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Climate & Change, Videos & Documentaries, Jan 17th, 2010,
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' src='http://gf3.statico.be/wp-content/themes/greenfudge/thumbnails/5169.jpg' alt='greenpeace-climate-voices-photography-sinking-sundarbans' class='art-teaser' width='95' height='95' /> ‘The Sundarbans, a network of islands that spans the mouth of the Ganges delta from eastern India to Bangladesh, are sinking rapidly. The seas around the islands in the Bay of Bengal that support a unique mangrove ecosystem are rising faster than anywhere else on Earth, and the lives and livelihoods of more than 4 million residents are under threat from rising waters and a greater number of cyclones.’ –Guardian Check out this beautiful and tragic Greenpeace slideshow of the Sundarbans by photographer Peter Caton. Sinking Sundarbans – Climate voices from India Photos by Peter Caton, interviews by Cristiane Aoki…
Tags: Greenpeace, India, Peter Caton, photo, photograph, sinking, Sundarbans
Climate & Change, Dec 4th, 2009,
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' src='http://gf1.statico.be/wp-content/themes/greenfudge/thumbnails/2448.jpg' alt='a-future-obama-says-sorry-at-copenhagen-airport-%e2%80%93-greenpeace-posters-depict-remorseful-world-leaders-in-the-year-2020' class='art-teaser' width='95' height='95' /> In a campaign to persuade – or scare – key players at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen to agree upon key legislation to stop climate change, a dramatic series of posters welcomes arrivals at Copenhagen Airport. The startling placards by environmental group Greenpeace represent a grim future where today’s leaders have failed to act on the environment. An aging, white-haired Barack Obama from the year 2020 bemoans: “I’M SORRY. WE COULD HAVE STOPPED CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE… WE DIDN’T”. President Obama’s headline is duplicated by other heads of state on similar posters in Copenhagen Airport – all of them looking…
Tags: Airport, climate, climate change Copenhagen, cop15, Copenhagen Airport, environment, Greenpeace, Obama, posters
Climate & Change, Nov 19th, 2009,
Greenpeace now has a new director, and one with years of experience in the field. Kumi Naidoo, 44, is the first African director of this great organization and also the first executive director to come from outside of the organization (i.e. he wasn’t promoted from within). He is certainly passionate about the work he does, however. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, he said “we either get it right and all of humanity comes out on the other side with a new world, or we get it wrong and all the world is going to sink.” He also…
Tags: Apartheid, climate change, copenhagen, environmental organizations, global warming, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, South Africa
Climate & Change, Oct 16th, 2009,
Numerous efforts have been made to elicit publicity and drive home the message that we need to take action to stop global warming. Of late, seven hundred men and women volunteered to pose nude in a French vineyard to warn people about the dangers of global warming. This human art installation was initiated by artist Spencer Tunick. An open letter from Greenpeace, addressed to our world leaders, was also sent out. It highlights how countless people will go to great lengths to make those who are in power notice and take positive action towards saving our planet. Read the full…
Tags: climate change, environmental activism, Greenpeace
Climate & Change, Oct 6th, 2009,
Last September 15th, members of Greenpeace Canada infiltrated the Albian tar sands and shut themselves within the dump trucks and crane cabs used onsite, effectively ceasing all activities for about 30 hours. Tar or Oil sands are one of the dirtiest ways to extract fossil fuel from the earth, involving the destruction of the boreal forests (to reach the oil deposits), constant refining and burning and toxic waste dumping. These facilities are said to expel over 100 million tons of carbon per day. It is clear that world leaders still need to get the message,” said a spokesperson from the…
Tags: carbon emissions, climate change, Greenpeace, tar sands
Uncategorized, Sep 23rd, 2009,
Brainwashing has been prevalent in media for while now. America’s enemies during the war (pick whichever you prefer) were doing it way back since the black and white era of film noir. Then the aliens arrived and are reputed to be at it even now, if one is to believe the X-files. And last but not the least, the soda companies allegedly sneak in subtle messages on cinema screens to make you run out and buy. But now it’s the 21st century – brainwashing is out and greenwashing is in! The dictionary definition of Greenwash is “disinformation disseminated by an…
