Category Archives: Greenpeace

Call for a European Union moratorium on genetically modified crops (Greenpeace)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Willem Van Cotthem

Read at : Greenpeace International <international@mailing.greenpeace.org> Today 1 million against GMOs petition – signed and delivered! Today we’re delivering a very special petition with Avaaz. Over one million of you called for a European Union moratorium on genetically modified crops. … Continue reading →

Posted in GMO, Greenpeace

Massive G8 climate action happening now (Greenpeace)

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Willem Van Cotthem

Read at : Greenpeace International <international@mailing.greenpeace.org> Massive G8 climate action happening now Action to save our climate is happening right now in Italy: As you read this our activists are scaling chimneys, chaining themselves to conveyor belts and blocking coal … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Greenpeace

UNCCD : country financial issues obstacle (Google Alert / Climate Ark)

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Willem Van Cotthem

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.climateark.org/shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=84225 Country Financial issues obstacle as UN desertification meeting winds down Source: Copyright 2007, Agence France-Presse Date: September 14, 2007 Original URL Despite agreeing that climate change and desert spread must be tackled … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Energy and Poverty Reduction (dgAlert)

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Willem Van Cotthem

Read at : dg Communities http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/rc/ItemDetail.do~1109174?intcmp=700Sustainable Sustainable Energy and Poverty Reduction Sustainable development will only happen if poverty is tackled and the environment is protected. It is a false dilemma to say that we either tackle poverty or we save … Continue reading →