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February 9, 2007

Picture tells a thousand words

Posted by Richard at 4:48 PM

In what is becoming a tradition, a photo taken by Daniel Beltra for Greenpeace has won a prize in the World Press Photo competition. The photo below won 2nd prize in the 'Contemporary Issues' section of the world's permier photo competition. The photo shows an area of the Amazon that has been cleared to make way for Soya plantations. The lone tree in the photo is a Brazil Nut tree, protected under Brazilian law.

This year, the World Press Photo competition saw 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries enter 78,083 images. 58 photographers from 23 nationalities won prizes in 10 themed categories. Congratulation to Daniel and all the other winners.

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November 29, 2006

November 2006: The month in photographs

Posted by Dave at 7:59 PM

"28 November 2006 - A few days after our dive near Espíritu Santo - where we sent a message to the Mexican government: "Marine Reserves now!" - the decree was finally signed and the area will now be protected."

Wow. Sometimes, when you've got your head stuck into the screen of yer laptop, you don't realise the span and depth of what goes on in our Greenpeace world. I had thought that it was a relatively quiet month. But looking back at just 13 photographs from around the planet, I realise I'm completely wrong...

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(Thanks to Elaine for putting it together!)

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November 7, 2006

October 2006: The Month in Pictures

Posted by Dave at 2:24 PM

Above, 24 October 2006; Dawn breaks over the Pacific Ocean, seen from Korean longliner, Shin Yung 51. Crew from the Esperanza spent the night aboard and witnessed the longliner in action.

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November 2, 2006

The melting Trift Glacier, Switzerland

Posted by Dave at 4:53 PM

Trift Glacier, Gadmental, Berner, Oberland Switzerland. Composite image of 3 pictures showing glacier retreat from 1948 to 2006. From left to right: 1948, 2002, 2006

Greenpeace activists sunbath on the glacier of the Marmolada mountain in the Dolomites Alps in Northern Italy, to demonstrate how the temperatures have risen in recent times. The glacier has retreated 650 meters in the last 60 years. Greenpeace is highlighting the effects of climate change prior to the start of the UN Conference on climate change in Nairobi, Kenya.

United Nations Climate Change Conference - Nairobi 2006
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UK, 4th November: Stop Climate Chaos»

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October 25, 2006

Photographs: Whale Killing in Iceland

Posted by Dave at 6:36 PM

One of our Oceans campaigners, Sarah, has just pointed out this posting to Galley Gossip. A user called "goecco.com" has linked to their Flickr.com account, with some absolutely amazing but horrifically graphic photographs from the last few days, showing a whale being slaughtered .

Watch the slideshow »
Browse the photographs »
www.goecco.com

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October 12, 2006

September: The Month in Pictures

Posted by Dave at 6:59 PM

Here's the top photos from Greenpeace photographers during September. Some sobering stuff...

Above:

19 September 2006 - Aerial view of the mud gushing out of a Lapindo Brantas Inc. gas exploration well in Sidoarjo, East Java. The situation is slipping beyond control and called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to hold Lapindo and its shareholders, Bakrie Group, Santos of Australia and Medco Group, fully accountable for one of Indonesia's worst industrial disasters.

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September 19, 2006

August: The Month in Pictures

Posted by Dave at 9:51 PM

18 August 2006 - A local fisherman stands ankle deep in oil spilled on the beaches near his home. The spill began on August 11 when Solar I, a Petron-chartered single hull vessel carrying 2.1 million litres of oil sank in the Guimaras Strait, about 500km southeast of Manila.
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