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New Shell CEO halts Arctic drilling

Posted by hayley.baker - 13 July 2012 at 11:03am - Comments

Sylvia Borren takes up residency in Shell's board room

Today is an historic day for Shell.

For years, Shell has been investing its money in polluting oil drilling. From the Niger Delta to the Canadian Boreal forests people have to deal with the consequences of our environmentally destructive policies every day. Of course, Shell has said beautiful things about corporate social responsibility, presenting lovely brochures and impressive scenarios for the future. Meanwhile, Shell has expanded its investments in tar sands and Arctic drilling. This has to stop.

Article tagged as: arctic, netherlands, oil, shell, Shell HQ, Sylvia Borren

Remembering the Warrior

Posted by hayley.baker - 10 July 2012 at 10:16am - Comments

The Rainbow Warrior sunk after being bombed by the French in 1985

The Rainbow Warrior was bombed by the French secret service in 1985

Today is the 27th anniversary of the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by French secret service agents here in Auckland harbour. That is a long time ago now, but every year at this time I am reminded in crystal clear detail of the day and the times, and of Fernando.

Article tagged as: french, new zealand, nuclear weapons, rainbow warrior

Guest blog: Juliet Eilperin travels through the hidden world of sharks

Posted by hayley.baker - 21 June 2012 at 4:42pm - Comments

Juliet Eilperin, pictured in Belize is national environmental reporter for the Washington Post

As summer begins, sharks are on many people’s minds. People are thinking about them, however, in radically different ways.

Many beachgoers view sharks with trepidation, especially after 30-year old Ian Redmond was killed in a shark strike last year while honeymooning in the Seychelles. But for many of the world’s leaders, this may be the time when they’re preparing to rethink the shark.

Article tagged as: sharks

Guest blogger Callum Roberts: Future oceans

Posted by hayley.baker - 8 June 2012 at 3:08pm - Comments

Callum Roberts is Professor of Marine Conservation at the University of York and is author of Ocean of Life: How our Seas are Changing

Imagine a world, not very far in the future, where families shun the idea of a seaside holiday because the sea is too unpleasant to visit, perhaps even dangerous. The beach is heaped with rotting green seaweed and bodies of jellyfish litter the strand. Getting in the water you risk illness; even the air might be poisonous. If this sounds unlikely, think again: it is all happening somewhere, right now.

Article tagged as: callum roberts, CFP, future oceans, oceans of life, overfishing

What shall we do with broken sea laws? What shall we do with the broken sea laws?

Posted by hayley.baker - 29 May 2012 at 10:27am - Comments

Port Isaac Fisherman's Friend performing our sea shanty petition

The Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends perform the sea shanty

What shall we do with the broken sea laws? Early in the morning”. Can you see what we’ve done there?

Article tagged as: baff, be a fisherman's friend, CFP, port isaac fisherman's friends

Fish tales from the high seas of Senegal

Posted by hayley.baker - 2 May 2012 at 11:23am - Comments

Val Kharchenko (Greenpeace) Ze Fortes (footballer) and Gabrielle Manrique (documentary maker)

Our guest blogger, Gabriel Manrique, is an independent documentary filmmaker who focuses on social and environmental issues and the co-director of ‘Sandgrains’. He joined the crew of the Arctic Sunrise last month.

Gladys, our Greenpeace liaison in Senegal, had skillfully navigated us through Dakar customs, and we were on the tarmac to board a helicopter which would take us to the Arctic Sunrise. I had flown by chopper only once before and was keenly looking forward to filming from one, but had no idea how much fun it would be.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, sandgrains, west africa

How big brands are making consumers unwitting accomplices in the toxic water cycle

Posted by hayley.baker - 20 March 2012 at 3:43pm - Comments

Clothing and the global toxic cycle

Water is essential for life, but it is also the world's most threatened essential resource. It is imperative that solutions are found to stop poisoning the precious resources we have left with hazardous chemicals.

Article tagged as: Detox, Dirty Laundry, Dirty Laundry Reloaded, NPEs

Video: How Europe’s plunder of West African waters is affecting local communities

Posted by hayley.baker - 5 March 2012 at 5:25pm - Comments

This week as our crew on the Arctic Sunrise highlights the mass plundering taking place at sea by European super trawlers in West Africa; our team on land in Senegal and Mauritania have met some of the communities who have been affected by this modern day pillage.

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, Fishermen, richard benyon, west africa

New Antarctic Ocean Alliance to blaze trail for marine reserves

Posted by hayley.baker - 28 February 2012 at 6:25pm - Comments

According to some people, 2012 is supposed to be a year of transformative events. Well I don’t know about astronomical alignments, the Mayan calendar and all that, but for us oceans campaigners, 2012 is definitely significant – for 2012 is the year by which the world’s governments should have committed to a global network of marine protected areas (MPAs).

Article tagged as: antarctic, antarctic oceans alliance, arctic, marine protected areas, marine reserves, oceans

C&A and Li-Ning join new road towards toxic-free fashion

Posted by hayley.baker - 23 November 2011 at 11:23am - Comments

Shoppers outside of an Amsterdam C&A store

International fast-fashion retailer C&A has just joined with China’s biggest sportswear company, Li-Ning, and Adidas, Nike, Puma and H&M to launch a Joint Roadmap to begin tackling the fashion industry’s toxic pollution problem.

This year our Detox campaign exposed the direct link between global clothing brands, their suppliers, and toxic water pollution around the world. The Joint Roadmap is an important step forward, and a reminder of what public pressure can achieve.

Article tagged as: adidas, C&A, clothes, H&M, Li-Ning, nike, Puma, toxic chemicals

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