Greenpeace questions investment in coal power plants in Mindanao
Greenpeace is stumped why the Department of Energy is investing in more coal power plants to generate at least 700 megawatts of electricity when Mindanao is short only by 100 megawatts.
View ArticleGreenpeace urges halt to GMO rice
The environmental group Greenpeace is demanding a halt to field trials of genetically modified “golden rice” in Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur, saying the variety carries environmental and...
View ArticleGreenpeace catches ‘black market’ fish
Fishing vessels registered in the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia have been filmed "laundering" illegally caught tuna, environment activist group Greenpeace International said Thursday.
View ArticleUN leads observance of World Oceans Day
The United Nations leads the observance today of World Oceans Day, which seeks to remind the public about how crucial the oceans are for humankind’s survival.
View ArticleGreenpeace to help ‘reef check’ at Apo marine sanctuary
Esperanza, the largest ship of Greenpeace, arrived Tuesday at Apo Island Marine Sanctuary, home to one of the country’s oldest community-managed marine reserves, to mark the start of a three-week visit...
View ArticlePH bikers join int’l campaign to save Arctic region
Filipino eco-warriors will join thousands of people in 75 cities around the world for Sunday’s “Ice Ride,” a global mass bike event to help save the Arctic, Greenpeace said.
View ArticleTyphoon rehab a chance to build climate-resilient sites–Greenpeace
Greenpeace on Friday proposed that the government take the rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas devastated by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” as an opportunity to build climate-resilient communities...
View ArticleGreen groups welcome ban on lead in toys, other products
Environmental groups on Friday welcomed the ban on the use of lead in a wide range of consumer products including toys and cosmetics, even as it urged the government to ensure its strict enforcement.
View Article‘Gov’t must act on climate’
The “grim climate forecast for Southeast Asia” made by a recent United Nations report on climate change should prod the government to improve its adaptation and mitigation efforts in the face of...
View ArticleEco groups slam plans to dispose of Canada wastes in Philippine soil
Pick up your garbage, Canada. The Philippines is not your garbage bin.
View ArticleClimate envoy’s epic walk ends in ground zero
He began his walk more than a month ago in Manila. It ends today when he tramps into Tacloban City, ground zero of the strongest typhoon ever to hit land—an epic march he believes will help spur action...
View ArticleAquino told: Tell Canada to take back toxic trash
MANILA, Philippines–Labor groups on Monday joined environmental organizations in asking President Aquino to tell the Canadian government to take back illegal trash shipped to Manila two years ago....
View ArticleGreenpeace urges halt to GMO rice
The environmental group Greenpeace is demanding a halt to field trials of genetically modified “golden rice” in Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur, saying the variety carries environmental and...
View ArticleCarbon Majors: primary drivers of climate change identified
Fifty private companies, 31 state-owned companies and nine nations have been identified as major emitters of greenhouse gases that are primary drivers of climate change. Since 1751, these 90 entities...
View ArticleIn a first, CHR to probe global polluters for rights violations
PARIS -- The Commission on Human Rights announced Friday that it will give due course to a petition filed in the Philippines by various environmental advocacy groups seeking an investigation of 50...
View ArticlePH’s Yeb Saño appointed as Greenpeace Southeast Asia head
Filipino climate campaigner and former climate envoy Naderev “Yeb” Saño has been appointed as the new executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Greenpeace Southeast Asia said it was “thrilled”...
View ArticleGreenpeace questions investment in coal power plants in Mindanao
Greenpeace is stumped why the Department of Energy is investing in more coal power plants to generate at least 700 megawatts of electricity when Mindanao is short only by 100 megawatts. The post...
View ArticleGreenpeace urges halt to GMO rice
The environmental group Greenpeace is demanding a halt to field trials of genetically modified “golden rice” in Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur, saying the variety carries environmental and...
View ArticleGreenpeace catches ‘black market’ fish
Fishing vessels registered in the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia have been filmed "laundering" illegally caught tuna, environment activist group Greenpeace International said Thursday. The post...
View ArticleUN leads observance of World Oceans Day
The United Nations leads the observance today of World Oceans Day, which seeks to remind the public about how crucial the oceans are for humankind’s survival. The post UN leads observance of World...
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