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Greenpeace activists protest next to a fake whale's tail ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:27:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest next to a fake whale's tail fin placed in the snow in front of Japan's embassy to Germany in Berlin, February 8, 2010. Several activists on Monday demonstrated for better justice conditions for their fellow activists detained in Japan. The banner reads: 'Fairness for Japanese Whale Saviours.' REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT)

A Greenpeace activist displays a banner during a protest outside ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:59:38 GMT

(AP) - A Greenpeace activist displays a banner during a protest outside the Embassy of Japan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. A small group of Greenpeace activists held the protest to call for a fair trial for two fellow activists who were arrested in 2008 in connection with their efforts to uncover alleged corruption in Japan's whaling program. Their trial is scheduled to begin next week in Japan. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A tuna transport floating tank being towed from the fishing ...

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:25:24 GMT

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) - A tuna transport floating tank being towed from the fishing grounds off Libya to Sicily, Italy. The UN-backed wildlife trade agency said it supports a proposed ban on the international trade in bluefin tuna, a delicacy in Asia, which is due to be examined by 175 countries next month.(AFP/Greenpeace/File/Gavin Newman)

A Greenpeace photo shows bluefin tuna being transported in a ...

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:10 GMT

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) - A Greenpeace photo shows bluefin tuna being transported in a floating tank from the fishing grounds off Libya to tuna ranches off Sicily, Italy. The UN-backed wildlife trade agency said Friday it supported a proposed ban on the international trade in bluefin tuna -- a delicacy in Asia -- which is due to be examined by 175 countries next month.(AFP/Greenpeace/File/Gavin Newman)

REFILE - REMOVING RESTRICTIONS, CORRECTING BYLINE Greenpeace ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:47:06 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - REMOVING RESTRICTIONS, CORRECTING BYLINE Greenpeace activists wear protective suits and masks outside the Industry Ministry as they protest against the government's plans to build a nuclear waste dump in Madrid February 5, 2010. At least seven small Spanish towns had submitted bids to build a nuclear waste dump by a deadline on January 30, but opposition from regional authorities cast doubt over the long-delayed project. The banner reads, "Nuclears: Close now". REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST)

REFILE - REMOVING RESTRICTIONS, CORRECTING BYLINE Greenpeace ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:43:48 GMT

Greenpeace activists wear protective suits and masks outside ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:35:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists wear protective suits and masks outside the Industry Ministry as they protest against the government's plans to build a nuclear waste dump in Madrid February 5, 2010. At least seven small Spanish towns had submitted bids to build a nuclear waste dump by a deadline on January 30, but opposition from regional authorities cast doubt over the long-delayed project. REUTERS/Pedro Armestre/Greenpeace/Handout (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

A member of Greenpeace takes part in a protest for a binding ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:26:09 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of Greenpeace takes part in a protest for a binding treaty to save the climate while standing in the fountain of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and water, in Mexico City February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Police observe as members of Greenpeace stage a protest in demand ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Police observe as members of Greenpeace stage a protest in demand of a binding treaty to save the climate while standing in the fountain of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and water, in Mexico City February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Members of Greenpeace hold banners demanding a binding treaty ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:23:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Greenpeace hold banners demanding a binding treaty to save the climate while standing in the fountain of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and water, in Mexico City February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Members of Greenpeace hold a banner reading "Help! a binding ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:15:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Greenpeace hold a banner reading "Help! a binding treaty to save the climate now" at the fountain of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain and water, in Mexico City February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Activists attend a Greenpeace's protest against Bele Monte ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:58:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - Activists attend a Greenpeace's protest against Bele Monte power plant near the Ministry of Mining and Energy in Brasilia last November. The Belo Monte power plant, planned to be built along the Xingu river and its border, would affect some 200,000 people, according to Greenpeace.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:43 GMT

(AP) - In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group Greenpeace, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is seen on Lake Baikal, some 2,600 miles east of Moscow, in eastern Siberia, Russia. Russian business executives said Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 they are determined to reopen a paper mill near the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake, despite warnings that the plant threatens Lake Baikal's unique and fragile ecosystem. Factory management told reporters here Thursday that the pulp plant provides 1,500 desperately needed jobs in eastern Siberia, and claimed that operations there pose 'no risk of any technology-related accidents.' (AP Photo/Greenpeace, HO)

In this undated file photo issued by the environmental group ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:26 GMT

A Greenpeace campaigner walking through destroyed peatlands ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:03:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Greenpeace campaigner walking through destroyed peatlands in Pangkalan Bunut Riau province in 2009. Indonesia is hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign governments to fund "green infrastructure" projects, a finance ministry official has said.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)

