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Greenpeace activists have staged a protest at Apple’s Ireland headquarters in Cork, where they stuck signs with letters spelling out "clean our cloud," and then distributed leaflets to staff. “When people around the world share their music or photos on the cloud, they want to know that the cloud is power... |
18 April 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Greenpeace has released its latest report - “How Clean is Your Cloud” - stating that Apple Inc., Amazon, and Microsoft “are powering their growing 21st-century clouds with dirty, 19th-century coal energy.” Apple has responded negatively to these claims. Greenpeace believes that “if Appl... |
18 April 2012
05:25 GMT |
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In a statement issued this week, Greenpeace confirmed the exclusion of two major technology giants from its "Cool IT Leaderboard" for failing to demonstrate commitment to help reduce their carbon footprint.
The non-profit said in a press release issued Wednesday, “Apple & Facebook, two of the sector's mos... |
9 February 2012
07:49 GMT |
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The 2012 Brussels Motor Show is one of the most prestigious auto events, gathering all important players. Earlier today, it hosted an unusual protest that embarrassed Volkswagen officials. Dozens of Greenpeace campaigners managed to turn heads during the show, wearing polar bear costumes, in an attempt to slam Volk... |
12 January 2012
07:11 GMT |
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It appears that not only natural phenomena have disrupted the balance of the Philippines, causing deaths and suffering. A campaign backed by Greenpeace, suggestively entitled 'Detox' seeks to improve the lives of people living in this country, while calling for governmental support for its mission.
Chemic... |
12 January 2012
05:59 GMT |
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These days, almost every eco-friendly campaign benefits from the support of a worldwide known celebrity. In this case, actor Abhay Deol has recently decided to join Greenpeace officials on a hot air balloon trip in India, part of their 'Forests no Coal' initiative.
The contribution of a public figure, rep... |
11 January 2012
06:42 GMT |
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Greenpeace is encouraging the public to vote for its eco-friendly video that stands a solid chance of winning a famous TEDAds Award.
The competition aims to reward the most intelligent, ingenious innovation in advertising and the comic video launched by Greenpeace appears to be a strong candidate for this title.
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27 December 2011
05:51 GMT |
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Apparently, Facebook has officially decided to “unfriend” coal and turn all its attention to the much more popular renewable sector.
After 20 months of attempts, 700,000 activists have finally managed to convince the major Internet company that greener is definitely better.
Facebook announced it would... |
15 December 2011
09:25 GMT |
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Greenpeace activists might have gone a little too far this time, after they broke in a French nuclear site located 95 kilometers from Paris. Their action aimed to reveal the vulnerability of the power plant. Greenpeace called the police and they arrived in no time to investigate the case. After nine hours spent on t... |
6 December 2011
02:43 GMT |
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Currently, Italy has one of the most prosper canned tuna markets in Europe. The entire industry flourishes, bringing a more than decent profit to major brands operating in this line of business. A recent report indicates that 140.000 tons of tuna are sold every year. Greenpeace notes the manufacturing companies that ... |
1 December 2011
11:20 GMT |
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Frequently, preservation measures drawn up to conserve unique ecosytems come against the obscure interests of major companies that put the environmental balance of such regions at great risk. In this case, the Arctic is threatened by the influence of notorious oil companies like Shell, BP and Statoil. These three ma... |
1 December 2011
09:23 GMT |
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Coal-burning operations accelerate climate change, but this fact doesn't stop South Africa from obtaining profit at the environment's expense. The host of the climate summit is actually one of the most important sources of pollution.
Currently, 90% of its entire energy production depends on coal, while t... |
30 November 2011
07:40 GMT |
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Rich nations all across the globe are saying that potential measures provided by a global treaty on climate change could become effective in 2020, eight years later than they should. Such a forecast implies various negative effects on the environment. We will witness an acceleration of global warming during each y... |
24 November 2011
05:36 GMT |
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Major companies have little respect for marine creatures, when their own profit margins are involved. Greenpeace launches a shocking video showing how the employees from Chickens of the Sea brutally kill each misfortunate creature stuck in their nets. Even after modern technology improved the fishing gear, the people... |
18 November 2011
11:10 GMT |
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Électricité de France (EDF) was fined $2 million (€1.5 million) and some of its staff members were sentenced to jail after a court of law in Paris concluded that the company hacked into Greenpeace's computer network in the effort of stopping an operation against their nuclear plants.
