Read more Greenpeace stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/489/greenpeace.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:56:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69983/airlines-pledge-to-halve-emissions-by-2050.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe airline industry is pledging to cut carbon emissions by 50% in 2050, reports the Guardian, in a reluctant concession meant to stave off more dramatic action—but one that will likely increase fares and trigger a race for new, greener technology . The plan will be presented at the UN...http://www.newser.com/story/69983/airlines-pledge-to-halve-emissions-by-2050.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 6:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65537/greenpeace-3-china-firms-emit-more-carbon-than-all-of-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's inefficient power plants and heavy reliance on coal are dragging down global efforts to curb climate change, a Greenpeace report warned yesterday. The report found that major Chinese power companies are responsible for a huge amount of the country's coal use and emissions, with the top three producers alone...http://www.newser.com/story/65537/greenpeace-3-china-firms-emit-more-carbon-than-all-of-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63981/protesters-hang-banner-on-rushmore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of Greenpeace protesters were cited yesterday after draping a 2,300-square-foot banner over Mount Rushmore, the Argus Leader reports. The banner sported Barack Obama's face and read: “America honors leaders, not politicians: Stop global warming.” The 11 protesters scaled up and rappelled down the mountain using existing rock...http://www.newser.com/story/63981/protesters-hang-banner-on-rushmore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:12:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47805/emma-thompson-others-try-to-foil-heathrow-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA high-profile coalition led by Greenpeace has purchased a soccer field-sized piece of land intended to become part of a new runway for London’s Heathrow airport, the Times reports. The group intends to parcel out the land to thousands of individual owners, dragging out any attempt to buy it back....http://www.newser.com/story/47805/emma-thompson-others-try-to-foil-heathrow-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 15:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37148/green-vandals-acquitted-on-climate-change-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Greenpeace activists who vandalized a coal-fired power station in Britain have won acquittal using the threat of global warming as a defense, reports the Guardian . The activists, who caused more than $50,000 in damage to a smokestack, said they were trying to prevent property damage from the plant’s...http://www.newser.com/story/37148/green-vandals-acquitted-on-climate-change-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Sep 2008 11:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37001/bucki-the-whale-escapes-baltic-for-open-ocean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBucki's going home, a little thinner but seemingly none the worse for wear. The humpback whale, which strayed into the Baltic Sea in July, has finally made his way back into the Atlantic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. The whale is only the third in modern history spotted in German waters...http://www.newser.com/story/37001/bucki-the-whale-escapes-baltic-for-open-ocean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 16:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32539/fish-farms-retailers-hatch-green-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSupermarkets are tightening the net on farmed seafood products as demand for environmentally-friendly products grows, reports the Washington Post . Aquaculture now supplies more than half of America's rising demand for fish and shrimp and retailers are working with producers and green groups to make sure the farmed products are both...http://www.newser.com/story/32539/fish-farms-retailers-hatch-green-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 6:42:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30842/sony-gets-green-thumbs-up-in-electronics-rankings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first company...http://www.newser.com/story/30842/sony-gets-green-thumbs-up-in-electronics-rankings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 16:44:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29771/greens-may-be-ok-with-climate-bills-failure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBefore friends of the environment get too worked up about the death of the 2008 Climate Security Act last week, they should note tepid green support all along. So-called Lieberman-Warner was “easily the most aggressive and comprehensive environmental reform ever” in Congress, Dayo Olopade writes in the New Republic , but...http://www.newser.com/story/29771/greens-may-be-ok-with-climate-bills-failure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 16:59:36 CDT