VIDEO: Environmental group Greenpeace has stopped several palm ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:03:58 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Environmental group Greenpeace has stopped several palm oil shipments from leaving Indonesia, calling for an end to forests and peatlands being destroyed to make way for plantations. Originally filed: 121108. Duration: 02:14(AFP)

Arctic Ocean off the coast of Greenland. Greenpeace called on ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:14:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - Arctic Ocean off the coast of Greenland. Greenpeace called on Tuesday for a moratorium on industrial activity on the Arctic, a region said to be rich in natural resources but particularly fragile.(AFP/File/Slim Allagui)

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo ...

(AP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:57:13 GMT

(AP) - A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono holds up a mock FIFA World Cup trophy as another wearing orangutan costume looks on during a protest against deforestation calling the country 'the world champion forest slasher' outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. The banner at right reads 'the World Champion on Forest Logging.' (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

A Greenpeace activist wearing mask of Indonesian President Susilo ...

(AP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:14:35 GMT

A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock ...

(AP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:12:01 GMT

(AP) - A Greenpeace activist wearing orangutan costume hands a mock FIFA World Cup trophy to another who wears a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a protest against deforestation calling the country 'the world champion forest slasher' outside the convention hall where the actual trophy is currently on display in its world tour, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Indonesia is losing its forests at one of the fastest rates in the world because of illegal logging, mining, new oil palm plantations and slash-and-burn land clearing. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

This Sunday Jan.24, 2010 photo provided Monday by environmental ...

(AP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:29:38 GMT

(AP) - This Sunday Jan.24, 2010 photo provided Monday by environmental group Greenpeace, shows an unidentified activist handcuffed at the rail near Cherbourg, Normandy, in an attempt to stop a train of uranium waste from being loaded on a Russian ship. Banner behind reads: Russia is not a trash bin. (AP Photo/Greenpeace)

Protesters block a railway line to prevent a train transporting ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - Protesters block a railway line to prevent a train transporting nuclear waste from reaching the French port of Cherbourg from where it was to be shipped to Russia, January 24. Four Greenpeace activists chained themselves onto the railway.(AFP/Jean-Paul Barbier)

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sits in front of the USNS Comfort ...

(AP) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:14:15 GMT

(AP) - The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sits in front of the USNS Comfort as they sit at anchor in waters off Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Haiti's government has declared an end to searches for living people trapped under debris, and officials are shifting their focus to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

VIDEO: Around 1.3 billion people depend on the water that flows ...

(AFPTV/GREENPEACE) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:49:43 GMT

(AFPTV/GREENPEACE) - VIDEO: Around 1.3 billion people depend on the water that flows down from the Himalayan glaciers, which experts say are melting at an alarming rate. Duration: 01:27. Orginally filed on 04/12/09.(AFPTV/GREENPEACE)

A Greenpeace activist dressed as a brinjal protests against ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:44 GMT

(AP) - A Greenpeace activist dressed as a brinjal protests against Bt brinjal, or genetically modified (GM) egg plant crop in Bangalore, India, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Indian government is organizing a series of public consultations to decide on the approval of India's first GM crop, Bt brinjal. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Greenpeace activists wearing masks of U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:09:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists wearing masks of U.S. President Barack Obama (C), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) give a "carbon dioxide champions" trophy to an official from the U.S. embassy during demonstrations in Bangkok January 22, 2010. Environmental activists staged a "carbon dioxide champions" ceremony in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok to protest against the failure of the climate change talks in Copenhagen last year. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:53:35 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama holds a "carbon dioxide champions" trophy during demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok January 22, 2010. Environmental activists staged a "carbon dioxide champions" ceremony in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok to protest against the failure of the climate change talks in Copenhagen last year. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greenpeace activists wear masks of 'carbon dioxide' winners, ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:43:49 GMT

(AP) - Greenpeace activists wear masks of 'carbon dioxide' winners, from left, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Greenpeace activist, wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:38:13 GMT

(AP) - A Greenpeace activist, wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama, holds up a 'carbon dioxide' trophy as they protest against the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Greenpeace activists protest in front of the headquarters of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:15:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest in front of the headquarters of the plant's owners in Prague January 20, 2010. The environmental group says the Prunerov plant is one of the world's biggest single industrial sources of planet-warming carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. The banner reads: Don't spare money on health of people from northern Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CIVIL UNREST)