The nucl... |
16 November 2011
06:07 GMT |
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Greenpeace's third Rainbow Warrior costs a lot, approximately £14M (US$23M) but is worth every cent, since it seems that every scrap has a great respect for the environment. It is not ready to hit the ocean, but its manufacturers can already guarantee that it will have a minimum impact upon the entire eco... |
14 November 2011
11:26 GMT |
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Major enterprises which operate in several fields of activity are responsible for destroying the woodland in several parts of the globe. Hasbro, the second most influent American toy company wants to make sure that its name will be cut off this black list and has announced today that it will adopt a new packaging re... |
10 November 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Greenpeace has posted the latest edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, placing HP at the top of the list with the highest score, and Apple on the no. 4 spot (up five places since last year), calling the Mac maker “a joint top scoring company on green products and relatively strong on sustainable operatio... |
9 November 2011
09:10 GMT |
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Greenpeace has assumed an active role in pointing out that manufacturing biofuel and producing electricity out of large amounts of wood are two main factors in deforestation activities, in its report called “Fuelling a Biomess.” The organization warns the government that burning wood-based biomass is pu... |
4 November 2011
04:49 GMT |
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Facebook officials have decided to build their new headquarters in Sweden, 100 km far from the Arctic Circle, taking into consideration the location's potential which would allow the company to rely on renewable sources of energy and low temperatures to keep its servers cool.
The new headquarter will occupy ap... |
28 October 2011
09:35 GMT |
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The individuals behind Quit Coal Initiative have started a dialog to increase the level of awareness regarding Menhaden's critical situation.
It seems that this creature is known as the one of the most representatives species of fish which form the Atlantic ecosystem, since it represents a significant source o... |
28 October 2011
08:55 GMT |
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Michigan State University has the largest on-campus coal plant in the nation, which generates power by burning approximately 200,000 tons of coal annually. Studies show that its activity is responsible for the development of several illnesses in the area. Despite the fact that the energy produced in the power plant... |
28 October 2011
08:19 GMT |
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“As you're reading this email, it's likely that a sea turtle caught on a tuna industry long line is slowly drowning somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.” - this is how Greenpeace begin their latest public campaign, and this is how we wish to grab your attention also.Needless to say, this call for hel... |
11 October 2011
04:55 GMT |
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One famous couple that we would have never picture breaking up was Barbie and Ken, so when that eventually happened, a few months back, we knew it had to be serious. We were later given to know the reason behind the shocking break-up: Barbie had destroyed rainforest in her toy packaging.Ken found out that Barbie manu... |
6 October 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Yet another confirmation that the fight to protect our environment may sometimes be harsh comes from Greenpeace that has announced that 20 of its activists have been recently convicted and fined for scaling one of the world’s biggest oil rigs.The activists who back in May 2011 took action to demand t... |
3 October 2011
05:10 GMT |
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The latest company to accept the Detox challenge coming from Greenpeace is Swedish company H&M, one of the 14 major brands found to have toxic chemicals in the clothing it sells. Joining Adidas, Nike and Puma in the Detox campaign, H&M stores worldwide have already started being re-branded by Greenpeace activists wit... |
21 September 2011
07:05 GMT |
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A recent study commissioned by Greenpeace revealed that clothes and shoes from 14 popular brands could seriously affect our health. Samples from 15 brands have been gathered, but one did not test positive.The problem with the respective items is that they were manufactured using nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). Accord... |
16 September 2011
04:03 GMT |
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The $1 billion data center Apple built in North Carolina will consume some 100 MW of electricity, as much as 80,000 homes in the US, or over a quarter million in the E.U, Greenpeace said in its latest report.
