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Greenpeace calls on Solaris Paper to investigate online abuse
Press release – 16 August, 2011Greenpeace is calling on Solaris Paper to come clean on whether senior staff have resorted to astro-turfing and personal abuse against Greenpeace and staff members at IGA supermarkets.Yesterday, the online news site Mumbrella alleged they had traced personal abuse against Greenpeace and senior management of the supermarket IGA posted in…
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Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior II retired
Press release – 15 August, 2011Bangladeshi NGO Friendship to turn it into hospital shipAmsterdam – Dhaka, 16 August 2011 — At a ceremony in Singapore today, the iconic protest vessel, the Rainbow Warrior will be transferred to Friendship, a Bangladesh based NGO which will refit it for use as a hospital ship. (1) After 22…
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Greenpeace welcomes Fuji Xerox Australia’s decision to blacklist paper from destructive logging in Indonesia
Press release – 14 August, 2011Calls on Officeworks and other retailers to followSydney, Thursday 4 August 2011: Greenpeace welcomes the announcement made by Fuji Xerox Australia overnight to immediately suspend relations with Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) following the exposé of its destructive logging practices in Indonesia on the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent. “APRIL has…
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Greenpeace activists face court for blocking BHP Billiton coal train
Press release – 14 August, 2011SYDNEY, 15 August, 2011: This morning at Muswellbrook Local Court, five Greenpeace activists pleaded guilty to charges related to blocking a BHP Billiton coal train from Mt Arthur coal mine in the Hunter Valley – one of the most polluting mines in the country.Last year, BHP Billiton had a global…
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Revealed: Australia’s first sustainable tuna in a can
Greenpeace has revealed Australia’s first ever sustainable canned tuna range by a major brand today at the launch of its canned tuna ranking at Sydney Aquarium.
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Landmark court case defends right to choose safe food
Press release – 27 July, 2011SYDNEY, 28 July, 2011: A landmark court case announced today over genetically modified (GM) crop contamination will put the rights of Australian consumers to choose their food on trial, says Greenpeace.West Australian wheat farmer Steve Marsh is launching legal action against his neighbour for allegedly contaminating his organic property with…
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Greenpeace exposes illegal timber scandal
Press release – 26 July, 2011Greenpeace exposes illegal timber scandal in Sydney’s CBD Calls on Federal Government to finally ban illegal timber imports.Sydney, Wednesday 27 July 2011: Following the discovery of illegally logged plywood on site, Greenpeace took action at the high-profile Central Park development in Sydney’s CBD today. At 7am this morning, activists scaled…
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UK tuna giant John West quits destructive fishing. Australian consumers miss out
Press release – 25 July, 2011London/Sydney, 26th July 2011: This week, tuna brand John West UK announced a shift to sustainable sourcing and lent its backing to Pacific marine reserves. Its actions mean the UK supermarket sector is the most sustainable worldwide on canned tuna.While John West joins UK companies Princes, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, M&S,…
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IGA supermarkets wiping out last remaining Sumatran tigers
Press release – 25 July, 2011New footage of dying tiger linked to toilet paper brands in AustraliaSydney, 25 July 2011 : Shocking new video footage, showing the agonising death of an endangered tiger, has been released today by Greenpeace, along with revelations linking the destruction of tiger habitats with toilet paper being sold in IGA…
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From little things big things grow
Press release – 10 July, 2011Today’s carbon price announcement by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, provides an historic opportunity to move from a high risk, high polluting economy to a safe, sustainable clean economy – but it still leaves a lot of work to be done – according to Greenpeace Australia Pacific.As Winston Churchill said after…
