Summer 2010 Update

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On the cover: An orangutan hangs from a tree in Indonesia'sParadise Forests. Will Rose/Greenpeace

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From the Executive Director GLOBAWARM The Climate Crim

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Last Stand

OCEAN Obama Supports

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Trader JoesSees The Light

Bluefin Ban Fails

Here at Greenpeace, we judgeourselves by what we win foryou and our environment.

In the past few decades, wehave scored more victories for the planet than anyother independent environmental organization in theworld: from nuclear test ban treaties, to protectionsfor the last great rainforests, to securing the entireAntarctic continent as a World Park, where all drillingand mining is banned.

But, of all Greenpeaces historic environmentalvictories, the international ban on commercial whalingis perhaps our most iconic. It took nearly a decade ofdaring activism, grassroots organizing, and tirelesscampaign work. In the end, it was all worth it: thewhaling moratorium has done wonders for the whales it has even helped bring several species back fromthe brink of extinction.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the very firstGreenpeace campaign to save the whales and putan end to commercial whaling. But, instead of joiningus in the celebration and fulfilling his campaignpromise to Greenpeace, President Obama and hisdelegation at the International Whaling Commissionare supporting a proposal to overturn the moratorium

and reinstate commercial whaling around the world.President Obama, here is what we have to say to that:Not on our watch.

For a man who inspired so much hope in all of us,and who promised the kind of change that would leadto a green and peaceful future, Barack Obama has

turned out to be a much different president than whatwe imagined.

President Obama has proposed building a newgeneration of nuclear power plants, the first in nearly40 years, putting millions of human lives in danger.He has lifted a ban on offshore drilling, allowing the oilindustry to pillage parts of the East and Gulf Coasts,and the coast of Alaska.

Now he threatens to destroy the last of the greatwhales. How can we expect to count on thepresident to tackle big picture issues like globalwarming if he will not even work with us on an issueas simple as stopping the slaughter of our oceansmost mysterious and majestic beings?

After many years of being the Earths mostcourageous defender, Greenpeace knows thatvigilance must always follow victory. Just when wethought the planet was in good hands, we must nowbe more vigilant and on-guard of our environmentalvictories than ever.

The reality of our current situation is unsettling but withthe support of our 3 million members worldwide,Greenpeace is prepared to tackle it head on. Asalways, I thank you for your continued support.

For a Green and Peaceful Future,

Philip D. RadfordExecutive Director

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WANTED: The Climate Criminals

C h a r l es a n d D a v i d Koc h a r e m u l t i b i l l i o n a i r e b r ot h er s t h a

n ot o n l y r u n t h e n a t i o n ' s l a r g est p r i v a t e oi l co m p a n y a

a n d e x ec u t i v e v i ce p r esi d e n t , t h e y r i v a l E x x o n M o b i l i n

f u n d i n g f r o n t g r o u p s t h a t s p r e a d m i si n f or m a t i o n a b o u t t h

d a n g er s of g l o b a l w a r m i n g . T h ese oi l h ei r s h a v e l a v i s h

m i l l i o n s o n cl i m a t e d e n i er s a t A m er i c a n s f or P r os p er i t y

H er i t a g e F o u n d a t i o n , a n d t h e C a t o I n st i t u t e, w h i c h C h a r

Koc h f o u n d ed i n 1977. T h o u g h h e a n d h i s b r ot h er a r e

r es p o n si b l e f or f u n d i n g so m e of t h e wor ld ' s wor st j u n k

sci e n ce, D a v i d a l so r ece n t l y s p o n sor ed t h e n e w " D a v i d H

Koc h H a l l of H u m a n Or i g i n s" a t t h e S m i t hso n i a n N a t i o n a l

H i st or y M u se u m . T h e G r ee n p e a ce Cl i m a t e Cr i m e U n i t w a s

t h e h a l l ' s o p e n i n g d a y t o see k o u t t h e cl i m a t e cr i m i n a l

p oi n t o u t t h e ser i o u s i r o n y of t h e si t u a t i o n .

