Sustainability and Justice in the High Seas
<p>Greenpeace Southeast Asia urged Philippine-based tuna canneries to step up improvements in their systems and business practices to address issues on labor rights, sustainability, and traceable produce
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China chemical accidents cause 199 deaths from Jan-Aug: Greenpeace
China had 232 chemical-related accidents from January to August this year, causing 199 deaths and 400 injuries, according to research from the environmental group Greenpeace published on Wednesday.
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Phone companies release too many new models, say consumers
Consumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and do more to help them recycle, according to a new study by Greenpeace. A survey of approximately 6,000 people across the US, Mexico,
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Greenpeace storms Knesset meeting, protests use of coal-fired plants in Hadera
Bill to slash taxes on rooftop solar panels advances As Kinneret water level plummets, residents fear effects of prolonged drought The units, which began operating in the 1980s, are "the oldest, least
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Mines in Chinese Unesco site damaging pristine Shangri-La forest: Greenpeace
Greenpeace says three mining operations are damaging intact tracts of forest in the Three Parallel Rivers area, a UN-certified nature reserve A new investigation by environmental group Greenpeace has
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Has Beijing found a solution to smog? 'World's largest air purifier' to be put in Chinese capital to tackle notorious air pollution
An invention labelled 'Smog Free Tower' is set to be tested in public spaces in Beijing in September The machine was created by Daan Roosegaarde, a 37-year-old Dutch artist and innovator He saw
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Facial scrubs release 94,500 toxic microbeads in each wash, research finds
The numbers of polluting plastic beads commonly found in everyday face scrub have been revealed by scientists. Researchers at Plymouth University found that each time facewash is used, 94,500 “microbeads”
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Air pollution up in a third of Chinese cities: Greenpeace
Air pollution levels rose in nearly a third of Chinese cities monitored in the second quarter, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday. China's cities are often hit by severe pollution
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Microbeads report reveals loopholes in pledges by biggest firms
Loopholes in the voluntary pledges by the biggest personal care companies to phase out polluting microbeads have been revealed in a report from Greenpeace, which says a legal ban is needed. Tiny plastic
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China building 200 GW of coal-fired power despite capacity glut: Greenpeace
China is building another 200 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity despite tough new measures designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and tackle overcapacity, environmental group Greenpeace said
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Beijing v belching chimneys
Something has been amiss recently in the city of Tangshan, the source of about one-tenth of China’s steel output and (literally) eye-watering levels of pollution. Through much of May and June, no smoke