Topic: Greenpeace International
Greenpeace activists arrested in Senate building
AP News
Greenpeace activists arrested after balloons lift banner in Senate office buildingThree Greenpeace activists were arrested Monday after their balloon-powered banner criticizing Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was released in the Senate Hart Office Building. Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, a Capitol Police spokeswoman, said they would be charged with unlawful conduct, demonstrating in ...
Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes
AFP Global Edition
The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments. Austria said it was planning an immediate ban on the potatoes' cultivation, while Italy's agriculture minister slammed the commission's decision and vowed to defend ...
Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing?
AFP Global Edition
It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction of the orangutan, but palm oil is a vital source of income for many developing countries, the crop's producers say. In Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, where the plant provides work for three million people ...
Whaling plan would OK hunts but seek fewer kills
AFP Global Edition
The global body that regulates whaling has proposed giving the green light to Japan to keep hunting the sea mammals in return for reducing the number of animals killed. Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature harshly condemned the draft plan which aims to unlock stalled talks when the ...
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