These seven climate criminals are responsible for dangerous and destructive actsagainst the Earth. They are some of the worst global warming polluters and sciencedeniers. They put profits over people. All seven are motivated by corporate greed and

a ravenous desire to build and exert their political power and influence. In fact, theirvillainous actions to achieve these ends now contribute to at least 300,000 deaths ayear according to the Global Humanitarian Forum the direct result of human-drivenglobal warming.

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O n February 24, 2010, thVermont State Senate vote26-4 to shut down the VermonYankee Nuclear Power Plant.

The historic decision came after a longand tireless campaign by Greenpeace,Vermont Public Interest Group, and thecourageous men and women of Vermont.Although Vermont Yankees ownersEntergy, lobbied hard to keep the nuclearplant open, common sense prevailed.

The 40-year-old reactor has been

plagued by radioactive leaks, missing fuerods, a collapsing cooling tower, andseveral misstatements in testimony byplant officials. Vermont Yankee is now seto shut down in 2012.

Andy Duback/Greenpeace

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Many see Vermonts decision as a clear messageto President Obama in reaction to his pledge of$8.3 billion in loan guarantees to fuel a nuclearrenaissance.

The nuclear renaissance is dead on arrival, saidGreenpeace Nuclear Policy Analyst Jim Riccio.

We can retire old, decrepit, and leaking reactorslike Vermont Yankee and help usher in the energyrevolution that America needs. When Americanshave the choice about the kind of energy they wantin their communities, they dont want nuclear.

The nuclear industry is not at all happy withVermonts decision. Their message back to thepeople of the state: Drop dead. Entergy hasalready threatened to use their financial muscle toevict the current Senate and install a new one thatwill approve an extension of their nuclear plantsoperating license.

Nuclear power is nothing more than a dangerousdistraction from real clean energy solutions likewind and solar. Radioactive pollution can causedamage for generations and there is always thepotential of a major accident, like at Chernobyl orThree Mile Island.

In this new age of terrorism, nuclear plants mightas well have bulls-eye targets painted on their

backsides. Federal agents recently confirmed thata suspected al Qaeda operative worked at six U.S.nuclear sites. Former CIA official Charles F. Faddisalso warned that Americas 104 operating reactorsare dangerously vulnerable to terror attack.

But, none of this seems to phase the nuclear

industry or the Obama administration, whichboth insist that taxpayers should finance morenuclear energy. We must not allow PresidentObamas nuclear renaissance to destroy ourhopes of a green and peaceful future. Help usbuild off the momentum of our Vermont victoryby taking action today!

Basil Tsimoyianis/Greenpeace

LEARN MORE: greenpeace.org/nuclear-shutdo

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The orangutan is one of the most charismatic and well-loved species on our planet. It is also one of the mostendangered.Native to the Paradise Forests of Indonesia, orangutans areremarkably similar to humans in terms of anatomy, physiol-ogy, and behavior. They are highly intelligent and have beenobserved crafting tools for scratching, foraging, and

collecting honey.Today, only around 7,000 Sumatran orangutans remain in thewild, clinging to pockets of habitat. These great apes arelisted as critically endangered the most severe listing for ananimal species. The orangutans sharp decline in recentyears is due largely to the destruction of their rainforesthabitat to make way for palm oil plantations.Indonesia is the worlds largest producer of palm oil, which isused in everything from chocolates and snack foods to soapsand cosmetics. Experts predict that, unless serious action istaken to stop deforestation for palm oil, orangutans could beextinct in the wild within the next twenty years.

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A new investigative Greenpeacereport, Caught Red Handed,reveals that Nestl, the largestfood and drink company in theworld, is helping to drive defor-estation for palm oil in the Para-

dise Forests. Nestl uses palmoil to make a wide array of itsproducts including Butterfinger,Baby Ruth, PowerBar, Coffee

Mate, Nestl CrunchCrisp, and Maggi Soupmixes. In the last three

years, Nestls use of palm oilhas nearly doubled.One of Nestls major suppliers,the giant Sinar Mas group, isresponsible for widespread de-forestation and has an appalling

track record of environmentaland social practices. Theevidence collected in ourCaught Red Handed reportshows how Sinar Mas is notonly clearing rainforests, it isalso destroying Indonesias

OrangutanFacts In the Malay language, orang

means person and utan is derived from hutan , wmeans forest. Thus, the orangutans name literallymeans person of the forest.

