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- Coal in 'freefall' as new power plants dive by two-thirds Wed, 22 Mar 17, 11:01amGreen groups’ report says move to cleaner energy in China and India is discouraging the building of coal-fired units
- UN asks UK to suspend work on Hinkley Point Mon, 20 Mar 17, 9:00pmMove likely to embarrass British government as UN agency says lack of talks with Europe means it should refrain from further work
- Rex Tillerson won't work on Keystone pipeline issues due to ExxonMobil links Fri, 10 Mar 17, 12:41pmGreenpeace argued that ExxonMobil, where secretary of state was CEO, would ‘directly and predictably’ benefit from approval of multibillion-dollar pipeline
- Greenpeace identifies brands that are still polluting oceans with microbeads Sun, 24 Jul 16, 11:00pmMicrobeads are wrecking havoc on our oceans. Commonly used as an exfoliant in facial scrubs and shower gel, these tiny pieces of plastic get washed down the drain and often end up in the bellies of fish and other marine life....
- Pianist's chilling performance amid melting glaciers eulogizes the Arctic Tue, 28 Jun 16, 4:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLnhdnSUVs&feature=youtu.be Chances are, you will never see a piano concert like this one again. In a symbolic performance organized by Greenpeace, acclaimed Italian composer and pianist plays...
- Pianist's haunting performance on melting glaciers eulogizes the Arctic Tue, 28 Jun 16, 4:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLnhdnSUVs&feature=youtu.be Chances are, you will never see a piano concert like this one again. In a symbolic performance organized by Greenpeace, acclaimed Italian composer and pianist plays...
- Despite protests, Poland commences logging in Europe's last primeval woodland Thu, 26 May 16, 8:04pmThe Polish government has commenced controversial logging in the Bialowieza Forest, home to the European bison and 20,000 other wildlife species. The government claims it is logging to protect the forest, but environmental...
- Greenpeace activists scale British Museum to protest BP sponsorship Thu, 19 May 16, 7:54pmMuseum temporarily closes as activists hang huge banners renaming the new BP-sponsored Sunken Cities Egypt exhibition as ‘Sinking Cities’
- Japan's coal-fired plants 'to cause thousands of early deaths' Tue, 17 May 16, 6:32pmGreenpeace slams ‘insane’ plan for dozens of power plants, with huge implications for air quality and climate change
- Emma Thompson films Great British Bake Off spoof to protest fracking Thu, 28 Apr 16, 8:28pmOscar winner cooks up cake-themed sortie on land leased by energy firm Cuadrilla – sparking a farmer’s retaliatory dirty protest of his own
- $1tn could be wasted on 'unneeded' new coal plants, report warns Wed, 30 Mar 16, 4:00pmInvestment in 1,500 new coal plants around the world could be wasted if action on climate change and pollution prevent them from being used
- Poland is planning to log one of the last primeval forests of Europe Tue, 29 Mar 16, 4:30amOne of the last remaining untouched forests in Europe will be opened up to logging activity, according to Poland’s environment minister. Around 180,000 cubic meters (6.4 million cubic feet) of wood will be taken from Bialowieza...
- The global coal industry is using as much water as a billion people each year Fri, 25 Mar 16, 9:00pmWe already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we think about the enormous amounts of carbon dioxide emissions they contribute to our atmosphere...
- Severe coral bleaching worsens in most pristine parts of Great Barrier Reef Mon, 14 Mar 16, 4:36pmExpert blames global warming, as coral bleaches when water temperatures go above a certain threshold for an extended period of time
- Environment groups throw down the green gauntlet to London mayoral candidates Mon, 29 Feb 16, 11:52pmAt the start of Greener London week, the UK’s leading environmental groups call for the next London mayor to deliver a more sustainable capital city, reports BusinessGreen
- Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist is Dr. Patrick Moore's engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder and leader in the organization's...