IEA shows CO2 emissions heading in right direction but rapid reduction is needed: Greenpeace
World March 16, 2016 | 10:00 am
Brussels.- Data released today by the International EnergyAgency (IEA) shows a stalling of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2015,for the second year in a row.
“Greenpeace welcomes thi[...]
Fukushima nuclear disaster an ongoing crisis with no end in sight – Greenpeace
World March 11, 2016 | 9:54 am
Tokyo, 11 March 2016. -Greenpeace today commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nucleardisaster, renewing calls for those responsible to be held to account for theongoing crisis.
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Lost health and homes: the legacies of Chernobyl and Fukushima
World March 9, 2016 | 12:28 pm
Moscow, Kiev, 9 March 2016 - Survivors of Chernobyl arestill eating food with radioactive contamination above permissible limitsthirty years after the nuclear catastrophe forced hundreds of thousan[...]
US State Department releases new Int’l Narcotics Control Strategy Report
World March 5, 2016 | 9:46 am
Santo Domingo.- The majority of cocaine that enters the United States first moves through Central America, the US State Department revealed in its newest annual drug report.
According to the [...]
Honduran indigenous and environmental rights campaigner, has been murdered
World March 3, 2016 | 5:04 pm
The Guardian reports today: "Berta Cáceres, theHonduran indigenous and environmental rights campaigner, has been murdered,barely a week after she was threatened for opposing a hydroelectr[...]
Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya
World March 3, 2016 | 10:00 am
Informationgenerated from mobile phones can be successfully used to contain the spread ofnon-communicable diseases, as was recently done to stem the spread of theChikungunya virus in the Caribbean.[...]
‘Sustainable’ fish from major consumer brands linked to Arctic destruction
World March 2, 2016 | 4:15 pm
Amsterdam.- Fishing fleets that supply major consumerbrands are using giant trawlers in an area known as the ‘Arctic Galapagos’,according to a new Greenpeace investigation.
The research i[...]
NCY officials protect tenants, push for affordable housing
World March 1, 2016 | 1:03 pm
New York.—Mayor Bill de Blasiotoday announced the newly created Tenant Support Unit resolved its 1,000thtenant case since it launched in July 2015, keeping tenants in their homes andprotecting af[...]
Greenpeace launches high tech investigation into radiation impacts of Fukushima disaster on Pacific Ocean
World February 25, 2016 | 10:28 am
Tokyo.- GreenpeaceJapan today announced it is conducting an underwater investigation intoradiation contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into thePacific Ocean. The survey will be [...]
US shows concern about Zika impact in Haiti
World February 20, 2016 | 9:57 am
Brasilia.- A top US health official expressed "extreme concern" Friday over the potential for Zika to expand throughout Haiti and pointed out the United States is helping the deeply impov[...]
Activists set up basecamp at Mammut HQ to demand end to toxic chemical use
World February 18, 2016 | 12:16 pm
Seon, Switzerland, 17 February 2016: More than 15 Greenpeace activists from sixcountries have today installed a conference table on the facade of Mammut’sheadquarters in Seon, Switzerland to invi[...]
ECLAC and UNISDR join forces to bolster disaster assessment capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean
World February 16, 2016 | 12:48 pm
The Economic Commissionfor Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is partnering with the UnitedNations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in itseffort to strengthen the ab[...]
ChinaChem takeover of Syngenta – Greenpeace statement
World February 4, 2016 | 11:45 am
Beijing, February 4. - On the announcement of ChemChina to takeover the pesticide and seed company Syngenta, Philippe Schenkel, EcologicalFarming Campaigner at Greenpeace Switzerland, said:
B[...]
Hazardous chemicals found in many outdoor clothing brands
World January 26, 2016 | 12:35 pm
Munich, 25 January 2016- Hazardous and persistent chemicals, dangerous to human health and theenvironment, have been found in the products of leading outdoor brands. Brandslike The North Face, Pata[...]
Elections in Haiti postponed due to violent incidents
World January 23, 2016 | 9:31 am
Port-au-Prince.- Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that due to the serious incidents reported in the past hours in five Haitian departments, the presidential elections slated fo[...]
Petrocaribe: 10 years strengthen food security in the Caribbean and Central America
World January 16, 2016 | 8:59 am
Santiago, Chile.– In the last ten years, Petrocaribe has become one of the basis of food security in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, Pointed FAO today in occasion of the relea[...]
Former president Fernández to head OAS observer mission
World January 9, 2016 | 10:22 am
The Secretary General of theOrganization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro has designated LeonelFernández and Edgardo Ortuño as heads of the two Electoral Observer Missions that the O[...]
China declares no new coal mines for next three years – Greenpeace response
World January 5, 2016 | 9:11 am
Beijing, 5 January 2016 - China announced plans recently to halt new coal mine approvals for the next three years, and close 1,000 coal mines as part of its fight against air pollution. The announc[...]
Haiti: postponed runoff election to be held on Jan 17
World January 2, 2016 | 8:47 am
Port-au-Prince.– The run-off election to choose Haiti's new leader will be held on 17 January, president Michel Martelly announced Friday.
The run-off was due to take place last week, but [...]
CBP agents detain 13 undocumented Cubans in Mona Island
World December 30, 2015 | 8:54 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico.– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued today a public warning upon the landing in Mona Island Monday of 13 undocumented immigrants from Cuba.
U.S. Coast G[...]