There are two species of orangutans: Sumatran andBornean. Having evolved on the islands of Sumatra Borneo, both species are now endangered.

Orangutans are the largest arboreal animals on theplanet they live their lives almost entirely in trees.These fascinating orange apes travel by swinging fromtree branch to tree branch, avoiding the groundwherever possible.

Orangutans arms stretch out longer than their bodies,sometimes over 7 feet from fingertip to fingertip.

When male Borneo orangutans mature, they developlarge, prominent cheek pads covered with short, coarhair. These cheek pads are very attractive to otherorangutans the bigger, the better.

Next to humans, orangutans have the longest childhooin the animal world. Orangutan young will nurse until tare around six years old and will stay with their mothersuntil they are around 13-16 years old.

Orangutans are one of our closest biological relatives,sharing 97% of the same DNA as humans.

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carbon-rich peatlands. Burning anddraining these peatlands releases vastamounts of greenhouse gases into theair, making Indonesia the third largest

global warming polluter in the world.Following the release of our ground-breaking report, Greenpeace debuted ashocking viral video that has created anenormous buzz online. The videofeatures a man taking a big bite out of aNestl chocolate. To his coworkersdisgust, the Nestl bar is actually achocolate-covered orangutan fingerthat leaves blood stains all overthe mans face.Shamed and exposed, Nestl had

YouTube remove the video from theiwebsite within hours of its release. Thitriggered more public interest anspread the video even further across

cyberspace. Within 24 hours, the videowas viewed by 100,000 people. In a fewweeks, it surpassed the 1 million viewmark. The companys Facebook sitewas crippled in the process, leadingadvertising experts to suggest thaNestl should simply shut it down. Thsophisticated, high-profile onli

campaigning stirred up a storm of mediacoverage, sparking headlines in outletslike The Wall Street Journal readNestl Takes a Beating on SocialMedia Sites.

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Within seven hours of the reportrelease, video debut, and actions fromEurope to China, Nestl agreed tocancel their direct contract with Sinar

Mas. However, Nestl continues tosource much larger amounts of palm oilfrom Sinar Mas through middlemantraders like Cargill. Nestl is simplypassing responsibility to their supplierson this issue and thats not goodenough. To end the firestorm ofcontroversy, Nestl must stop buying

palm oil linked to forest destruction andactively promote an end to deforesta-tion for palm oil. The Greenpeace cam-paign will continue until that happens.

This is the orangutans last stand.Unless we can affect some seriouschanges, our children and grandchil-dren will grow up in a world where we

have allowed one of mankinds closestrelatives to be exterminated for thingslike junk food .Greenpeace continues to pressure theIndonesian government to enact animmediate moratorium on rainforestand peatland destruction. PresidentObama can help by providing fundingfor the necessary resources to bringthe destruction of the Paradise Foreststo zero by 2015.

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Picture a Japanese whaling ship speeding through theSouthern Ocean with a team of Greenpeace activists

hot on its tail. Suddenly, a mother whale and her calfare spotted and the whaling ships harpooner takes aim.

The activists shouts are drowned out by the blasts ofexploding-tip harpoons being fired at the whales. With twosickening thuds, both mother and baby are hit. The pairdesperately try to free themselves from the harpoon lines.After a long and agonizing struggle, a gunman finally steps ondeck and puts the poor creatures out of their misery.

Helpless, the activists can do nothing but bear witness as thewhales lifeless bodies are dragged up the ships slipway,leaving a long trail of blood behind them.

If the Obama administration gets its way at the next meetingof the International Whaling Commission (IWC), this tragedywill see itself played out over and over again.

For reasons unknown, President Obamas hand-picked

representatives at the IWC are supporting a new proposalthat would not only overturn the international ban on com-mercial whaling which Greenpeace fought tirelessly to passin the 1980s it would legitimize Japans so-called scien-tific slaughter in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

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TAKE ACTION: greenpeace.org/obamaspromise

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During the presidential race, then-Senator Obama gave thisresponse to a Greenpeace questionnaire dated March 16,2008:

As president, I will ensure that the U.S. providesleadership in enforcing international wildlife protectionagreements, including strengthening the international

moratorium on commercial whaling. Allowing Japan tocontinue commercial whaling is unacceptable.

