press releases
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UK consumers will be exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals, after the European Commission retreated from its own plans to protect people from hazardous toxics in everyday household products.
The Commission move is at the behest of the German Industry Commissioner, Gunter Verheugen. It would see a massive 95% of chemicals inadequately regulated, exposing consumers to potentially harmful effects.
Greenpeace Executive Director Stephen Tindale said:
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11 billion tonnes of CO2 can be saved by 2020
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Japan vows to fight for resumption of commercial whaling
On the last day of the 2005 International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, Greenpeace sounded the alarm over the future of the world's whales. Despite the pro-whaling countries failing to win key votes to increase whaling at this years meeting, the Japanese Government has announced it will press ahead and double its hunt in Antarctic waters. This coming December, they plan to hunt nearly a thousand whales, including the endangered fin whale in so-called 'scientific' whaling.
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With dramatic timing a planned whale and dolphin meat processing factory due to be built in the host city of this years International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been shelved. The decision, reported in the South Korean publication The Hankyoreh comes just days before this years IWC negotiations on conserving whale stocks begins.
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Commenting on today's announcement of funding for so-called carbon abatement technology, Greenpeace Chief Scientist Dr Doug Parr said:
"Greenpeace welcomes investments in improved energy efficiency, but has real reservations about burying carbon. We have no objection in principle to the capture of carbon dioxide and its storage in underground formations but the pursuit of this technology is a distraction from the real priorities of implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies which are available right now. Not one penny of government money that's earmarked for these solutions should be diverted to sequestration.
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Beijing - Greenpeace has discovered illegal genetically modified rice in Guangzhou, the largest city in Southern China, raising fears that the untested GM rice is spreading out of control and has entered the food chain in major Chinese cities.
The new evidence was revealed only weeks after Greenpeace exposed the growing of illegal GM rice in Hubei Province.(1) Chinese officials announced they would conduct an investigation into the scandal but it appears that no action has yet been taken - meanwhile contamination appears to be spreading.
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Land Rover forecourts across the country branded 'climate crime scenes' with Greenpeace volunteers handcuffed to worst offending cars
Teams of Greenpeace volunteers in seven major cities across the UK this morning have taken action to disrupt sales of some of the most gas guzzling 4x4s on sale at Land Rover dealerships. The activity is part of the UK's first national day of action against 4x4's.
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Greenpeace today (17th May 2005) released Missing Links, a report that identifies serious gaps in the certification standards of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), and highlighting its lack of credibility as a certifier of legal or environmentally responsible forest management.
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New Amazon deforestation figures released by the Brazilian Government yesterday evening (18th May 2005) showed that 26,130 square kilometres of rainforest were wrecked between August 2003 and August 2004, an area larger than Wales.
