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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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Carving up the last bluefin
Press release – 22 August, 2011Sydney, 23 August 2011: This morning in Sydney, the regional bluefin tuna commission – the Commission for the Conservation of Bluefin Tuna (CCBST) – will meet to decide on fishing quotas for the critically endangered species.Bluefin tuna is currently at around 5% of its original spawning stock biomass. The CCBST…
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IGA supermarkets drop toilet paper made from destroyed tiger habitats
Press release – 24 August, 2011Greenpeace urges other APP customers to do the sameSydney, Thursday 25 August 2011 : Metcash, the owners of IGA supermarkets, have dropped toilet paper products from the notorious Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) following a four-week Greenpeace campaign. On Tuesday 23 August, Metcash released a statement on their website announcing…