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SIGN-UP To the Campaign against Exxon
Greenpeace Activist News | 29th May, 2002
ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, has been leading the battle against the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the world's leading cause of global warming and climate change, ExxonMobil has been working closely with US President George W. Bush to undermine the reduction in coal and oil consumption required to halt devastating climate change.
Greenpeace has launched a major global campaign against ExxonMobil, also called Esso, Exxon, Mobil, and Imperial Oil. The international website is at:
http://www.stopesso.org
Have fun with these StopEsso/Exxonmobil games below and send them to your friends as well:
http://www.stopesso.org/static/games/index.html and
http://www.stopesso.org/static/games/exxon.html
You can visit the US site at:
http://www.stopexxonmobil.org
the UK site at:
http://www.stopesso.com<BR>
the German site at:
http://www.stoppesso.de
the French site at:
http://www.greenpeace.fr/stopesso/index.html
the Canadian site at:
http://www.greenpeace.ca/stopesso
and the Luxembourg site at:
http://www.stopesso.org/static/lux/luxembourg.htm
Victory for the Whales
The Fisheries Agency of Japan failed again at this year's meeting of the International Whaling Commission to end the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling despite building a larger than ever bloc of votes bought with promises of overseas development aid.
You can read details about this crucial meeting at our whales site:
http://whales.greenpeace.org
Thank you to the thousands of people who wrote letters to Japan, to countries who were selling their vote, and to stiffen the resolve of anti-whaling nations. Thanks also to everyone who signed our picture petition against whaling and encouraged friends and colleagues to join the Global Whale Action Team. In part because of your effort, the plans of the Fisheries Agency of Japan have been defeated for another year and the whales have been given a brief reprieve.
In a few weeks our whale campaign will begin discussing next steps. The Fisheries Agency of Japan continues to buy more votes, and unless they are stopped, it is only a matter of time before the ban on commercial whaling is overturned.
We welcome your suggestions on the next steps forward. Please join the discussion at:
http://act.greenpeace.org/1022278096
Thai Dirty Energy Delayed
A message from Penrapwe Noparumpa (Dao), a Greenpeace energy campaigner in Thailand:
On Friday, 10th May, the Thai Prime Minister finally made an announcement on the two proposed coal-fired power plants in Bo Nok and Ban Krut, Prachuab Khiri Khan province, Thailand. The decision he announced was, in fact,a weak compromise that the final decision on the construction of both projects is to be postponed for at least two years. The reason given is Thailand's current excess reserves of electricity.
Though the decision is not the outright cancellation for which we had hoped, it is nevertheless quite good news. Dirty energy such as coal has been initially rejected and voices of the people has been taken into consideration in the decision-making, for the first time in eight years of continuous opposition.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the campaign. We have already heard in the, last few days that the Prime Minister's Office was absolutely astounded at the number of letters against the plants which were received in the days prior to the decision. Clearly, they had their effect! The villagers at both locations know all about your letters and have asked me to convey their grateful thanks. They were unbelievably touched that they had so much support from outside of their country.
You can post comments about this campaign at:
http://act.greenpeace.org/1019229300/1022061569
Opposing the Food Dictators
Five years ago leaders promised to halve the number of undernourished people in the world. Today this target is still far beyond reach. Greenpeace is exposing the "Food Dictators" who are partly to blame at the World Food Summit on 10-13 June. Please help by writing to your national agriculture minister from:
http://act.greenpeace.org/aas/e?a=ag_fao&s=blue2s_w
You can find more information and discuss this campaign at:
http://act.greenpeace.org/1022252362
Stop Plutonium Terror
An armed ship carrying enough plutonium to make 50 nuclear bombs will shortly sail around the world from Japan to Britain, threatening the health and security of millions of people worldwide.
The nuclear industry's arrogance and irresponsibility in undertaking this transport, especially after the tragic events of September 11th, must be challenged. Greenpeace is campaigning to stop our seas becoming nuclear highways and for an end to the dangerous plutonium trade.
For more information, visit our plutonium site at:
http://www.greenpeace.org/~nuclear/bnfl/
Mayak Exhibition
In May, Greenpeace launched a stunning exhibition of photographs at the prestigious Moscow House of Photography, highlighting the "Cold War" human tragedy resulting from the production of plutonium at Russia's and the world's most contaminated nuclear site, Mayak, in the Chelyabinsk region.
Greenpeace has created a website about this photo exhibition here:
http://www.greenpeace.org/mayak
Visit the Cybercentre
Please don't forget to visit the Greenpeace Cyberactivist Community at:
http://act.greenpeace.org
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