Environment

Commission energy security plan would prolong addiction to EU energy imports

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Greenpeace protest on 28 May at pipelines taking Russian gas from Slovakia to the Czech Republic.

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New evidence shows Haze Wave solution far from reality – Greenpeace

Protecting Indonesia’s carbon rich peatlands is key to reducing the chance of fires responsible for the Haze Wave, but there is still no legal protection of all peatland and forests. New mapping analysis from Greenpeace shows that fires are five times...

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Activists block two major drilling rigs in 24 hours as 'Save the Arctic' campaign escalates

Greenpeace activists from 12 countries blocked two separate oil rigs destined to drill in the Arctic ocean in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The environmental group said that the threat to the rapidly melting Arctic from a group of international...

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Worrying reports on deal between EU countries on new law on genetically modified crops

Responding to reports that most member states endorsed a Greek presidency proposal on how countries could ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in their territory, Greenpeace warns that this deal is riddled with legal holes.
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