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Heading for hell and high water in the US

Posted by jamie — 30 January 2008 at 3:21pm - Comments

A projection on the Washington Monument, Washington DC

US climate change policy will deliver hell and high water
© Greenpeace/Bill Auth

Last night, a day after George Bush's final State of the Union speech, Greenpeace volunteers in the US used one of their nation's most iconic monuments to paint a clear picture of what his climate change policies will mean for the planet.

Article tagged as: climate change, george bush, kyoto protocol, politics, USA

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Gordon Brown's CBI speech: Greenpeace reaction

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26 November, 2007

Reacting to Gordon Brown's speech to the CBI this morning, Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said:

"The prime minister last week outlined plans to generate twenty per cent of our energy from renewable sources, now just one week later we are back to the old mantra of nuclear power. Declarations like this threaten to strangle the renewables industry before it can even get close to that 2020 target."

Article tagged as: aviation, climate change, energy, nuclear power, politics, press releases

The role of government and companies in deforestation

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Greenpeace volunteers hang a banner from a crane opposite the Houses of Parliament in 2003

Illegal timber uncovered during construction of the new Home Office buildings in 2003 © Greenpeace/Cobbing

Article tagged as: CPET, deforestation, EU, FLEGT, forests, illegal timber, politics, VPA

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Government introduces UK biofuel obligations without proper safeguards

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24 October, 2007

Petrol and diesel industry may be contributing to rainforest destruction

Responding to the introduction of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) last night, Greenpeace forest campaigner Belinda Fletcher said:

Article tagged as: biofuels, climate change, deforestation, forests, indonesia, palm oil, politics, press releases

David Cameron's conference speech - Greenpeace reaction

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3 October, 2007

Commenting on David Cameron's conference speech in Blackpool today, John Sauven, Executive director of Greenpeace UK, said:

Article tagged as: conservatives, david cameron, party conferences, peter ainsworth, politics, press releases

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