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Undercover investigation exposes Asia Pulp & Paper’s illegal rainforest scandal
Press release – 1 March, 2012Xerox, National Geographic, Collins Debden Australia and many more implicatedSydney/Jakarta, 2 March 2012 : A year-long Greenpeace investigation into the world’s third largest pulp and paper producer, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), has found that the company is systematically violating Indonesia’s laws protecting ramin, an internationally protected tree species (1).…
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Activists, actor Lucy Lawless arrested for Shell Arctic drillship occupation
Press release – 26 February, 2012Auckland, February 27th 2012 — The occupation of an Arctic-bound Shell drillship by six Greenpeace activists including actor Lucy Lawless ended this morning after police climbed the ship’s drilling tower and arrested the group. The protest was into its fourth day and the activists had spent 77 hours on top…
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Greenpeace welcomes China’s courageous stand on GM crops
Press release – 22 February, 2012Earlier this week the Chinese State Council released a draft proposal of a grain law that establishes legislation restricting research, field trials, production, sale, import and export of genetically modified (GM) grain seeds. The draft stipulates that no organization or person can employ GM technology in any major food product…
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Media statement on the ISAAA GM Crop Lobby 2012 Report
Press release – 7 February, 2012Wednesday 8 February 2012, Sydney: Greenpeace responded today to a report on the perceived success of genetically modified (GM) crops around the world, which was published by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), a bio-tech industry lobby organisation.“Contrary to claims in the report, GM crops remain…
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Minister Ferguson must clarify over spying allegations
Press release – 9 January, 2012Sydney, Monday 9 January, 2012: Greenpeace is calling on Energy Minister Martin Ferguson to give a full clarification and the release of all materials relating to the surveillance activities carried out against Greenpeace and other environmental organistions.“Greenpeace is committed to taking action in defence of our environment. Allegations that Minister…
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Government must block biggest ever Australian mega mine proposal
Press release – 18 December, 2011Monday December 19, Sydney: With the submission process closing on 19 December, Greenpeace is calling on the Government to reject the application for what would be Australia’s biggest coal mine, proposed in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.Waratah Coal’s China First mine would produce 40 million tonnes of coal per year. According to…