If President Obama is serious about his commitment toprotecting the whales, he must make sure that his delegationat the IWC opposes any deal that would reinstatecommercial whaling. Instead, the U.S. should support aproposal recently made by Australia, which would leave themoratorium intact and finally put an end to Japans bogusscience in the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace paid withour blood, sweat, and tears for the commercial whalingmoratorium. We will not sit idly by and allow the Obamaadministration to overturn decades of hard work with oneclumsy pen stroke.

In light of this unexpected and deeply disturbing news,Greenpeace is gearing up for one of the biggestbattles that the war against whaling has ever seen. This isan all hands on deck moment, to say the very least.


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After months of publicly campaigning againstTrader Joes, Greenpeace has finally convincedthe supermarket chain to adopt and implement

sustainable seafood purchasing policies throughout allof their stores.

Greenpeace applauds Trader Joes for agreeing towork towards sustainable seafood policies that will helpsave our planets oceans and put an end to destructivefishing practices. Prior to this announcement, TraderJoe's was the worst ranked national chain inGreenpeaces Carting Away The Oceans report,which analyzed the sustainability of Americas 20 lead-ing grocery stores.

Greenpeace turned up the heat on Trader Joes with amock website (www.traitorjoe.com), relentless phone

calls from supporters, thoughtful karaoke songs fromshoppers, and in-store demonstrations and questionsto store managers from activists across the country.

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Trader Joes has now removed several unsustainable

products from its shelves, including the conservation-dependent orange roughy. Furthermore, Trader Joes hasannounced that they will:

Offer only sustainable seafood in their stores byDecember 31, 2012.

Work with third-party, science-based organizations toestablish definitions and parameters for addressingcustomer concerns about overfishing, destructive catch orproduction methods, and the importance of marine reserves.

Remove red-listed seafood from their shelves. TraderJoes stopped selling Chilean sea bass in 2005, orangeroughy in July of 2009, and red snapper in March of 2010.

Provide accurate information on all seafood labels,

including species Latin names, origin and catch orproduction method.

Use their buying power to leverage change in theseafood industry.

Greenpeace is hopeful that Trader Joes will continue imple-menting a comprehensive sustainable seafood purchasingpolicy and we will remain vigilant to ensure the supermarketchain stays faithful to its promise long into the future.

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Greenpeace condemns the failure of governmentsmeeting at the Convention of International Trade inEndangered Species (CITES) to agree on any

measures to protect the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Monacos proposal to ban international trade of thiscritically endangered jaguar of the sea was rejected bythe international community, despite support from the U.S.government. The vote followed several days of aggressivelobbying from the Japanese, who take close to 80% of the

Atlantic bluefin catch for use as sushi.Greenpeace International oceans campaigner OliverKnowles said: The abject failure of governments here at

CITES to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna spells disaster for itsfuture and sets the species on a pathway to extinction. []It is a known goal by Japan. By pushing for a few moreyears of this luxury product it has put the future of bluefin and the future of its own supply at serious risk.

The possibility that the bluefin tuna will be functionallyextinct within the next four years is now, unfortunately, a realone. Overfishing has already killed off at least 90% of thebluefin population since the 1970s.

Greenpeace will continue to lobby the world community toban bluefin at both the national and international level.

Bluefin Ban Fails

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I Bluefin tuna average6.5 feet in length, weighnearly 800 pounds, andcan live for over 30years.

I With a flick of its tail,a bluefin tuna canaccelerate faster thana Porsche goingfrom 0 to 60 mph in 3seconds flat.

I Arguably one of theoceans top predatorspecies, bluefin tuna areable to stun their preywith the centrifugal forcegenerated by their superspeed before attacking.

I Bluefin tuna areunique in that they areone of the only warm-blooded fish in the sea.

I Restaurants likecelebrity hotspotNobu will payupwards of $100,000for a single bluefin tunaat market.

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