The Greenpeace weblog http://weblog.greenpeace.org/ The Greenpeace Blog en-us Irene 2006-11-01T15:05:33+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The business press won't leave us alone What do all these newspapers have in common: The Wall Street Journal, Germany's Financial Times and Handelsblatt newspaper, and the Dutch Financieele Dagblad? They've all reported positive stories about our campaigns and campaigners around the world in the past few... What do all these newspapers have in common: The Wall Street Journal, Germany's Financial Times and Handelsblatt newspaper, and the Dutch Financieele Dagblad? They've all reported positive stories about our campaigns and campaigners around the world in the past few days.

First Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal and the Netherlands's leading business paper, covered the success of our Dove palm oil video, and the effect it's having at Unilever HQ.

And this weekGermany's FT says the unlikely shift that GMO campaigners helped create in the European Commission has "seriously set back" the agro-chemical industry, something the industry would like to play down.

Finally (how's your German?), Handelsblatt.com printed a detailed feature on Lo Sze Ping, our top guy in Greenpeace China.


]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/the_business_press_wont_leave.html General eoin 2008-05-09T13:46:49+01:00 Kärnkraften är onödig När jag skrev debattartikeln häromdagen blev jag utskälld för att sprida propaganda som Goebbels. Med hänsyn till mitt tyska påbrå var det extra sårande. Men ibland kommer det in kommentarer som glädjer mig och ger mig optimismen. Här är en... När jag skrev debattartikeln häromdagen blev jag utskälld för att sprida propaganda som Goebbels. Med hänsyn till mitt tyska påbrå var det extra sårande. Men ibland kommer det in kommentarer som glädjer mig och ger mig optimismen. Här är en av dem:

Hej
Jag läste en debattartikel i Norrköpings tidningar som du skrivit om kärnkraft och kände att jag ville… fylla på lite till. För min del så är väl kärnkraftens vara eller icke vara inte en så stor grej säkerhetsmässigt etc. Jag är väl helt enkelt blåögd och som många andra rätt okunnig om riskerna… tills den dag det händer något antar jag. Men jag kan inte fatta vad vi ska ha den till!
Det är ingen lösning på de energiproblem världen står inför och att i Sverige prata om en utbyggnad är rent löjligt.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/sverige/2008/05/karnkraften_ar_onodig.html Martina Martina 2008-05-09T13:39:48+01:00 Fish laundering in the Pacific Today we caught an illegal tuna purse seiner (Queen Evelyn 168) in the Pacific Commons between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. This Philippines-flagged vessel was close to the transfer of tuna between her sister vessel and a refrigerated mothership. It is likely that a transfer of fish at sea involving an illegal vessel was about to occur, but upon our arrival the vessels immediately separated and fled. tranship.jpg

Today we caught an illegal tuna purse seiner (Queen Evelyn 168) in the Pacific Commons between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. This Philippines-flagged vessel was close to the transfer of tuna between her sister vessel and a refrigerated mothership. It is likely that a transfer of fish at sea involving an illegal vessel was about to occur, but upon our arrival the vessels immediately separated and fled.

Transfers of fish at sea are known to facilitate pirate fishing around the world and now we have seen it with our own eyes in the Pacific. For years tuna have disappeared unreported on motherships like this.

One of our volunteer activists from Fiji boarded the mothership and has written about her experience.

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My name is Ana and I am a Fijian volunteer. I am the assistant cook on board the Esperanza . Today, I was an activist for the second time since I have been on the ship. Early this morning at about 5.30am I was woken up by a phone call from the bridge, telling me that they had spotted a fishing boat and that I must get ready because the boat was launching at 6.00am. Little did I know that the real action would not start until about 11.00am, so back to the galley I went to help prepare lunch. That's just the way it goes sometimes. The helicopter came back and we began to chase a reefer (a vessel that takes the tuna catch away from fishing vessels so they can keep catching more fish without coming to port) out here in international waters.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/fish_laundering_in_the_pacific.html Oceans Lisa 2008-05-09T11:52:23+01:00 NAFO wakes up to deep sea destruction The agreement reached will implement a United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 2006, which called for urgent action to protect deep-sea corals and other vulnerable ecosystems from the impacts of bottom fishing in international waters. NAFO has now agreed that all high seas bottom fishing will be subject to impact assessments by the end of 2008, and that fishing areas should be closed or fisheries prohibited where damage to corals, sponges and other deep sea species cannot be prevented. Last time I was on the Esperanza we were on the Grand Banks off the coast of Nova Scotia, exposing the destruction of bottom trawling in 2005. We were asking the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) to wake up and start protecting deep sea life.

