Whaling on trial (part 2)
This week our activists, Junichi and Toru, spent two very long and intense days in court, defending the honourable actions they took to expose the corruption within Japan’s whaling industry. As the prosecution fumbled its desperate attempt to cast the ‘Tokyo Two’ as criminals, it became obvious that whaling really is on trial in Aomori.
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Whaling on trial (part 2)
GE food: COMING SOON!?!?! - to a supermarket near you?
Just when we thought the threat to our environment couldn’t get any worse after world leaders failed to secure a deal to save the climate in Copenhagen - we’re now stunned to discover that the EU Commission is exploiting a ‘backdoor’ loophole to get genetically manipulated crops onto the supermarket shelves in the EU - and into our mouths.
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GE food: COMING SOON!?!?! - to a supermarket near you?
Activists Call on President Obama: Don’t Overturn the Whaling Ban!
Greenpeace activists constructed a giant whale tail statue at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida to call on President Obama to reject any proposal that would overturn the ban on commercial whaling.
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Activists Call on President Obama: Don’t Overturn the Whaling Ban!
Historic Decision: Vermont Senate Votes To Retire Nuclear Plant
The Vermont State Senate voted to retire the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant, owned by the Louisiana based corporation Entergy. Despite Entergy’s efforts to renew the license for the 40-year-old reactor, the Vermont Senate voted to shut down the nuclear plant as scheduled in 2012. The final vote was 26-4.
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Historic Decision: Vermont Senate Votes To Retire Nuclear Plant