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Failure is not an option
This week, a meeting in Toronto the Boreal Business Forum for the protection of boreal forests in Canada. Oliver Salge was there and reports the results.”Failure is not an option.” A sentence that the various participants in the Boreal Business Forum expressed yesterday in Toronto. I see that as well.
The amendment to the Brazilian forest law – which was illegal can now be legally
Away from Durban and the local climate negotiations takes place in the Brazilian Senate from a power struggle that could have devastating consequences for the Amazon, but also the global climate. It's about the amendment of the Forest Act, the Código Florestal. Greenpeace has demonstrated together with representatives of the civilian population in Brazil against the proposed legislation.
Castor 2011: news from a besieged province of Part 9, 6 clock
I had to sleep , could not write sooner. Almost eight hours of sleep since last Wednesday, were definitely not enough. Even for a nuclear waste transport. 126 hours it took. Once again, the longest, most expensive, largest ever transport. How long do we have to actually protest yet, listen to politicians? The answer from Berlin came up with the red-hot dpa message: “Gorleben will be further explored: The Federal Environment Ministry sees despite the massive protests against the Castor transport is no reason to stop the exploration at Gorleben for a possible nuclear waste.
Castor 2011: news from a besieged province of Part 5
is now only a short time for blog entries typed on the phone. In Harlingen at Hitzacker have approximately 2,000 people managed to rail, and decided nonviolent. People camped in the track bed to warm campfire as far as the eye. Pictures from Woodstock or a camp in the Wild West. But we are in the wild east of Lower Saxony.
Questions for the nuclear expert Heinz Smital
We receive many requests about nuclear power, particularly for nuclear phase and the energy transition. Fukushima also still employs many people. Especially those who travel for personal or professional reasons to Japan. An interview with our expert Heinz Smital. There was much support for the nuclear phase-out in Germany and also to work for Greenpeace.
Volkswagen and Greenpeace: A Correspondence, Part 2
Some time ago we reported about the correspondence between Greenpeace and Volkswagen. The group finds it difficult, timely and specific to a position on our demand for more climate. A few days ago we received response from VW boss Martin Winterkorn – after nearly four months.
VW Road Show for a little sip of woodpecker
Currently it can VW dealer on the holiday island of Ibiza holidays and really go well. The automaker has loaded and flying a dealer after another on the island – a total of about 11,500 an economist. While Greenpeace activists directly in Ibiza Volkswagen recalls more times on its responsibility in climate protection, are also in Germany repeatedly Greenpeace activists, where Volkswagen is.
The Visitor
celebrations à la VW: Volkswagen has reportedly invited to the largest dealer conference of all time. Where? Ibiza. Why? Of course just to addition to the new Beetle, the new model up! to promote it. And who is not loaded, and still there? Greenpeace. Why? VW to ask for more climate protection.
Energy transition – without energy savings: cooling and heating
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.
Gorleben dialogue: Federal Environment Minister Röttgen citizen participation farce at the end
The Gorleben submarine commander and his Röttgen is running out of oxygen. Today saw the first event under the so-called dialogue in Gorleben Wendland: The professional dialogue gas and hydrocarbon resources in the Gorleben salt dome. Experts discuss issues that needed to be filed in the Internet portal “Gorleben dialogue” to the previous.