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May 28, 2012
Greenpeace
The following articles have been tagged with "Greenpeace":
Greenpeace prompts new delay of Shell icebreaker
Business & Money: 4 May 12
Greenpeace slammed Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's stance on Arctic oil drilling as members of the environmental group on Friday once again delayed a Finnish icebreaker in a bid to block plans by Shell to drill for oil in the region.
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Arctic oil drill ban would be 'irresponsible': Bildt
Analysis & Opinion: 3 May 12
As Greenpeace activists' fight to prevent further oil exploration in the Arctic hits Swedish waters, foreign minister Carl Bildt argues that a general ban on drilling in the Arctic would be "irresponsible".
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Greenpeace protesters occupy Arctic-bound ship
Science & Technology: 3 May 12
Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested in Sweden after they attached themselves to a ship off the southern coast of Sweden in an attempt to prevent Shell’s proposed drilling for oil in the Arctic region.
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Swedish nuclear safety needs improving: report
Science & Technology: 20 Jan 12
Sweden must take measures to increase nuclear plant security against terror attacks, including the introduction of armed guards, according to a new government-sponsored report.
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H&M buckles after Greenpeace 'detox' dressdown
Business & Money: 20 Sep 11
Swedish fashion giant H&M has committed to phasing out the use of all hazardous chemicals in making their clothes following a Greenpeace campaign urging them to "detox" their production.
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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Activists held in 'Frankenfood' spuds raid
Science & Technology: 24 May 11
Police officers in northern Sweden took action on Tuesday against a group of Greenpeace activists occupying a barn while protesting against the planned introduction of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the area.
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Sweden slammed over EU oceans directive
Politics: 21 Mar 11
Swedish Greenpeace experts have accused the Swedish government of breaking European law as the government after failing to implement safeguards against the exploitation of the seas.
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Japan crisis complicates Sweden's nuclear waste storage plans
Science & Technology: 16 Mar 11
An application filed on Wednesday to store nuclear waste near the Forsmark power plant in eastern Sweden has come under fire in light of the current Japanese nuclear crisis.
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BP head Svanberg defends deep sea drilling
Science & Technology: 7 Mar 11
The Swedish chairman of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, told a conference in Malmö on Monday that the Deep Horizon oil spill "should never have happened", but that deep sea drilling should continue.
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'Frankenfood' spuds in Sweden due to 'error'
Science & Technology: 9 Sep 10
Seeds of a genetically modified potato ended up in a Swedish field due to “human error”, chemical giant BASF said on Thursday.
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'Frankenfood' potatoes turn up in Swedish field
Science & Technology: 6 Sep 10
The discovery of genetically modified potatoes in a field in Sweden has led to the European Commission on Monday issuing a summons on German chemical giant BASF.
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Heightened security urged at nuclear plant
National: 2 Jul 10
Swedish authorities on Friday called for tighter security at Forsmark nuclear power station, a day after Greenpeace activists were issued with fines for breaking into the plant in June.
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Court fines Greenpeace nuclear activists
National: 1 Jul 10
A Swedish court on Thursday fined 29 Greenpeace activists who broke into a nuclear power plant earlier this month.
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Nuclear vote condemned as activists face trial
National: 18 Jun 10
Environmental group Greenpeace has condemned the Swedish parliament vote in favour of the construction of new nuclear reactors, as activists went on trial for illegal trespass at the Forsmark plant north of Stockholm this week.
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Activists arrested after nuclear plant breach
National: 14 Jun 10
Police have arrested 50 Greenpeace activists who broke into Forsmark nuclear power plant in eastern Sweden on Monday, demanding that parliament vote against the building of new nuclear facilities.
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EU pledges climate cash to poor nations: Reinfeldt
Business & Money: 11 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that the European Union's member states have agreed to give $10.6 billion to help developing nations tackle climate change.
