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The Rainbow Warrior visits Vanuatu
It’s been a big few weeks for the Rainbow Warrior in Vanuatu. Below are some beautiful images from where she is delivering supplies to the outer Islands effected by Cyclone Pam in March. A mixture of repairs, supply deliveries and village life captured by our photographer Steven Lyon. Photo via our friends at ActionAid
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A Warm Welcome for the Rainbow Warrior in Vanuatu
This morning I woke up in a house on the Pango peninsula, the entrance of Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, under a giant, complete and vivid rainbow. The Rainbow Warrior arrives in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Somehow the sky knew we were here, and that the Rainbow Warrior had arrived into the harbour quietly during the night.…
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The Crossing to Port Vila
Blog entry from Captain Mike on board the Rainbow Warrior. Rainbow Warrior has been transformed into a 2 TEU container ship to offer assistance to the people of Vanuatu in the aftermath of cyclone Pam. Our plan is to deliver aid from the main relief agencies in Port Vila to some of the remote islands…
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Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior brings relief to Vanuatu’s stranded islands
Press release – 15 May, 201516 May, 2015, Port Vila: Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, will arrive in Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila on Monday to help deliver relief to Vanuatu’s outlying islands, many of which are still stranded without electricity or basic living essentials.Thousands of people are still in dire need of emergency…
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The Rainbow Warrior heads to Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu and the Pacific in March, 75,000 people have been left in dire need of emergency shelter and other goods to restore their lives and homes. There are ongoing tireless efforts from many different organisations, through the National Disaster Management Office, which have been working hard to provide relief to Vanuatu and…
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My reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig
Blog post by Zoe Buckley Lennox – On board the Esperanza – Follow @zoevirginia Before I head off, I want to share with you my reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig, perched on the back of a cargo ship, swaying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Just so we’re all on the same…
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Six Greenpeace Climbers Scale Shell’s Arctic-Bound Oil Rig
Press release – 6 April, 20156 April 2015, Pacific Ocean: Six Greenpeace climbers including one Australian have intercepted an Arctic-bound Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 750 miles north-west of Hawaii and have scaled the 38,000 tonne platform.The multi-national team of volunteers will set up camp on the underside of the…
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Why do the Marshall Islands serve the oil companies who drown us?
We have just seen the destruction caused by violent cyclone in Vanuatu. This is what climate change will bring us: storm surge, sea-level rise, polluted water supplies, and more extreme weather events such as droughts and tropical cyclones. Majuro Attoll, Marshall islands, affected by sea level rise due to climate change. Accession #: 0.99.481.001.03|Majuro Attoll,…
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Overfishing affects me too
With more than 10% of the world’s population depending on fisheries for their livelihood, it’s fair to say that fishing helps make the world go round.
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Top ten reasons to LOVE the ocean
We don’t need an excuse to celebrate our oceans – we love them every day! Here are ten reasons to love oceans that’ll make your day a little brighter. |||A giant Pacific octopus rests among anenomes and sponges at 1132′ deep during undersea research of Pribilof Canyon in the Bering Sea.|The images show a wide…