Indonesia plans to deport seven foreign Greenpeace activists involved in a protest against deforestation, seen as a contributor to global warming, the group ...
Indonesian police break up Greenpeace protest against deforestation in Sumatra Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on ...
Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. According to the report by the environmental watchdog, up to 55 billion roubles ...
Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt. Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings are for research purposes, to ...
Environmentalists claimed a small victory on Thursday after Indonesia ordered one of the country's biggest pulp and paper companies to halt forest clearing in the Kampar Peninsula. Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan told reporters he had ordered Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited ...
Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists. The factory ship Nisshin Maru and the smaller Yushin Maru 2 and 3 set ...
In the photo taken on Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, Kumi Naidoo, a South African who battled apartheid as a teen, then went on to lead global campaigns to end poverty and protect human rights took over Monday Nov. 16, 2009 as the ...
Six Greenpeace activists Monday boarded a ship carrying French-made steam turbines bound for a new nuclear power station in Finland, the environmental group said. The protestors climbed on board the Happy Ranger as it made its way through the Fehmarn Belt strait ...
New Greenpeace chief brings experience fighting poverty, racism to environmental campaign An anti-apartheid campaigner who on Monday became the head of the environmental group Greenpeace says he will use his activism know-how to spur governments into reversing climate change, stressing that unless ...
Environmentalists on Sunday warned bluefin tuna was on its way to extinction after a international meeting of fishery ministry officials trimmed catch quotas but upheld continued hauls of the fish, prized in sushi dishes. "After meeting for 10 days, the International Commission ...
JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 15: A Greenpeace activist, wearing flight attendant uniform, holds a giant boarding pass for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration calling for his participation in next month's summit on climate change in Copenhagen, outside Netanyahu's office on ...
Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists for joining protest against forest destruction Indonesian authorities say they are deporting 11 foreign Greenpeace activists for joining a protest against forest destruction. Immigration official Jumanter Lubis said Saturday the activists violated their tourist visas and are being ...