Well guess what! Yesterday they reached a groundbreaking agreement in Montreal and adopted a blueprint for action to protect the high seas from bottom trawling. NAFO members include Canada, the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Russia and the US.

The agreement reached will implement a United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 2006, which called for urgent action to protect deep-sea corals and other vulnerable ecosystems from the impacts of bottom fishing in international waters. NAFO has now agreed that all high seas bottom fishing will be subject to impact assessments by the end of 2008, and that fishing areas should be closed or fisheries prohibited where damage to corals, sponges and other deep sea species cannot be prevented.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/nafo_wakes_up_to_deep_sea_dest.html Oceans Lisa 2008-05-08T21:41:35+01:00 ¡Un abrazo enorme! Queridos todos en Greenpeace: Por supuesto que les enviamos una felicitación muy grande por estos quince años de trabajo, que con lo que han posicionado, denunciado y logrado, son el doble de años de esfuerzo. Greenpeace hace mucho, sobre todo,... Queridos todos en Greenpeace:
Por supuesto que les enviamos una felicitación muy grande por estos quince años de trabajo, que con lo que han posicionado, denunciado y logrado, son el doble de años de esfuerzo.

Greenpeace hace mucho, sobre todo, porque siempre está de frente ante los más poderosos que no quieren ceder a modificar prácticas que hacen que nuestro planeta muera cada día un poco más. Va para ustedes un abrazo enorme por sus 15 años y como reconocimiento a la labor que han hecho y estamos seguras seguirán haciendo.

Verona Valencia
Mónica Pedroza
Cecadec, A.C./ Red Ciudadana Feminista de México Aguascalientes

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/gpmx15/2008/05/un_abrazo_enorme.html eflores 2008-05-08T17:56:40-06:00 Short video briefing from the Esperanza Langi, on board our ship the Esperanza, with an update on destructive fishing in his part of the world, and what we're doing about it....

Langi, on board our ship the Esperanza, with an update on destructive fishing in his part of the world, and what we're doing about it.

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/short_video_briefing_from_the.html Activism Andrew 2008-05-08T14:41:42+01:00 Road to nowhere Ibland måste bra artiklar inkluderas i sin helhet. merkel.jpg


Ibland måste bra artiklar inkluderas i sin helhet.

/Anders

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/sverige/2008/05/road_to_nowhere.html AndersH Anders 2008-05-08T11:49:36+01:00 Pacific Activist When we approached an American fishing vessel just as it had hauled in the net we asked the captain about his fishing activities and informed him about the declining stocks of tuna in the world. He did say he was aware of this, but he did not think that the tuna would run out! But pacific fishermen are very concerned about the damaging impact that foreign fishing vessels have on their catch. dan02.jpg

Written by Daniel Loo on board the Esperanza

I was born in Fiji and have lived there all my life although my family emigrated to Fiji in the early 50s from Kiribati. I have a really interesting heritage as my Dad is Chinese while my mother is Gilberteese (Kiribati) with ancestors from Tuvalu, Ireland and Germany.

When first approached to write something about my experience onboard Esperanza the first thing that came to my mind was whether I had to write something from an activist point of view or as a deckhand. Well to start off, this is my first time to work on a ship and these three weeks have been some of the best in my entire life. Its been truly amazing!!!