Tags: corporate greenwashing, green products, Greenpeace, greenwashing
Climate & Change, Sep 22nd, 2009,
One of France’s greatest exports is at risk, and the climate is none other than global warming. Winemaking is largely dependent on terrior (a combination of land and weather) and with the varying weather conditions in the past years; it’s not surprising that the industry is slowly starting to feel the heat (so to speak). The Greenpeace study “The impacts of climate change on wine in France” outlines the volatility of the winemaking process and that small changes in weather can have greater impacts on the product. During the last few seasons, the grapes were harvested much earlier than usual,…
Tags: climate change, french wine, Greenpeace
Climate & Change, Sep 15th, 2009,
On September 21st, four of the largest environmental groups – Avaaz, Oxfam, Greenpeace and 360.org will be holding one of the biggest global environmental protests calling for solutions to climate change. Called the Global Wake-Up Call, the groups have arranged simultaneous gatherings and actions, making their message clear: Global warming must be stopped now. People from all over the world can participate by joining flash mobs in their areas and sounding their cell phone alarms or bombarding their government offices with phone calls to get their leaders’ attentions. Over 350 events have been organized worldwide, spanning 54 countries. This action…
Tags: 360.org, avaaz, global climate wake-up call, Greenpeace, oxfam
Science & Technology, sustainable living, Aug 29th, 2009,
Dell has recently banned the export of e-waste to developing countries. Apple successfully markets itself as an eco conscious computer company and its new MacBook seems to be living up to that image. Processor kingpin Sun Microsystems also joined the foray into Green computing and was receiving praise for its efforts way back in 2007. Surely, all this competition to be the Greenest is a good thing, but aside from self-praise and environmental image makeovers, which companies are actually delivering the goods on eco pledges? And moreover, which gadgets are Greenest? According to a poll by Green Factor, which ran…
Tags: Apple, Dell, environmental, Green, greenest, Greenpeace, laptop, MacBook
Climate & Change, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 27th, 2009,
Greenpeace continued to rack up more victories this month. Corporations such as Adidas, Nike, Timberland, Clarks and Geox have all vowed to discontinue using leather suppliers who contribute to the destruction of the Amazon. The increasing demand for beef and leather products have resulted in forests being eliminated in order to provide more space for grazing. Major shoe manufacturer Bertin has gone further and launched a program to trace the sources of their materials, which will be fully implemented by the end of the year. Kimberly-Clark, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bathroom paper products (among other things), has…
Tags: amazon, cattle, Greenpeace, leather, news, rainforest
climate change, Aug 22nd, 2009,
It’s another eventful time for international organization Greenpeace, as they staged more actions this month as part of their campaigns to save the earth. In an effort to stop bottom trawling in Sweden, Greenpeace’s activists dropped giant granite boulders at the bottom of the sea in Lilla Middelgrund. Bottom trawling is the practice where fisherman drop weighted nets to the sea floor and drag them (usually tied to 2 boats) across the sea, to catch fish indiscriminately, while the nets destroy the fragile corals which many fish call home. Even though this particular area has been protected for years, there…
Tags: fish, fishing, Greenpeace, Nature, news, ocean
Climate & Change, climate change, Aug 20th, 2009,
Greenpeace activists from Australia, New Zealand, the Fiji, Solomon and Cook Islands were successful in blocking a Queensland coal export terminal this month. This activity was in reaction to a recent Pacific Islands Nations summit, where leaders demanded for faster reductions in carbon emissions from developed nations. However, just days later, those ultimatums disappeared and instead were replaced by pledges to build higher seawalls to protect against higher sea levels. Greenpeace has always believed that “Coal is the single biggest climate criminal,” and continues to fight coal polluters all over the world. The 2-day blockade consisted of a number of…
Tags: environment, global warming, Greenpeace, news