Greenpeace activists simulate the spraying of "carbon dioxide" ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:11:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists simulate the spraying of "carbon dioxide" produced by Czech coal-fired power plant Prunerov II during a performance in front of the headquarters of the plant's owners in Prague January 20, 2010. The environmental group says the Prunerov plant is one of the world's biggest single industrial sources of planet-warming carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. The banner reads: Don't spare money on health of people from northern Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CIVIL UNREST)

A Greenpeace activist simulates the spraying of "carbon ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:08:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist simulates the spraying of "carbon dioxide" produced by Czech coal-fired power plant Prunerov II during a performance in front of the headquarters of the plant's owners in Prague January 20, 2010. The environmental group says the Prunerov plant is one of the world's biggest single industrial sources of planet-warming carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. The banner reads: Don't spare money on health of people from northern Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CIVIL UNREST)

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:17:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's plans to revive nuclear energy production at the Square Colosseum in Rome January 19, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST)

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:16:08 GMT

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:13:53 GMT

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian 'Stop ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:19:49 GMT

(AP) - A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian 'Stop nuclear madness'' is unrolled from the 'Squared Colosseum', also known as the Palazzo della Civilta' Italiana (Palace of the Italian Civilization), reflected in a lake, in Rome's EUR district, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. As the sun rose Tuesday over the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's palace, four members of the pro-environment group used ropes to reach the top in a protest against the possible construction of nuclear power plants in Italy. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian 'Stop ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:19:37 GMT

A giant Greenpeace banner reading in English and Italian 'Stop ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:19:23 GMT

Oliver Classen of " Erklaerung von Bern" Switzerland ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:37:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Oliver Classen of " Erklaerung von Bern" Switzerland talks during a press conference about the Public Eye Awards at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland January 14, 2010. The awards, which are a critical counterpoint to the World Economic Forum (WEF), will be presented to the world�s most 'socially and environmentally irresponsible companies for their nastiness', in Davos on January 27. REUTERS/Romina Amato (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Oliver Classen of " Erklaerung von Bern" Switzerland ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:36:27 GMT

Oliver Classen of " Erklaerung von Bern" Switzerland ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:35:22 GMT

Bruno Heinzer of Greenpeace Switzerland talks during a press ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:32:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Bruno Heinzer of Greenpeace Switzerland talks during a press conference about the Public Eye Awards at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland January 14, 2010. The awards, which are a critical counterpoint to the World Economic Forum (WEF), will be presented to the world�s most 'socially and environmentally irresponsible companies for their nastiness', in Davos on January 27. REUTERS/Romina Amato (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Bruno Heinzer of Greenpeace Switzerland talks during a press ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:25:37 GMT

Bruno Heinzer of Greenpeace Switzerland talks during a press ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:23:22 GMT

Bruno Heinzer (L) of Greenpeace Switzerland and Oliver Classen ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:20:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Bruno Heinzer (L) of Greenpeace Switzerland and Oliver Classen of "Erklaerung von Bern" Switzerland talk during a press conference about the Public Eye Awards at Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich January 14, 2010. The awards, which are a critical counterpoint to the World Economic Forum (WEF), will be presented to the world�s most 'socially and environmentally irresponsible companies for their nastiness', in Davos on January 27. REUTERS/Romina Amato (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS)

German security staff detain a Greenpeace activist during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:41:14 GMT

(Reuters) - German security staff detain a Greenpeace activist during a speech of German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (R) at the Internationale Gruene Woche IGW (International Green Week) fair in Berlin, January 14, 2010. Established in 1926, the IGW is an international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries and will take place for the 75th time from January 15 to 24, 2010 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

German security staff detain a Greenpeace activist during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:36:49 GMT

A German Greenpeace activist (R) empties a basket of potatoes ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:35:45 GMT

(Reuters) - A German Greenpeace activist (R) empties a basket of potatoes during a speech by German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (C) at the Internationale Gruene Woche IGW (International Green Week) fair in Berlin, January 14, 2010. Established in 1926, the IGW is an international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries and will take place for the 75th time from January 15 to 24, 2010 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A German Greenpeace activist (R) empties a basket of potatoes ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:34:41 GMT

Greenpeace activist dumped tuna fish heads outside French Agriculture ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:54:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - Greenpeace activist dumped tuna fish heads outside French Agriculture ministry in Paris, during a demonstration in 2008 calling for a ban of tuna fishing and the protection of the spieces. French fishermen are urging the government to resist pressure from green groups when it decides whether to join a global ban on trade of the overfished bluefin tuna.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)