press releases
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The Scarweather Sands offshore windfarm in Swansea Bay today passed one of the last remaining hurdles to provide clean energy to South Wales, in a decision that was applauded by Greenpeace.
Robin Oakley of Greenpeace said: "This decision is brilliant news for the environment and brilliant news for the people of Swansea Bay.
"Swansea Bay residents are overwhelmingly in favour of this project. Over three times as many local people supported this windfarm than opposed it, proving that clean energy provided by wind is exactly what the public want.
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13 Greenpeace volunteers involved in preventing one of the world's biggest ships from docking at Bristol and unloading a huge cargo of American GM crops will appear in court tomorrow (30/06/04) in Barry, South Wales (1).
The hearing is being held at 9.45am at Vale of Glamorgan Magistrates' Court, Thompson Street, Barry, Wales.
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Greenpeace today welcomed the announcement by British Nuclear Group (BNG) to finally close the Chapelcross magnox nuclear power reactors in Dumfriesshire. The company has said the cost of continuing to operate the plant cannot be justified on a commercial basis.
"Some time ago BNG acknowledged all its magnox stations are loss makers, but continued to squander taxpayer money in keeping them open. BNG has at least now openly conceded that the balance sheet doesn't add up for Chapelcross any more," said Jean McSorley, Greenpeace nuclear campaigner.
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Three world leaders in food and soft drinks today promised to phase out the powerful global warming gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in their refrigeration equipment (1). The announcement comes 11 years after Greenpeace showed the world that the future of cooling could become climate-friendly.
In a joint conference in Brussels, Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald's presented their programme for the beginning of the end of HFCs. Their initiative is supported by Greenpeace and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Ship carrying GM maize expected to make another bid to dock this morning.
Authorities are expected this morning to make a fourth attempt to bring a huge ship carrying GM maize into port in Bristol after Greenpeace protestors have prevented previous attempts.
Three Greenpeace climbers remain on the MV Etoile after boarding it at 6pm on Sunday.
A police helicopter landed on the ship last night and police climbers removed two protestors who were hanging off ropes above the propeller. 12 Greenpeace volunteers have so far been arrested.
Last edited 20 June 2004 at 8:00am
GM maize was set for supermarket dairy cows
Greenpeace today prevented one of the world's biggest ships from docking at Bristol and unloading a huge cargo of American GM crops.
Four climbers from the environmental group used a jet boat and caving ladders to board the 125,000 tonne ship in the Bristol Channel. The Panamanian-registered MV Etoile has gone to anchor off Rhoose, South Wales.
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Greenpeace today took a message about the real cost of fuel to lorry drivers protesting in Edinburgh about fuel prices by sending vans emblazoned with 'GLOBAL WARMING KILLS - KEEP THE FUEL TAX' to join the convoy.
According to the World Health Organisation, 160,000 people are already dying every year as a result of floods, droughts, storms and disease caused by climate change. If our dependence on oil is not reduced the figures are set to increase dramatically.
Rob Gueterbock, Greenpeace climate campaigner, said:
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Electronics giant Samsung announced today that dangerous chemicals are to be dropped from their TVs and mobile phones.
Televisions and mobiles containing dangerous toxic chemicals are to be ditched by the company following recent discussions with Greenpeace.
The hazardous substances to be dropped by the electronics company have been linked to liver, kidney and testicular damage, and are suspected to cause cancer.
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A dead dolphin encased in ice was today delivered to the Government's doorstep by Greenpeace, in protest at the numbers of dolphins killed by UK fishing boats and the Government's lack of action to stop the problem.
The dolphin was killed by a trawler, and was recovered recently in the Channel by a Greenpeace ship investigating dolphin deaths caused by fishing fleets. The dolphin bears the tell-tale signs of having been caught in a net, including cut and torn fins and flipper and a broken beak and teeth.
Last edited 6 June 2004 at 8:00am
Giant squid and sea spiders are among thousands of prehistoric and undiscovered species under threat from a deep-sea fishing method known as bottom trawling which drags nets across the ocean floor and smashes everything in its path, Greenpeace warned today.
