Whales Ya
Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator |
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05 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Cure for What Whales Ya Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator The Gorton's fisherman is going cold turkey on whale meat. Five major food companies, including Japanese seafood giant Nissui -- the owner of Gorton's -- announced that they are ending support for Japanese whaling by dumping their one-third share in Kyodo Senpaku, the largest operator of whaling ships in ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Greenpeace, Japan, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Oh My Gnarly Clemenceau
French prez orders asbestos-laden ship returned to France |
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16 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oh My Gnarly Clemenceau French prez orders asbestos-laden ship returned to France You thought disposing of your old computer was a hassle? Just wait 'til you try to get rid of your old warship. French President Jacques Chirac was lauded by green groups yesterday when he ordered the 50-year-old warship Clemenceau to return to France from India, where it had been sent to be dismantled. Having initially agreed to the ... |
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| Topics: France, Greenpeace, India, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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A Woman Needs a Fish Like a Bicycle Needs ... Oh, Never Mind
One in five U.S. women have high mercury levels, suggests new report |
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09 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Woman Needs a Fish Like a Bicycle Needs ... Oh, Never Mind One in five U.S. women have high mercury levels, suggests new report You weren't thinking of having children, were you? Good: One in five American women of childbearing age may have unsafe levels of mercury in their bodies, according to a new report by the Environmental Quality Institute at University of North Carolina-Asheville. In the largest test of mer ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, news, Sierra Club, toxics (all these topics) |
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A Whale of a Door Prize
Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy |
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20 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Whale of a Door Prize Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy Greenpeace, ever masters of artful subtlety, dumped a big ol' dead whale on the doorstep of the Japanese embassy in Berlin yesterday. Here we pause a moment to let you savor the mental image ... ahh. The whale dump was a protest against Japan's ongoing hunt for minke and fin whales in the Southern Ocean, allegedly in the name of research. Two Greenpeac ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, Japan, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The Sound of One Hand Tapping
Greenpeace joins lawsuit against Bush admin's secret wiretap program |
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19 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound of One Hand Tapping Greenpeace joins lawsuit against Bush admin's secret wiretap program On Tuesday, a diverse group of individuals and organizations filed suit against the National Security Agency, asking a federal court in Detroit to declare the agency's clandestine domestic eavesdropping program unconstitutional. The plaintiffs -- ranging from Greenpeace to stalwart Iraq war booster Christopher Hitch ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Been There, Bumped That
Whaling and protest ships collide in Antarctic waters |
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10 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Been There, Bumped That Whaling and protest ships collide in Antarctic waters Japanese officials are claiming that a Greenpeace ship intentionally hit a whaling ship in the Southern Ocean on Sunday. But crewmembers of the protest vessel say the whaler rammed their smaller ship, and they've posted video of the incident on the Greenpeace blog. The collision left a big dent in the activist ship's hull, damaged a mast, and sca ... |
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| Topics: Greenpeace, Japan, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Come Back, J. Edgar Hoover, All Is Forgiven
FBI's been monitoring green groups, using secret informants |
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03 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Come Back, J. Edgar Hoover, All Is Forgiven FBI's been monitoring green groups, using secret informants Ever get the creepy feeling somebody's watching you? Well, it's not the weed: The FBI has been spying on U.S. environmental, animal-liberation, and other activist groups -- though the feds insist it's the innocuous, totally legal kind of spying. Greenpeace and ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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Polar Distress
Enviro groups sue to get species-act protection for polar bears |
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16 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Polar Distress Enviro groups sue to get species-act protection for polar bears This week's news about drowning polar bears got you all riled up? You're not the only one. Yesterday, three green groups sued in federal court to force the Bush administration to consider listing the bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Greenpeace, the Center for Biological Diversity ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Greenpeace, news, NRDC, wildlife (all these topics) |
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I'll Take Menhaden
Tiny fish being wiped out to make health-food supplements |
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26 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| I'll Take Menhaden Tiny fish being wiped out to make health-food supplements Omega Protein Corp. is overharvesting a little Chesapeake Bay fish called menhaden in order to make omega-3 fatty-acid food supplements for its health-crazed customers, leading to a decline in the striped bass that eat them (the menhaden, not the supplements or the health-crazed customers). This according to Greenpeace, which protested at ... |
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| Topics: business, Greenpeace, marine life, news (all these topics) |
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Spies Like Us
FBI terrorism unit investigating doings of peaceful green groups |
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18 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Spies Like Us FBI terrorism unit investigating doings of peaceful green groups FBI agents working on behalf of the bureau's counterterrorism unit have been gathering information on nonviolent environmental, civil-rights, and peace organizations for the past several years, according to Justice Department documents revealed in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. T ... |
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| Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greenpeace, news, non-government organizations (all these topics) |
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