On the eve of the launch of the iPad, our latest report warns that the growth of internet computing could come with a huge jump in greenhouse gas emissions. We follow the data streams back to the data centres providing a cautionary tale about how the boom could see internet servers become a major cause of climate change. But it doesn't have to be that way, the great innovators of the digital age can and should be leaders in promoting an energy revolution.
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:23:41 GMT
A proposal to keep the dying whaling industries on life support has just been unveiled by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) -- instead of a concrete plan to safeguard whales.
Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
So the world is finally waking up to the fact that the Bluefin tuna is in crisis. That's nice. But decades of overfishing have pushed this majestic fish to the brink of extinction, which is not the point at which we should start thinking about conservation. The situation is so extreme that an international trade ban is now its only hope of survival.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Need a break? Before you have one with a Kit Kat watch – ‘Have a break?’ We need your help to get the rainforests a break and to help you spread the word we’ve launched this video spoof. It exposes the true cost behind having a break the Kit Kat way: you could be taking a bite out of Indonesia’s precious rainforests, thanks to Nestlé, maker of Kit Kat, using palm oil that comes from forest destruction.
Publ.Date : Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Greenpeace activists unfurled banners of every size today outside the offices of Dell in Bangalore, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, just as Dell executives meet to discuss a roadmap to finally remove the worst toxic chemicals from their electronics. The Message around the world to Dell's founder and CEO: "Michael Dell: Clean Up Toxics!"
Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Thirty activist 'orang-utans' greeted shareholders as they arrived for Nestle's Annual General Meeting today asking them to give Indonesia's rainforests a break and stop profiting from destroying rainforest, threatening biodiversity and accelerating climate change.
Publ.Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:40:46 GMT
Greenpeace activists have been on the scene from railway to cargo ships this week attempting to stop the shipment of nuclear waste from France to Russia. Despite attempts from the nuclear industry to silence us, our activists continue to fight the transport of nuclear waste.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Governments have completely and utterly failed bluefin tuna at CITES today - the vote for a listing in Appendix I was rejected after lobbying from some of the species' largest consumers.
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:51:21 GMT
The Swiss Parliament has just extended its ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants for three more years. Originally enacted in 2005, Switzerland will stay GE-free until at least 2013.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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