Greenpeace posts sarcastic Travel Alberta website

Greenpeace has gone to a lot of trouble to get this website together.  "Welcome to Alberta: Canada's Rocky Mountain Playground-a carbon based, energy power-house", it begins.  It then goes on to suggest a...

Japanese Police Arrest Greenpeace Members

Four Japanese whalers set sail from Tokyo on Jun. 6 and are bound for the North Atlantic with a 'quota' to catch and slaughter, 260 whales for 'scientific research.' The 'quota' from Japan's Fisheries Agency is for,...

Coal plant: Rainbow Warrior ‘dumped sewage in Tayabas Bay’

" An official of Team Energy’s (TE) coal-fired power plant in Pagbilao town has accused the international environment organization Greenpeace of dumping sewage with high coliform content into Tayabas Bay during its three-day protest there last month.But Greenpeace quickly...

Greenpeace flagship in Manila

The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, arrives in Manila today, May 28.  A press conference will be held at 11am (GMT +8) at the Manila Yacht Club in the general area of Manila bay.  The 55-meter...

Conservation groups sue over polar bears

Lawsuits against the government always seem to be more hoopla and show than substance, but if it gets more love for the polar bears go for it. "ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three conservation groups are suing the Department...

‘Philippine hospitals not good for health’--expert

A UK-based health expert has warned about the dangers of chemicals found in common household and industrial materials which, unavoidably, are also found in medical care institutions.  I've always had that queasy feeling when in hospitals." Unknown to many,...

'Flintstones' protest EU emissions proposal

"Fred and Wilma Flintstone' were arrested today as they approached the European Parliament to protest over the influence of the car industry on proposals to curb carbon dioxide emissions from cars.Six...

Greenpeace encourages sustainable growth of palm oil industry

""We are not against industries, but they need to understand the need for the most appropriate management of the environment so that industries could continue operating safely, without harming the environment," Southeast Asia Greenpeace political advisor Arief Wicaksono told...

Unilever's 'Monkey Business' - Greenpeace swings into action

Greenpeace has launched a campaign today against the makers of Dove soap, who buy palm oil from companies wrecking Indonesia's forests.They launched this morning with some direct actions at the offices and factories...

Philippine Earth Day Non-Special: "Government falls short in enforcing enviro...

I have reasons to believe that the government is sincere in its mission to protect the environment.  However, it cannot sacrifice its economic agenda, which apparently is its top priority, resulting to the...

Environmental Impact of Greenpeace Founder's Corpse

The founder of Greenpeace, Lyle Thurston, is dead and this raises the sticky question of what to do with his body. I hope that his organization’s members will do their upmost to ensure that he is disposed of safely. Let’s look at the options:Burial at Sea In his...

New movie damns Monsanto's deadly sins

It may be exhausting, but we have got to make the effort to "know our enemy" - and Monsanto is one of our fiercest enemies - and the most devastating in terms of long term effects on health! "International — A new movie has dealt yet another severe blow to the...

Beijing Buzz

by Nicole Rycroft  for The Vancouver Observer Beijing, Day 1--- With more than 1000 new cars and trucks on the road every day and construction cranes dominating the skyline, Beijing is a city with a smoky haze, even on its clear days. But today the sky is blue. The city...

Deforestation of the Amazon Continues

"SAO PAULO (AFP) — Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon region is set to worsen this year, or at least remain at the same devastating level of the past couple of years, the environmental activist group Greenpeace said...

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