Keyword: Greenpeace

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Greenpeace Activists Take Plea Deal in P&G Protest

17.12.2014 - Eight Greenpeace activists who in March of this year staged a protest at the Cincinnati, Ohio, headquarters of US consumer products giant Procter & Gamble over the deforestation of...

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Ineos Proposes to Share 6% of Fracking Revenue With UK Communities

29.09.2014 - Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of petrochemicals giant Ineos, which recently acquired a stake in a UK shale gas exploration license, has launched an initiative to promote public...

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Repsol Gets Go-ahead to Drill for Oil off Canary Islands

25.06.2014 - Spanish oil major Repsol could begin drilling for oil off the Canary Islands within months after the removal of the last legal hurdle to a $7 billion oil exploration project. In...

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Germany to Abstain in EU Vote on DuPont GMO Maize

06.02.2014 - Germany has indicated it will abstain in a vote of the EU Council - scheduled for February 11 - on cultivation of a new type of insect-resistant, genetically modified maize...

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Greenpeace Finds Toxic Chemicals in Children's Clothing

15.01.2014 - In a test of children's clothing and shoes as part of its ongoing Detox campaign, the the German section of Greenpeace said it found hazardous chemicals in 82 items manufactured by...

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Court Overturns EU Approval of BASF’s GM Potato

16.12.2013 - The EU General Court has overturned on procedural grounds a 2010 decision by the European Commission (EC) authorizing sales of the genetically modified potato Amflora, developed by...

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World to Gain from Gas Glut if Regulation Right

29.05.2012 - A boom in unconventional natural gas over the next 20 years could see the United States and others benefit from cheaper energy while the importance of the Middle East declines, the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics, Bioenergy and Biofuels in Global Land Use

07.03.2012 - Competing for Land - The way we use our land is changing. As the world's population increases and greater pressure is put on global resources, we need to think carefully about how...