press releases
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The Chemical Home is our interactive guide to the man-made chemicals that have entered your body via household products.
Last edited 3 October 2003 at 8:00am
Save or Delete - Promoting solutions to ancient forest destruction
Some of the UK's largest publishing houses are unwittingly printing books on paper sourced from the world's last remaining ancient forests. Leading UK authors, including Philip Pullman and Helen Fielding, have just vowed to make sure their books are printed on "ancient forest friendly" paper in future.
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What is nanotechnology?
Nanotechnology is not really a single technology - it is about doing things at a very small scale. It gets its name from the 'nanometre' which is a million times smaller than a millimetre, or about 80,000 times smaller than a human hair. Manipulation and measurement of things, including atoms, on a scale of 1-100 nanometres is what nanotechnology is all about.
Greenpeace's position on nanotechnology
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Moscow Greenpeace today highlighted Russian president Vladimir Putin's missed opportunity to make history by not announcing when Russia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Putin was addressing participants in the 2003 World Climate Change Conference held in Moscow this week.
In the face of mounting evidence regarding the impacts of climate change on the planet, the silence of President Putin on Russian ratification puts the world at further risk, contends Greenpeace.
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To whale, or watch a whale? That was the question Greenpeace posed to guests at an Icelandic tourism event at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on September 24.
The Mayor of Reykjavik, Thorolfur Arnason hosted the London event to promote tourism in Iceland. We were there to make sure the host and attendees realised that Icelandic tourism faces a crisis of confidence. Reykjavik, Husavik, is the centre of the island's whale watching industry - which is already noticing the repercussions of the Government's return to whaling.
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Greenpeace today (24th September) called on Tony Blair to drop his push for GM crops in Britain after the Government's nation-wide consultation revealed that the public doesn't want the controversial technology. The results of the 'GM Nation?' debate show the essential rejection of GM. The government launched the 'GM Nation?' exercise amid allegations that Downing Street was ignoring huge public disquiet over the proposed genetic modification of food and crops.
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As Icelandic whalers continue their hunt in the North Atlantic, the Major of Reykjavik will visit London's Globe Theatre tonight (24th September) to promote Reykjavik as a tourist destination (1). Greenpeace and IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) will be outside the Globe distributing leaflets and urging the Mayor to add his voice to those calling on the Icelandic government to end whaling in favour of promoting Iceland as a whale watching and nature tourism destination.
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Oceans campaigner Willie Mackenzie on board the Warrior in Iceland
Greenpeace UK oceans campaigner, Willie Mackenzie, joined our flagship, the Rainbow Warrior on its Icelandic tour. The Warrior circumnavigated the nation, stopping in various cities and ports where the crew invited locals on board and opened up a dialogue about our opposition to whaling.
Below, Willie shares some of the highlights and low points of his trip.
Hvalfjordur: A visit to a whaling station
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Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will be docking in Cardiff on Sunday 28 September 2003 and offering all visitors an opportunity to tour the environmental icon, meet the crew, speak to campaigners and learn about the threat of global warming.
The arrival of the 55-metre vessel, famous for her environmental campaigns around the world, will represent a massive show of support for the proposed wind farm three miles off the coast of south Wales, at Scarweather Sands. The wind farm will provide clean, green, renewable energy for up to 80,000 homes.
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Due to the complicity of the Mexican government, the ship "Ikan Altamira" returned to the port of Veracruz, Mexico. Escorted by the military this afternoon, it began unloading its 40,000 tonnes of GE contaminated corn, even though this violates the Biosafety Protocol, an international agreement signed by the Mexican government.