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Activists dump tonnes of coal in Vattenfall protest
Politics: 28 Oct 09
Activists from Greenpeace dumped 18 tonnes of German coal in front of Sweden’s government offices in Stockholm on Wednesday as a protest against Swedish state-owned coal plants abroad.
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Greenpeace launches cod-fishing protest
National: 11 Aug 09
Activists for environmental group Greenpeace have started dropping boulders into EU-protected cod fishing grounds off Sweden to impede bottom-trawling, a spokesperson has confirmed.
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Greenpeace to drop boulders in cod protest
National: 9 Aug 09
Greenpeace has announced its continued intention to drop boulders into two protected areas of the waters separating the Swedish and Danish mainlands in a bid to block cod-fishing and prevent bottom trawling.
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Larsson trilogy inspires Stockholm's latest walking tour
Travel: 29 Jul 08
Join Delphine Touitou from AFP as she follows along on Stockholm's newest literary walking tour inspired by the books of the late Stieg Larsson.
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Greenpeace fingers swipe supermarket fish
Society: 13 Mar 08
Members of Greenpeace have spent much of Thursday clearing supermarket shelves across Sweden of species of fish threatened with extinction.
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Climate protesters demand action
Society: 9 Dec 07
300 people took part in an international 'climate walk' in Stockholm on Saturday, with further demonstrations held in Gothenburg and Lund.
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Greenpeace activists arrested on board nuclear waste ship
National: 6 Oct 07
Three environmental activists were arrested by a police special forces unit on Friday after they had climbed on board a ship carrying nuclear waste off the south coast of Sweden.
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Environmental activists board nuclear waste ship
National: 5 Oct 07
Three Greenpeace activists chained themselves to a ship carrying nuclear waste off the south coast of Sweden on Friday afternoon.
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Protesters demonstrate against A-bomb waste
Science & Technology: 1 Oct 07
A ship has arrived at a plant in eastern Sweden to collect waste from Sweden's nuclear weapons programme for transport to a British reprocessing plant. Greepeace is protesting against the shipment.
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Greenpeace slams nuclear weapon waste export
Science & Technology: 20 Jul 07
Sweden's government has come under fire from Greenpeace for exporting weapons-grade plutonium to Britain's Sellafield plant (pictured) for processing.
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Swedes still dying from Chernobyl radiation
Lifestyle: 4 May 07
It is now two decades since the world's worst nuclear power accident at Chernobyl, but people in parts of northern and central Sweden are still dying from cancer caused by the radiation. And the worst could still be to come, reports Rami Abdelrahman.
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Swedes join world climate protests
National: 4 Nov 06
Participants in several demonstrations in Sweden on Saturday have joined others around the world calling for action against climate change.
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Greenpeace: close all Swedish nuclear plants now
National: 2 Aug 06
The environmental group has called for all Swedish nuclear reactors to shut, saying that there is a risk that other plants have the same fault that caused Forsmark to close on Friday.
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Greepeace blockades Swedish GM soy supplier
National: 23 Mar 06
Greenpeace activists blockaded a storage facility for genetically-modified (GM) soy in Sweden Thursday, calling for a halt to its use as animal feed, the organisation said.
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Greenpeace fish protest targets Findus
National: 19 Jan 06
Three activists clambered up the facade of the head office of Findus on Thursday morning, protesting against the company's alleged sale of cod caught illegally.
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Editorial: Congestion charge will solve nothing
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 05
Most Stockholmers are choking at the thought of paying tolls to drive in the city. But shouldn't all drivers be made to pay for the damage that cars are doing to the environment?
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Environmentalists slam Swedish nuclear waste export
National: 6 Aug 05
For the first time in over 20 years, Sweden is to send nuclear waste for reprocessing at the much-criticised Sellafield plant in England.
"There's no alternative," says environment minister Lena Sommestad.
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Greenpeace activists fined for forest action
Smörgåsbord: 29 Jun 05
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Vattenfall invests in CO2-free coal power
Business & Money: 19 May 05
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is to build the world's first pilot plant for a coal-fired power station which does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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