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Greenpeace apologizes for stunt at ancient Peru site
2014-12-10 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a protest banner there calling for action on climate change. The stunt at the ancient Nazca lines, enormous drawings etched in the earth some 2,000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization, drew a furious reaction from Peru, which is currently hosting UN talks aimed at curbing global warming. Greenpeace set up large letters beside one of the designs,...
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Peru to press charges Greenpeace over Nazca lines stunt
2014-12-10 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Peru has said it will press criminal charges against the Greenpeace activists who, it says, damaged ancient earth markings in Perus coastal desert by leaving footprints in the ground during a publicity stunt meant to send a message to the UN climate talks delegates in Lima. This is extreme environmentalism which ignores what we Peruvians consider to be sacred, said Perus vice minister of culture, Luis Jaime Castillo, after the protest at the world renowned Nazca lines, a Unesco world heritage...
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Greenpeace apologises for Nazca stunt
2014-12-10 19:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Greenpeace has apologised for any "moral offence" it has caused, after a publicity stunt on the ancient Nazca lines in Peru. Activists from the organisation placed a banner next to a figure of a hummingbird, carved more than 1,500 years ago. They were hoping to increase pressure on UN negotiators currently meeting in Lima. The Peruvian government said it would prosecute the activists who took part. The ancient depictions of animals, including a monkey and a hummingbird that are etched...
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Giant Phil storms show climate change threat: Greenpeace
2014-12-07 17:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Greenpeace global chief Kumi Naidoo said Sunday increasingly violent storms hitting the Philippines showed the world had to act on climate change, as Typhoon Hagupit barrelled across the country. Naidoo was in the Philippines to "bear witness" to the damage done by Hagupit, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year, and planned to visit some of the worst-affected areas on Monday. "Nature does not negotiate, We actually have to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to understand that...
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Typhoon Hagupit: Greenpeace warning as million people flee 106mph gales
2014-12-07 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Philippines remains braced for further possible devastation from Typhoon Hagupit after the storm knocked out power in entire coastal provinces, mowed down trees and sent more than 800,000 people fleeing for their lives. The typhoon, which hit land with winds of 87mph and gusts of 106mph, caused shallow floods, damaged shanties and ripped tin roofs off buildings, but there were no confirmed deaths or major destruction reported from the affected areas. Hagupit was found to be weaker than...
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