Tag #Environmental Activism

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Denmark Blocks Japan's Extradition Request, Freeing Anti-Whaling Activist

Denmark rejected Japan's extradition request for Paul Watson, freeing the 74-year-old anti-whaling activist after five months in a Greenland jail; his arrest stemmed from a 2010 incident involving a Japanese whaling ship, but Denmark's Justice Ministry cited a lack of guarantees from Japan that his ...

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Denmark Rejects Japan's Extradition Request, Releases Paul Watson

Denmark released Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, from Greenlandic detention on Tuesday, rejecting Japan's extradition request for a 2010 incident involving a Japanese vessel in the Antarctic due to uncertainties regarding sentencing.

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A69 Highway Protest in Toulouse: Court Decision Fuels Demonstrations

Approximately 800 to 2200 people protested in Toulouse on December 15th against the controversial A69 highway, criticizing a court decision that allows construction to continue despite ongoing legal challenges, with protestors planning further legal action.

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Author Tim Winton on Aging, Marriage, and Activism

Tim Winton, a 64-year-old Australian author, discusses aging, his 40-year marriage, and his activism against fossil fuel companies sponsoring cultural events, resulting in Chevron relinquishing its sponsorship.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Shell and Greenpeace Settle Lawsuit Over Sea Protest

Shell and Greenpeace settled a lawsuit over a January 2022 protest where four Greenpeace activists boarded a Shell vessel near the Canary Islands, resulting in Greenpeace paying £300,000 to the RNLI and agreeing to avoid protesting at four Shell North Sea sites for a period.

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Papua New Guinean Women at COP29

Seven women from Papua New Guinea journey to COP29 in Baku to advocate for environmental and women's rights.

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Denmark Rejects Japan's Extradition Request for Anti-Whaling Activist

Denmark refused to extradite Paul Watson, a prominent anti-whaling activist, to Japan, releasing him from custody on Tuesday following his arrest in Greenland in July 2024 on a 2012 Interpol warrant for damaging a Japanese whaling ship in 2010, despite Japan's request for extradition and Watson's po...

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Danish Justice Blocks Japan's Extradition of Anti-Whaling Activist

Paul Watson, a 74-year-old Canadian-American anti-whaling activist, was released from Greenlandian custody on December 2023 after the Danish Ministry of Justice rejected Japan's extradition request stemming from a 2010 incident involving a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica.

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Energy Transfer Sues Sioux Tribe and Greenpeace over Dakota Access Pipeline

Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), is suing Native American tribal leaders and Greenpeace for opposing the pipeline, which crosses Sioux tribal land and threatens water supplies; the lawsuit, filed in 2017, seeks monetary compensation and aims to silence dissent.

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TimIndonesia: Social Media Campaign Drives Indonesian Waste Management Reform

Oliver Gilpin founded TimIndonesia, a social media campaign tackling Indonesia's waste problem, achieving over 10,000 sign-ups and commitments from political figures to improve waste management solutions, after witnessing widespread plastic burning fueled by a lack of waste management impacting 48% ...

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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"French Botanist's Ambitious Plan to Recreate Primary Forest Faces Political Obstacles"

"French botanist Francis Hallé's initiative to create a 70,000-hectare primary forest spanning France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg faces local political opposition but enjoys widespread support. The project, expected to take centuries, aims to restore biodiversity and combat climat...

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Life on Land
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Tesla Protest Continues in Grünheide

Police in Grünheide, Germany continue to deal with environmental activists protesting against Tesla's factory, even after their camp was dissolved.

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