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Dirty laundry on the track – Part I
As part of the detox campaign Manfred Santen, chemistry expert at Greenpeace, and Simone Miller, spokeswoman for Greenpeace, one week in China in order to make himself an image and get an impression of the Chinese textile industry. Simone Miller tells of the events and impressions from China in the Greenpeace blog.
Energy transition – without energy saving: Shopping & Cooking
The nuclear phase is an important step on the path to German energy policy. But “energy revolution” means that consumers also to start with yourself and save energy in their everyday lives. This will be a small series of personal energy revolution, the lives of your suggestions for saving energy.
Unparalleled commitment to nuclear weapons – join us!
As in most European countries have been buffeted by the economic crisis that started Global Zero – an international movement against nuclear weapons – a campaign. It calls on Heads of State and Government to cut down on nuclear weapons – and not to much needed government services. The future of the European Union is at stake.
Children's hands-on concert in Ozeaneum
Together with the children's songwriter Reinhard Horn Greenpeace organized after the successful launch in the summer of 2010 hands-on children's concerts in Ozeaneum in Stralsund. On 27 and 28 August is the motto: “Come, sing with our oceans.” Children from Stralsund and environment can just come along and participate.
GM soya from Bayer – new plant, old mistakes
Approximately one in five soybean crop in the world grows in Argentina – almost all of them are genetically manipulated. The plants are tolerant to glyphosate herbicides containing the active ingredient. In addition to doubts about the safety of the substances used for Environment and Health, and the increasing development of resistance makes for the weeds to be destroyed problems: More and more of them defy the drug and other, often more toxic pesticides are fighting.
GREENCAST (74) offshore wind energy
offshore wind energy is slowly coming up to speed, the first parks are online and many more planned. But the expectations are justified and how they deal with the environmental protection on site? Referring to fish and bird sanctuaries eight? More on that in an interview with Andrée Boehling, energy expert for Greenpeace.
Shell Webchat by 17 clock: A few questions we had as
Late and scant information, the situation is still not under control – Shell gets either the current oil spill in the North Sea in the handle, nor do they adequately inform the population. And it gets even better: The company plans next year test drilling in the Arctic – where affairs of an oil accident is nearly impossible.
urgewald Guest Post: amateur lobbyists against Germany's shining exports
few months ago that would have been totally unthinkable. Since the disaster of Fukushima, the black-yellow government has suddenly discovered the criticism of nuclear power for themselves. It is easy to forget that with the shutdown of German nuclear power plants, the nuclear issue in this country for a long time, unfortunately, not through.
Anna-Lena's internship with Greenpeace (Part 2)
Christine, Anna-Lena and Marieke have answered questions about their internship with Greenpeace. Anna-Lena also internship is coming to an end. What they add their internship report wants it this way: My conclusion of the internship at Greenpeace is absolutely positive.
The situation in Fukushima
Four months have passed since, since the recording of exploding reactor buildings in Japan are deeply ingrained in the collective pictorial memory. Although the shock is still present moment, the media remains largely unnoticed that the disaster actually still continues. A brief overview is intended to inform about current developments at this point: repairsWould not in Fukushima nuclear power plants affected, you could advance with a few bulldozers and caterpillars, flat area and make the move back to daily business.