Blogposts tagged 'Actions'

NZ company Sealord told, 'Change your tuna - not just your logo'

Posted by nick_gp - 30 August 2011 at 3:36pm
Greenpeace New Zealand tell Sealord to change it's tuna - with a giant tin
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Greenpeace New Zealand tell Sealord to change it's tuna - with a giant tin

After the success of the UK Change Your Tuna campaign, where all our major tinned tuna brands have now pledged to phase out the worst fishing practices, our New Zealand office has brought the campaign to Kiwi cans - upping the pressure on home-grown seafood giant Sealord this week, writes Nick Young of Greenpeace NZ.

Article tagged as: actions, fads, fishing, new zealand, NZ, pacific, purse seine nets, tuna

Do you have the inside scoop on VW's anti-climate law lobbying?

Posted by Richardg - 23 August 2011 at 4:08pm - 5 Comments
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Do you know the secrets of the Dark Side?

Volkswagen spokespeople keep telling everyone they’re 'surprised' we’re focusing on their company. They think they make green cars. We know they could do much, much better – after all, for every greener car VW sells 15 more polluting ones roll out of the salesrooms.

Article tagged as: actions, climate change, energy, lobbying, tips, transport, volkswagen, VW

Rebranding Adidas to Detox our Water

Posted by Eoin D - 19 August 2011 at 2:02pm - 2 Comments
Greenpeace activists hang up two banners at Adidas Outlet store in Helsinki, rea
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Greenpeace activists hang up banners at Adidas store in Helsinki

Within hours of Nike's announcement on 18 August to champion a toxic-free future, Greenpeace activists in cities around the world headed to their nearest Adidas store with huge Detox stickers to rebrand the shop windows and doors.

Article tagged as: actions, adidas, china, Detox, nike, pollution, Puma, rebranding, slideshow, sportswear, successes, toxics, water

From our China team: how to lose a foot on fieldwork

Posted by louise - 14 July 2011 at 10:52am - 7 Comments
Zhong Yu during the clean-up of the Dalian oil spill
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Zhong Yu during the clean-up of the Dalian oil spill

Zhong Yu has worked for Greenpeace in China for over seven years and has witnessed some of the most devastating environmental disasters there from rapid glacier retreat on the Himalayas, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to last summer’s devastating Dalian oil spill. Here, she writes about the undercover research behind our latest report, which exposes the terrible impact that China’s growing textile industry is having on the country’s rivers.

Article tagged as: actions, adidas, alkylphenols, china, Detox, Fieldwork, nike, PFOA, pollution, reports, Rivers, Testing

Rainbow Warrior III afloat for final fittings

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 5 July 2011 at 10:31am - 5 Comments
The Rainbow Warrior III is afloat in Berne, Germany and awaits her mast plus fin
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The Rainbow Warrior III is afloat in Berne, Germany and awaits her mast plus final fittings

Longtime Greenpeace crew member Rien Achtenberg blogs from a landmark event, as the world's first purpose-built environmental campaigning ship - The Rainbow Warrior III - enters water for the first time, at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, Germany, and gets nearer to completion.  

Article tagged as: actions, activism, Build, Campaign, rainbow warrior, ship

Projecting change for our oceans in South Korea

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 1 July 2011 at 2:04pm - 0 Comments
Activists project an animation on Pacific tuna destruction onto Sajo Industries
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Activists project an animation on Pacific tuna destruction onto Sajo Industries HQ in Busan, South Korea
From our brand new Korean office, Oceans team leader at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Lagi Toribau, reports from the Rainbow Warrior's latest action: taking the plight of Pacific tuna to South Korea's biggest fishing company - Sajo.  

Article tagged as: actions, global, Korea, oceans, pacific, rainbow warrior, Sajo, tuna

Volkswagen's Dark Side: Stormtroopers invade the UK's Silicon Roundabout

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 28 June 2011 at 4:09pm - 3 Comments

What a day: hijacking London's largest ad space, stormtroopers in Old Street trending on Twitter, blanket coverage in the PR press, called "masters of the PR stunt" and more than 2000 new people like us on Facebook in 12 hours, it's fair to say our latest campaign launch went well.

Article tagged as: actions, climate change, co2, emissions, EU, london, Old Street, star wars, Stormtroopers, targets, The Dark Side, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

The Observer visits Rainbow Warrior III - in progress in Bremen

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 14 June 2011 at 3:53pm - 1 Comment
The latest on Rainbow Warrior III
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The latest on Rainbow Warrior III

Thanks to our supporters, we've raised almost £470, 240 towards building the the Rainbow Warrior III. As it nears completion, our new ship featured in Sunday's Observer magazine at the weekend.

Article tagged as: actions, activism, campaiging, donations, greenpeace, Rainbow Warrior 3, Rainbow Warrior III, ship

Video: Ken's blanket coverage and Barbie busted outside Mattel HQ in LA

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 10 June 2011 at 4:27pm - 7 Comments

Barbie's lesser known other-half grabbed headlines this week, after he launched our latest forest campaign on Tuesday night - scaling the 15 stories of Mattel's HQ in Los Angeles, to unveil our banner, with the help of blue tux wearing pals, that read simply: "Barbie, It's over."

Article tagged as: actions, activism, barbie, deforestation, indonesia, Ken, mattel, rainforests, USA, videos

Finders keepers: join our nationwide Chainsaw Barbie search

Posted by jamie - 10 June 2011 at 2:41pm - 4 Comments
Barbie's single - and on the rampage across the UK!
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Barbie's single - and on the rampage across the UK!

Ken may have been the one to dump Barbie, but you have exposed Mattel's role in destroying rainforests for cheap packaging. Over 150,000 emails have been sent to Mattel from around the world, but now it's time for something a bit different. Hundreds of Chainsaw Barbies have been hidden around the UK, and it's up to you to track them down. Game on!

Article tagged as: actions, activism, APP, barbie, Barbie hunt, deforestation, indonesia, Ken, mattel, rainforest, Scavenger Hunt, Treasure Hunt
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