Activists demand nuclear plant closed
Sixty activists are at the Garoña nuclear power plant in Spain to demand that the Spanish government make good on their commitment to start phasing out nuclear power plants, starting now with the immediate closure of the Garoña power plant.

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Whaling fleet attempts to sneak out of port
Our activists marked the departure of Japan's whaling fleet from the port of Innoshima with banners declaring "Whaling on Trial." The fleet had attempted to leave for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary unnoticed, by canceling their traditional high-profile departure ceremony in Shimonoseki. Instead, the factory ship Nisshin Maru left with no fanfare, waved off only by the crew's families and whaling officials.

Dead tuna heads for deadbeat tuna managers
What does it take to get the governments responsible for the imminent collapse of the East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to wake up and do something? What about a mock "Pirates of the Mediterranean" poster of the responsible minsters in Pirate gear in the Economist? How about more than 10,000 emails? OK, how about several tonnes of dead tuna fish heads dumped on the doorstep of the French Fisheries minister?

Rainbow Warrior impounded by Dutch police
The Rainbow Warrior has been impounded and the captain arrested after it was boarded by the police three times over the weekend. The ship was part of a protest against the new coal fired power station that E.ON is building next to their existing climate changing coal plant. The Rainbow Warrior together with one of our other ships - the Beluga II - were blocking the coal port of Rotterdam to stop any coal ships from entering. After spending the day surrounded by police boats they were eventually forced to leave the coal port in the evening.

Konin coalition stands up against coal
Our team at the Climate Rescue Station in Poland joined 400 local people who live close to an open coal mine for a mass demonstration. Seven mayors from villages and towns, which are facing destruction because of the mine's expansion, also attended.

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E.ON?s coal construction brought to a full stop
Supported by the Rainbow Warrior, a hundred Greenpeace activists have occupied the construction site of the new E.ON coal fired power plant on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The activists have halted construction and intend to stay until the coal plant is cancelled. The activists locked themselves onto strategic points at the site and occupied the building cranes.

Greenpeace opens African Office
Greenpeace Africa opened its first office in Johannesburg today, announcing a long-term commitment to building a strong presence in Africa dedicated to tackling the most urgent environmental problems facing the continent - climate change, deforestation and overfishing.

Activists block tanker carying palm oil
Activists have blocked the operations of another tanker bound for Europe stocked with crude palm oil. The tanker, the Isola Corallo, was supposed to load up today but activists onboard the Esperanza moved into its place alongside the harbour and prevented the Corallo from taking on palm oil.

Reports: Japanese government gives in, slashes whale quotas
Good news for the whales comes in threes. And then you get a dollop of extra. Asahi Shinbum, one of Japan's biggest newspapers, reports a victory in the whale wars: there will be a 20 percent reduction in the number of whales targeted in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary hunt this year -- the first reduction since 1987.

Lignite mine expansion stopped in Czech Republic
Thirty of our activists have shut down a giant excavator in one of the largest lignite mines in the Czech Republic. We're calling on the Czech Republic to close this mine by 2012, commit to progressively decreasing their carbon emissions and to play a constructive role in the creation of effective climate policy.

Japan's whaling programme in disarray
As the whaling fleet prepares to depart Japan, evidence is mounting of an industry in terminal disarray, as new revelations of financial and image problems add to the woes of the scandal-plagued industry.

Climate Rescue Station launched against coal in Poland
We have set up a Climate Rescue Station on the edge of a vast open pit coal mine in Konin, Poland. The Rescue Station is a four storey tall globe, and will stay here to highlight the true cost of coal in the lead up to crucial UN climate negotiations taking place in Poznan, Poland from 1-12 December 2008. On 8 December, a week into the talks, the dome will be moved to Poznan town square.

Mice! Forget about birth control - try GE maize instead!
Mice fed on genetically-engineered maize produce fewer offspring than those fed on natural foods, according to a new study published today by the Austrian government.

Greenpeace activists block palm oil shipment in Indonesia
In the latest stage of the Esperanza's Forests for Climate tour around south-east Asia, activists have arrived in Dumai, Indonesia to block a palm oil shipment from departing for Europe.

How many windmills does it take to stop a coal power plant?
More than 80 activists occupied the site of E.ON's proposed coal fired power-plant in Antwerp Harbour ? setting up over four thousand tiny windmills and painting the message "Flanders Quit Coal" on the tarmac.

Challenge to Japan to prosecute anti- whaling activists worldwide
Despite the moratorium on commercial whaling, the Japanese government continues to send a fleet of ships to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to kill over a thousand whales. Each season, the fleet departs for the Sanctuary and more whales needlessly die.

Armada of activists descends on Kingsnorth
A nine-boat protest armada led by the Rainbow Warrior has arrived at Britain's most controversial power station with dozens of activists from around the world filling the jetty at the plant in Kent.

Japanese whaling ship outlawed
Yet another nail has been put in the coffin of Japan's dying whaling industry. The Oriental Bluebird, re-supply and transport ship of Japan?s whaling fleet, has been de-flagged and fined, following a legal ruling by Panamanian authorities.



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