Being out at sea as a volunteer has been an exciting experience, and I take my hat off to the dedicated hardworking crew who give one hundred percent effort including their lives for a cause they believe in. By doing this we are able to raise global awareness about the decline of our precious marine resources currently overfished today by hungry money making tuna fishing companies.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/pacific_activist.html Oceans Lisa 2008-05-08T02:03:15+01:00 Saving sea life from the Pacific to the Mediteranian [Photo copyright Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace] This morning, the crew of the Arctic Sunrise found an illegal drift net in the Mediterranean. Our crew went into action, seizing the net and releasing the sea life trapped in it. Now... Driftnet
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This morning, the crew of the Arctic Sunrise found an illegal drift net in the Mediterranean. Our crew went into action, seizing the net and releasing the sea life trapped in it. Now our ship's followed the fishing boat back to Sicily, where it's being met by the coast guard. (Full story with video.)

Lisa's posted here a few days ago about the Esperanza crew's direct action to stop a dodgy long liner in the Pacific commons.

This is the kind of thing I love to see Greenpeace doing. These aren't the first Greenpeace ship tours to either region. We've been there before, talked to the governments, talked to the industry, talked to the scientists. At some point you've got to stop talking and do something.

Great work by both of our crews.

Update (8 May): "Turtle's demise greatly exaggerated" The Arctic Sunrise also saved a turtle from the driftnet. I didn't mention it in my first post because I'd seen the video here and thought it was dead. This morning I got news that the crew was able to revive and release the turtle. Hopefully it will recover from its ordeal.

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/saving_sea_life_from_the_pacif.html Oceans Andrew 2008-05-07T19:35:43+01:00 ¡Únanse a los festejos! Soy Beatriz, trabajo en la campaña de energía y cambio climático. Mi estancia en Greenpeace ha sido corta, sin embargo me siento contenta y satisfecha de contribuir en alguna medida a tener no sólo un mejor país sino un mejor... Soy Beatriz, trabajo en la campaña de energía y cambio climático. Mi estancia en Greenpeace ha sido corta, sin embargo me siento contenta y satisfecha de contribuir en alguna medida a tener no sólo un mejor país sino un mejor mundo.

Los impactos de nuestro trabajo se ven reflejados no sólo en el área ambiental, también son sociales, políticos y económicos, de ahí la importancia de trabajar con y para la sociedad, por lo que los invito a celebrar juntos este aniversario ¡únanse a los festejos!.

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/gpmx15/2008/05/unanse_a_los_festejos.html eflores 2008-05-07T11:09:19-06:00 Skriv till Neste oil! Nu finns palmoljedieseln att köpa på finska mackar. I Sverige lyckades vi få OKQ8 att lägga ner lanseringen. Nu riktar vi våra blickar mot Finland. neste.jpg


I Sverige lyckades vi få OKQ8 att lägga ner lanseringen av sin palmoljediesel. Nu riktar vi våra blickar mot Finland. Här har nämligen Neste Oil precis lanserat bränslet på mackarna i Helsingfors. Bisarrt nog kallar man det Neste Green Diesel.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/sverige/2008/05/skriv_till_neste_oil.html AndersH Anders 2008-05-07T09:38:39+01:00 Greenpeace's Dove viral flies into Wall Street! Type the word “Dove” into YouTube’s search box, and what do you find in the number one spot? Not Unilever’s ads, that’s for sure. Produced by WPP Group’s PR agency Ogilvy & Mather, Unilever’s ads have previously scooped top prize... Type the word “Dove” into YouTube’s search box, and what do you find in the number one spot?

Not Unilever’s ads, that’s for sure. Produced by WPP Group’s PR agency Ogilvy & Mather, Unilever’s ads have previously scooped top prize at the annual advertising convention held in Cannes, France. But they’ve been knocked off top spot on YouTube by Greenpeace’s parody of Unilever’s “Onslaught” ad. “Onslaught(er)” was launched only two weeks ago, and produced at a fraction of the cost of the original.

