Greenpeace Japan activists demonstrate in front of the Japanese parliament calling for a reform in nuclear liability laws that will make all companies involved accountable for nuclear disasters. Don’t let Hitachi, GE, Toshiba walk away from Fukushima! Sign to help change this unfair system.
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Greenpeace activists protest outside Levi’s headquarters in San Francisco create a ‘river’ out of non-toxic foam, as part of a series of Greenpeace activities held in over 80 cities worldwide, demanding that Levi’s commits to eliminating the use of all hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain. The foam simulates the toxic water pollution caused by the Mexican textile factories that have been found to have links to brands including Levi’s. Photo: George Nikitin, Greenpeace / SF
According to the Greenpeace release, “Levi’s will begin requiring 15 of its largest suppliers, each with multiple factories in China, Mexico and elsewhere, to disclose pollution data as early as the end of June 2013” — an important development in nations without strict reporting requirements.
…Other substances Greenpeace found included benzotriazoles, tributyl phosphate and trichloroaniline, all toxic to aquatic life. At the Kaltex plant, Greenpeace said it found hexa (methoxymethyl) melamine (HMMM), which is moderately toxic to aquatic life, and two trichlorinated benzenes. The environmental group said that while these two persistent toxic chemicals are used as solvents and dye carriers, they are not exclusive to textile manufacturing and may have come from other sources.
“In studies of the textile industry in Mexico, Greenpeace found that Levi’s suppliers have the worst water pollution,” said Pierre Terras, a Greenpeace toxics campaigner in Mexico quoted in the report. According to Greenpeace, Mexico is the fourth-largest supplier of textiles and apparel to the U.S. market..
sfgate, 30.12.12.
Zara commits to go toxic-free!
Zara, the world’s largest clothing retailer, today announced a commitment to go toxic-free following nine days of intense public pressure. This win belongs to the fashion-lovers, activists, bloggers and denizens of social media. This is people power in action.
read more: greenpeace, 29.11.12.
i didn’t see any of this mannequin-protesting when i walked past the zara in SF on black friday, but yay at least the the rest of the world cares?
and check out this “detox fashion” anime video. it’s actually pretty good.
and the mannequin video. man, greenpeace is cool. and awesome.
We want fashion without pollution in Copenhagen too!
sign petition to get ZARA to detox its fashion and eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals.
Hamburg, Germany. © Bente Stachowske / Greenpeace
Looks like Abercrombie & Fitch has another “situation” on deck, only this time it has nothing to do with getting the cast of Jersey Shore to doff its merch. The American retailer is among 14 global brands Greenpeace is calling out for allegedly releasing hormone-disrupting chemicals—specifically nonylphenol ethoxylates—into the environment. Used as surfactants in textile production, NPEs subsequently break down to form toxic nonphenol, an endocrine disruptor that builds up in the food chain and is pretty nasty even at minute levels…
“By failing to take action to eliminate these chemicals, global brands like Adidas are expecting customers to do their dirty laundry for them,” Li says. “Every time clothes containing these chemicals are washed, hazardous substances are released into waterways across the world.”
ecouterre, 23.08.11.
…On that day in South London, when Moose asked the officers what crime he was being charged with, confusion ensued.
“We’re arresting you for criminal damage,” Moose recalls one of the officers telling him.
“The only thing I’ve damaged is dirt,” the artist replied.
“They took that on board,” Moose says. “They were really fumbling around.”
Then the police told him that he had made marks on the wall. “I explained that the marks were made by pollution. If they wanted to arrest the perpetrators of this crime, they should get with the people who had created this pollution.”
Broadway Tunnel in San Francisco, 04.2009.
“The environmental message [in my art] is unavoidable,” he says. “I’m writing in grime.”
A while back, Moose teamed up with a pack of eco-warriors with Greenpeace. They piled into a zodiac raft, armed with pressure washers, and buzzed across the Thames River to a blackened retaining wall near the House of Parliament. When they’d finished their work, the wall was emblazoned with the message:
“DON’T CHANGE THE CLIMATE. CHANGE THE POLITICS.”
Dr. Dirt: Street artist scrubs images into the urban landscape.
grist.org, 04.11.11.
Dianne (and my tumblr followers),
Shell and BP know drilling in the Arctic is a too risky. That’s why they’ve put their plans on hold. Now tell Secretary Salazar to take the next step and ban all offshore drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters for good.
Thanks to you I’ve got very exciting news from Alaska. Shell’s CEO just announced that the company will not be drilling offshore in Alaska’s Arctic waters in 2011.
This announcement comes just days after BP said that they were delaying their insane Liberty Island project until at least 2013.
Take a moment and enjoy this — it belongs to you. These two victories would have been impossible if it wasn’t for the tens of thousands of phone calls, handwritten letters and emails from activists just like you.
And while you’re enjoying this one, take a minute to help keep the momentum going by sending Interior Secretary Salazar a message telling him to take the next step and ban ALL offshore drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters. For good.
The oil companies see the writing on the wall. They know that there’s no way to clean up an oil spill in Arctic waters. They also know that the cost of doing business in the Arctic just went way up thanks to the disaster in the Gulf last year. Shell’s CEO said as much himself.
This wouldn’t have become reality without our pressure. The flood of messages over the last six months to Secretary Salazar’s office has led to unprecedented scrutiny on Arctic drilling permit requests. We’re seeing the delays today because of your actions. Together we can keep the momentum going and urge Secretary Salazar to take the final step and simply ban drilling in Arctic waters forever.
Please join me and take action today. An oil spill off the Arctic coast would be catastrophic for both the ecosystem and people living there. It’s not worth the few drops of oil.
From Alaska,
Melanie Duchin
Greenpeace Arctic Campaigner
Greenpeace USA 19. Juli um 20:49
Hi Friends,
In almost every Costco store you’ll find freezers and coolers full of unsustainable fish. In fact, Greenpeace surveys found that Costco continues to sell fifteen of the twenty-two red list seafood items. This has to stop if we want to save our oceans and the planet. That’s why Greenpeace is shining a spotlight on Costco to expose the truth behind their destructive seafood policies. And you can help us send a message to the company right now by taking action online.
Tell Costco to stop its wholesale ocean destruction!
Then if we do not have you on record as taking action with us before, we’ll send you a free bumper sticker so you can spread the word about Costco’s Wholesale Ocean Destruction in your community!
For the oceans,
Chris
Greenpeace USA
Tell Costco to say NO to wholesale ocean destruction!
Greenpeace blimp targets Costco for seafood policies. 30.06.2010.