Apple’s server farm, believed to have been created to offer every Apple ID holder a media locker, wi... |
22 April 2011
08:51 GMT |
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has issues an official call for assistance to the Greenpeace Foundation, for stopping the illegal Japanese whaling currently going on in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.SSCS is requesting that Greenpeace send one of its two available vessels to Antarctic waters, so as t... |
12 January 2011
03:31 GMT |
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Environment oriented organization Greenpeace has released the latest edition of its “Guide to Greener Electronics”, which takes a look at consumer electronics companies and their practices linked to the environment and ranks them in order to influence the purchase choices of potential customers.Japan base... |
28 October 2010
03:22 GMT |
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Apple has dropped to 9th place from 5th, in the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics with the same score of 4.9 for failing to provide a public position on its support for immediate restrictions in RoHS 2.0 on organo- chlorine and bromine compounds.Greenpeace believes “Apple does best on the toxic chemicals ... |
28 October 2010
02:34 GMT |
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UK's first-ever green ranking scheme for mobile phones is not something Apple would rather be a part of, following the successful launch of its iPhone 4 across multiple territories worldwide.An Apple spokeswoman reportedly declined to comment on why the company has decided not to join the campaign, but did point... |
26 August 2010
10:43 GMT |
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One of the most sad images that unfortunately describes the reality so well, is a picture of an animal trapped inside plastic debris. This shows how people's everyday actions and unconsciousness affect poor innocent animals that no one might ever see.In 2008 boat expeditions around the Antarctic seas discovered ... |
14 July 2010
11:12 GMT |
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Accusations that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and Pt Smart Tbk, units of the Sinar Mas group, are clearing virgin rainforests and peatlands had a huge impact on international companies like Unilever or Nestle. Along with other several palm oil buyers, they announced that they will stop buying from Sinar Mas if Greenpeac... |
6 July 2010
09:41 GMT |
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Nintendo was again the worst performing big technology company in the most recent “Guide to Greener Electronics” report compiled by Greenpeace, the environmental-oriented activist and pressure group. The Japanese giant only managed to score 1.8 out of 10 when it was evaluated for its friendliness to the e... |
28 May 2010
04:23 GMT |
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Early in the year, Greenpeace released one of its periodical reports in which it ranks electronics manufacturers according to how “green” their products are, urging consumers to support those who score well and to boycott those who do not.For the videogamers in attendance, the report showcased Nintendo as... |
13 January 2010
03:49 GMT |
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Greenpeace has posted a new chart showing which of the 18 companies indexed by the organization have eliminated the most harmful chemicals from their product ranges. Scoring four gold stars, Apple takes first place in the ranking, getting praised by the non-governmental organization for removing many toxic chemicals ... |
8 January 2010
06:53 GMT |
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Greenpeace, the organization that fights against hazardous practices when it comes to the relation between companies and the environment, has issued another edition of its “Guide to Greener Electronics” and the news for videogame-related companies is not too good.In an age when concern for the state of th... |
8 January 2010
03:46 GMT |
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Following the positive response from Greenpeace over publishing its carbon emissions, Apple is now being praised by the U.S. Secretary of Energy for its decision to resign its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change. According to AppleInsider citing Reuters, Energy Secretary Stev... |
9 October 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Apple ranks around the middle of the scale in the latest edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics. However, the company recently claimed its efforts to stay green were not reflected by the chart, with Greenpeace now admitting the figures were put together before Apple’s recent publication of its green initia... |
2 October 2009
03:43 GMT |
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While Apple touts its new products as being even greener than their predecessors, the latest Greenpeace survey says otherwise. Although it got high marks for reducing toxic chemicals, the Mac maker scored low in the organization’s Guide to Greener electronics for not supporting global recycling initiatives or u... |
2 July 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Despite hopes in this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting to resolve the most pressing issues in the area at this point, little progress seems to have been actually made. Talks have now come to a standstill, as discussions between pro- and anti-whaling nations find no resolve. Nations such as I... |
11 May 2009
02:58 GMT |
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The Japanese whaling fleet, which departed for its Antarctic hunting grounds in secrecy last year, has recently returned to port in shame, having only been able to capture little over a half its whale target of 950 minke whales and 50 humpbacks. Largely thanks to the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (... |
13 April 2009
04:16 GMT |
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A lot of companies are under big pressure to keep their manufacturing process as “green” as possible in order to prevent the increase of pollution and eventually destroy the planet. Among the organizations that militate most gravely against wasteful corporations is Greenpeace, which releases every year a ... |
2 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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In this 11th edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace has penalized corporate IT vendors for failing to commit to eliminating PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of this year. Apple climbed four spots on the ranking (now on tenth place) for suc... |
2 April 2009
05:42 GMT |
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Three of the world's leading PC vendors, HP, Dell and Lenovo, have received a penalty point from the International Greenpeace organization, for not being able to keep the promises they made back in 2008, regarding the use of toxic chemicals in their product lineups. Meanwhile, Acer and Apple have managed to get ... |
1 April 2009
10:56 GMT |
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Another brave effort on the part of Greenpeace has revealed the fact that the United Kingdom is in contradiction with European norms, as far as disposing of e-waste goes. Activists from the group mounted a GPS tracking device in an old TV set, which they then took to a recycling site. The chip showed that the apparat... |
20 February 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Recent information indicates the fact that Japan is currently engaged in obtaining a new deal of whaling, and that it's trying to persuade the six nations that make up the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to allow it to continue its bogus “scientific” whaling program that claims the lives of mo... |
27 January 2009
06:27 GMT |
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The effects of global warming are generally known to the public, and everyone keeps saying that the problem needs to be tackled at an individual level. However, very few people know what tackling problems at an individual level means. In the case of college students, for example, the possibility of beer going “... |
16 January 2009
13:01 GMT |
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In a Greenpeace blog post, we were astonished to find that the organization we believed was really into the environment thing (and less into publicity) was bashing Apple for the third time in less than a few months. Although the company's new family of notebooks is by far less toxic than most other laptops (and ... |
8 January 2009
03:25 GMT |
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