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]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/05/greenpeaces_dove_viral_flies_i.html Forests SteveE 2008-05-06T16:11:06+01:00 Porque la esperanza nunca muere Hola, Soy Sandra, diseñadora de la página web de Greenpeace México desde hace tres años, y voluntaria y activista desde hace cinco. Estar en Greenpeace ha sido para mí una experiencia enriquecedora, llena de esperanza, trabajo, lucha y compromiso... por... Hola, Soy Sandra, diseñadora de la página web de Greenpeace México desde hace tres años, y voluntaria y activista desde hace cinco. Estar en Greenpeace ha sido para mí una experiencia enriquecedora, llena de esperanza, trabajo, lucha y compromiso... por eso, ahora que celebramos 15 años en México, quiero invitarte a que seas parte activa de este festejo y de nuestra actividades cotidianas, puedes ser socia o socio, ciberactivista, voluntario o voluntaria, activista, puedes ser parte del cambio hacia un mundo más verde, más pacífico y más justo.

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/gpmx15/2008/05/porque_la_esperanza_nunca_muer.html eflores 2008-05-06T15:36:43-06:00 15 años con orgullo Hola, soy Cecilia Navarro, dirijo el área de comunicación de Greenpeace México. Estoy muy orgullosa de que estemos cumpliendo 15 años de trabajo en nuestro país, porque esto es un logro de la sociedad, una consecuencia de las ganas de... Hola, soy Cecilia Navarro, dirijo el área de comunicación de Greenpeace México. Estoy muy orgullosa de que estemos cumpliendo 15 años de trabajo en nuestro país, porque esto es un logro de la sociedad, una consecuencia de las ganas de que las cosas en nuestro país sean mejores ahora y de que haya un buen futuro.

Quiero decir que si hoy estamos cumpliendo 15 años en México es porque un importante segmento de la sociedad así lo ha decidido y así lo hace posible con su apoyo cotidiano. Se dice fácil, pero no es así: nuestro trabajo es de largo aliento, intenso, minucioso y así también es el apoyo de la gente.

Muchas gracias a quienes nos hacen posible y muchas felicidades, porque Greenpeace es de todos.

C

]]> http://weblog.greenpeace.org/gpmx15/2008/05/15_anos_con_orgullo.html eflores 2008-05-06T15:11:17-06:00 Los nervios de la Quinceañera ¡Hola! Yo soy Elizabeth Flores, la editora web de la página Greenpeace que visitas. Hoy, todos en Greenpeace estamos como quinceañeros: nerviosos, corriendo, checando con lupa todos los detalles, con miles de pendientes, juntas, reuniones, con la adrenalina a tope.... ¡Hola!
Yo soy Elizabeth Flores, la editora web de la página Greenpeace que visitas. Hoy, todos en Greenpeace estamos como quinceañeros: nerviosos, corriendo, checando con lupa todos los detalles, con miles de pendientes, juntas, reuniones, con la adrenalina a tope. Nuestro chambelán, será Gerd Leipold, director de Greenpeace Internacional, que vendrá a apadrinarnos el festejo. Portaremos el vestido que siempre hemos usado: la lucha de nuestros ideales ambientalistas, a través de cuestionar, actuar y proponer. No habrá pastel pero sí una mega bizcocho (Regina Orozco). No habrá vals, pero el guapísimo Bruno Bichir estará dispuesto como nuestro elegante maestro de ceremomias a bailar (supongo yo) con quien se lo pida.

Son quince años en México y eso no es cualquier cosa. Por eso hay que festejarlo en grande. Apenas nos basta un teatro para tanto y tanto festejo, baile y pachanga.

No te lo puedes perder. Queremos conocerte, escuchar tu voz y platicar. Que nos conozcas y que te involucres con lo que hacemos. Así que mientras seguimos corriendo, le subimos el dobladillo al vestido de la quinceañera, nos ponemos bien el fondo, escogemos nuestro mejor bouquet y nos seguimos muriendo del nervio, escríbenos... Cuéntanos tu experiencia con Greenpeace como soci@, ciberactivista o ciberlector (a). Felicítanos. Otros ya lo han hecho, sólo faltas tú.

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