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November 14, 2008

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November 06, 2008

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Five activists at the top of the 200m chimney at the Kingsnorth coal power plant. Enlarge Image

Six Greenpeace activists in UK released in landmark verdict

On 9th October 2007 a bunch of Greenpeace activists shutdown a coal fired power plant in Kingsnorth, Kent, UK. They were arrested and charged with criminal damage. Nearly one year later and they have been acquitted in a landmark court decision. Prevention of property damage from climate change, which is, in part, fuelled by Coal Plants like the one in Kingsnorth, was succesfully used as an argument by the defence.

Boys burning electronic cables and other electrical components in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. This burning in small fires releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Enlarge Image

Poisoning the poor – Electronic Waste in Ghana

The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals.

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Bhopal Disaster

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Greenpeace launches a campaign for mandatory fuel efficiency standards by demonstrating the high CO2 emissions of cars in India. CO2 a major greenhouse gas is the biggest contributor to climate change Enlarge Image

Fuel efficiency law need of the hour, says Greenpeace

Greenpeace today launched a nationwide "Let's Drive Change" consumer campaign to support the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in creating strong mandatory fuel efficiency norms for the car industry in India. To highlight the climate impact from cars, Greenpeace created an installation at Connaught Place, in the heart of the capital today to remind the country of the unregulated "climate pollutant" CO2 emissions that automobiles are responsible for. Cars with giant balloons labelled "CO2" connected to car exhausts symbolically drove home the message of climate pollution from the car industry that needs to be regulated.

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The Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics ranks leading mobile phone, game console, TV and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practices on eliminating harmful chemicals, taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers and their impact on the climate. Enlarge Image

Electronics companies have poor policy to combat climate change: Greenpeace's latest ranking guide

Out of the 22 electronics companies, only Sony-Ericsson and Sony score above 5/10 in the latest version of the Greenpeace Ranking Guide to Greener Electronics, while the overall score on global scale has plummeted as Greenpeace tightens requirements on electronic waste (e-waste)and toxic chemicals, and adds new requirements for evaluating companies’ impact on climate change. HCL continues to lead Indian electronics companies.

A Greenpeace activist hangs a banner on a container ship recently arrived from the USA carrying toxic e-waste, Hong Kong, 14 June 2008.The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department and the Hong Kong Customs have agreed to the demand of Greenpeace and put the containers on hold as a direct result of the action. Enlarge Image

Illegal e-waste exposed

A container of electronic waste (e-waste) from Port of Oakland in the United States was intercepted in Hong Kong by Greenpeace activists. After months of research, we determined that the container was destined for Sanshui district in mainland China meaning that - under Chinese law - the import was illegal. Activists boarded the YM Success, pitched a tent on top of the containers and prevented the illegal e-waste from being offloaded.

An Olive Ridley Turtle dies after being trapped in a net Enlarge Image

Turtle mortality – Greenpeace sets target for government

With turtle mortalities due to illegal fishing spiralling out of control, Greenpeace today presented the Orissa government with a clear ‘upper limit’ target for turtle mortality along the coast from Paradip to Chilika. Criticising the government for failing to solve a recurring tragedy, Greenpeace demanded that the funds recently released by the Centre be utilised to undertake effective patrolling to prevent illegal trawling. As of 31st January, 2,970 turtle carcasses have been counted along this stretch of the coast. Greenpeace is challenging the government to reduce the current rate of turtle mortalities by 20%, at the very least until the end of April 2008(1).

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