Nestle drops Indonesian company after Greenpeace demos

2010-03-18T09:17:14Z

<div><p>Indonesian palm oil giant Sinar Mas rejected claims of environmental vandalism Thursday after Nestle, the world's biggest food company, dropped it as a supplier following protests by Greenpeace.</p><p>It was the second embarrassing blow to Sinar Mas in three months after Anglo-Dutch company Nestle, the world's biggest food company, dropped it as a supplier.</p><p>It was the second embarrassing blow to Sinar Mas in three months after Anglo-Dutch company Unilever in December severed ties with it in response to AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said it had stopped buying palm oil from Indonesia's Sinar Mas due to concerns about rainforest destruction, following a similar move by consumer goods firm Greenpeace activists Tuesday staged a protest against the building of a gas treatment terminal off the coast of Liguria in northern Italy they say endangers a nearby whale sanctuary.</p><p>The activists daubed "Balene Finite" (The End of Whales) on the side of a vessel operated by an energy co...

GM rice found in Chinese supermarkets: Greenpeace

2010-03-16T09:16:47Z

<div><p>Genetically modified rice is being sold in supermarkets in China including US retail giant Wal-Mart, environmental group Greenpeace said in a report that contradicts government statements.</p><p>The study said GM ric...

Greenpeace activists arrested in Senate building

2010-03-08T12:45:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Greenpeace activists arrested after balloons lift banner in Senate office building</div><div><p>Three Greenpeace activists were arrested Monday after their balloon-powered banner criticizing Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was released in the Senate Hart Office Bu...

Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes

2010-03-03T08:16:18Z

<div><p>The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.</p><p>Austria said it was planning an immediate ban on the potatoes' cultivation, while

Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing?

2010-03-01T19:16:19Z

<div><p>It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction of the orangutan, but palm oil is a vital source of income for many developing countries, the crop's producers say.</p><p>In Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, where the plant provides work for three million people, the government is keen to promote the benefits of the crop.</p><p>Gatot Irianto, research director...

Whaling plan would OK hunts but seek fewer kills

2010-02-23T21:15:49Z

<div><p>The global body that regulates whaling has proposed giving the green light to Japan to keep hunting the sea mammals in return for reducing the number of animals killed.</p><p>Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature harshly condemned the draft plan which ai...

Whaling plan to okay hunts in return for fewer kills

2010-02-23T21:15:46Z

Shell employee list leaked to environmental groups

2010-02-22T09:53:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Shell says employee list circulating among environmental groups is authentic</div><div><p>Royal Dutch Shell PLC says a database containing business contact details for many of its employees and contractors has been leaked to several environmental groups.</p><p>Shell spokesman Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday J...

Greenpeace calls for moratorium on industrial activity in Arctic

2010-02-22T14:28:03Z

<div><p>Greenpeace called on Tuesday for a moratorium on industrial activity on the Arctic, a region said to be rich in natural resources but particularly fragile.</p><p>"In the shorter term there might be economic development and jobs, but they do not come with a guarantee that the ecosystem won't be destroyed and in turn, negatively affect communities," Greenp...

Activists block nuclear shipment in France

2010-02-22T15:27:51Z

<div><p>Greenpeace activists said Monday they were blocking a train transporting nuclear waste to the French port of Cherbourg from where it was to be shipped to Russia.</p><p>Four activists who had chained themselves to the railway line near the harbour were removed ea...

Indonesia eyes pet market for endangered tigers

2010-02-22T17:14:20Z

<div><p>The Indonesian government has hatched a plan to save Sumatran tigers from extinction by allowing people to adopt captive-born animals as pets for 100,000 dollars a pair, officials said.</p><p>The forestry ministry said the plan could be put into practice as early as this year despite reservations from environmentalists, who say the focus should be on protecting habitats for the remaining 200 tigers in the wild.</p>&...

Greenpeace issues 'green' grades to Apple, Nokia

2010-02-22T23:34:50Z

<div><p>Environmental group Greenpeace is handing out grades to consumer electronics makers for phasing out the use of hazardous substances and Apple, Sony Ericsson and N...

Denmark releases four "red carpet" climate activists

2010-02-23T00:32:40Z

<div><p>COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police released four Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U...

Rushmore Sentences

2010-01-04T16:00:20Z

FILE -This July 8, 2009 photo shows Greenpeace climbers on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. unfurling a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Greenpeace members get community service, fines for climbing, hanging banner on Mount Rushmore</div><div><p>Sentences for 11 Greenpeace members who climbed Mount Rushmore National Memorial in July to hang an anti-global warming banner range from jai...

Greenpeace will keep up pressure on global warming

2010-02-23T11:36:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Greenpeace will keep up pressure on leaders it says let world down on global warming</div><div><p>Greenpeace will keep up the pressure on leaders it believes let the world down on global warming, the head of the international environmental group said Thursday.</p><p>Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace's executive director, spok...

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