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Great news for outdoor lovers: high performance without PFCs is possible
Blog entry by Chiara Campione – senior campaigner at Greenpeace Italy “Going PFC-free in one of the world’s most extreme and challenging natural environments is possible. I can do it”. This was the idea David Bacci – an Italian professional climber – submitted to us when we asked the outdoor community for ideas to make the…
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The Good News
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let’s be honest, reading mainstream media at the moment will give you plenty of bad news, so let’s talk about the good stuff. I left the business world to join the non-profit sector because I believe people can change the world for the…
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The Bad News
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been hearing a lot of bad news recently, so let’s start there. Here’s a random sampling of some of the big bad stories of 2016 so far (well, actually, the last week). NASA, NOAA, the UK Met…
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Three ways to shut down the Japanese Government’s whaling programme… for good
Blog written by Junichi Sato, Executive Director of Greenpeace Japan and one of the “Tokyo Two” arrested following an investigation into the whale meat trade in Japan. A 3 metre inflatable whale waits for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with a sign reading “Malcolm, don’t forget me” before Greenpeace, the International Fund for Animal Welfare…
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Patagonia expedition: on Cerro Torre top without PFCs!
When I proposed Greenpeace to attempt one of the most difficult and hard routes in Patagonia – a land famed for its bad weather – using only PFC free, I had my doubts. Would these products work just as well as clothing with Goretex? Well, I have to say they did and I am extremely…
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The time has come to get rid of PFCs for good
Blogpost – Gabriele Salari is the Communications Lead for the Detox Outdoor project at Greenpeace Italy. Who hasn’t dreamt of being in the untouched wilderness of the Himalayas, the Andes or the Altai Mountains, hiking or climbing in these incredible natural landscapes? Nowhere else on earth is the snow purer or the water cleaner than in…
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Fossil Fuel Funding of 2016 Presidential Candidates
How much money have the presidential candidates taken from the fossil fuel industry?
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The year that was 2 0 1 5
The triumphs of 2015! Thanks to all of you, this year has been a great one. Here is a bit of a recap on the year that was 2015 as we welcome in the new year. 1. The Great Barrier Reef: the world chose coral over coal Thanks to hundreds of thousands of Greenpeace supporters…
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Australia must heed IEA warning on slump in coal demand
Press release – 17 December, 2015Brisbane, 18 December 2015 – Responding to the release of the annual International Energy Agency coal report, Shani Tager, Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate and energy campaigner, said:“The IEA’s report confirms that coal demand has stalled and free-falling prices are unlikely to ever recover. As an economy that’s heavily dependent on…
