Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International is the world's leading environmental campaigning organisation. As a co-ordinating body of over 30 national and international offices world-wide Greenpeace is at the forefront in placing global issues at the top of the global agen
Primary web addresses
http://www.greenpeace.org
Main Address
Keizersgracht 176
1016 DW Amsterdam
1016 DW Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
Telephone numbers
No telephones
Joined OneWorld
04.11.2002
Features
07.06.2008
The powerful car lobby, led by Germany's Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes, is pushing the EU to delay and weaken proposed legislation to limit car emissions. Giving into them could undermine the EU's ability to meet its 2020 climate targets.
more...Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Pollution] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Atmosphere] [Corporations] [Transport]
Image: No more heavy cars? © Environment News Service (ENS)
05.06.2008
What's that? You don't celebrate World Oceans Day? Dear friends, the ocean gave us life. Not celebrating World Oceans Day is as bad as missing Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day, and Earth Day combined.
* Sea Fever, by John Masefield
more...* Sea Fever, by John Masefield
Related topics/regions: [Oceans]
Image: Marine reserves now!: underwater banner, Menorca (Photo: Greenpeace/ Gavin Newman)
30.05.2008
Three Turkish tuna fishing vessels surrounded the Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" in the Cypriot Channel this morning, with crew from one vessel attacking the ship with lead weights.
more...Related topics/regions: [Cyprus] [Turkey]
Image: Greenpeace protest ship pursued by Turkish fishing vessels. Crew from one of the Turkish vessels threw lead weights, rammed the Greenpeace vessel midships, and smashed the windshield of the helicopter.
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