Winter 2010 Update

8/7/2019 Winter 2010 Update

1/20

winter update 2010


2/20

On the cover: A pod of narwhals (Monodon monoceros)surfaces for air in the Arctic waters off the coast of Greenlan Jason Box/Greenpeace

Our MissionGreenpeace, Inc. is the leading independentcampaigning organization that uses peaceful directaction and creative communication to expose globaenvironmental problems and promote solutions thaare essential to a green and peaceful future. Pleasvisit greenpeace.org to learn more about GreenpeaInc. and greenpeacefund.org to learn more aboutGreenpeace Fund, Inc.

ISSN: 8899-0190. Unless otherwise noted, all conte

are Greenpeace, Inc.

Writer and Editor in ChiefSebastian Jannelli

Campaigns EditorsLisa Finaldi, John Hocevar, Dan Howells, Scott PauRolf Skar

Development EditorsCorrine Barr, Allison MacBride, Sara Rycroft

Photo EditorsTim Aubry, Robert Meyers

Legal EditorElizabeth Nicholas

winter update 201

Help support Greenpeaces work with your purchase of eco-friendly

gift items from our new online shop. Choose from organic cotton

t-shirts for men, women, and kids, SIGG water bottles, and more!

Send the gift ofthis holiday season!

CHECK IT OUT @ greenpeace.org/shop


3/20

From the Executive Director GLOBALWARMING Sunrise on the G

Arctic Drilling S

2

12

16

FORESTS Cotillard in the C

Burger King Bow

Kleercut CampaBENNY Award

8

OCEANS The Tokyo Two T

Oh No Costco!

IN MEMORI Jim Bohlen Dorothy Stowe

Following Novembers mid-term elections, I

took solace in the words of Martin LutherKing, Jr., who wisely said, We must acceptfinite disappointment, but never lose infinitehope.

Many of the incoming Republicans inCongress deny the reality of global warmingand favor fossil fuels over clean energy,which is definitely a disappointment.However, even with large Democratic

majorities in the House and Senate earlierthis year, the climate bill was killed and the oilindustry won billions of dollars in funding.

The painful truth is that we can no longer relyon the government to deliver the kind ofchange we need for a green and peacefulfuture. We the people are the planets onlyhope, and I have infinite hope in the power ofpeople.

My hope is bolstered by the broad coalitionfrom different political, ethnic, religious, andsocio-economic backgrounds that cametogether in California and defeatedProposition 23. This oil-funded ballot

measure would have suspended the GlobalWarming Solutions Act of 2006, but agrassroots movement of concerned andcommitted individuals stopped the measurein its tracks.

Greenpeace helped lead the charge againstProposition 23, but our efforts would havebeen nothing without the thousands ofpeople who attended rallies, signed petitions,and made their voices heard. On November2nd, the people of California voted downProposition 23 by a wide margin of 21% the most lopsided defeat of any of thepropositions presented to voters in 2010.

Our struggle to prevent the catastrophiceffects of global warming will wage on, withor without the support of Congress.Together, we the people can launch a cleanenergy revolution and affect the changesnecessary for a green and peaceful future.The age of the politician is over; the time forpeople power has come. As always, I thankyou for standing with us in our planets most

desperate hour.

For the Earth,

Philip D. Radford

TimA

ubry/Greenpeace


4/20

2

A s the sun rises on the Gulf of Mexico, the imposing silhouettes of severalthousand offshore drilling rigs take shape on the horizon.With their massive steel legs straddling the sea, metal cranes clawing at the

sky, and flare stacks spewing fire and smoke, the rigs look like an army of alien

spaceships come to plunder our planets resources in some kind of Wellsian

nightmare.

But these are no alien invaders; these

the direct results of our relentless dem

for oil, which, along with shrinking rese

and skyrocketing oil prices, has drive

oil industry into deeper and deeper w

There are now more than 6,900 active

eral leases to drill in the Gulf of Mealone.

The oil companies and our govern

both assured us that the sinister-loo

rigs sprouting up along our coasts

safer than the Ferris wheels at the co

fair. The U.S. Minerals Management S

ice stated that there was a less than

percent chance of a blowout and that, if one did happen, it wouldnt release m

oil.

More than 200 million gallons of spille

later, we have learned not to take ind

and government assurances at face v

Following the BP Deepwater Horizon

aster, Greenpeace sent our research

activism vessel, the Arctic Sunrise, to

Gulf of Mexico to conduct an indepen

investigation into what is now officially

worst oil spill accident in world history

Sunrise on the Gulf

Sean Gardner/Greenpeace


5/20

Kate Davison/Gre

Sean Gardner/Gre

Sean Gardner/Gre

Mannie Garcia/Greenpeace

Joined by a dozen scientists and severalmedia outlets, including a film crew

commissioned by His Royal Highness

The Prince of Wales, the team onboard

Greenpeaces Arctic Sunrisespent three

months studying the impacts that the oil

and the dispersants are having on the

Gulf ecosystem. Our scientific expedition

wrapped up in late October and, as the

results continue to filter in, we are more

than a little alarmed.

We have seen the dead sea turtles wash

ashore and we have heard the oil-covered

pelicans cry out in desperation. We havetaken toxic water samples and delivered

them to Congresss doorstep. We have

stood, hand-in-hand, with members of the

affected coastal communities and

demanded accountability from the oil

industry and the government.

Despite the Obama administrations

reports that the majority of the oil from theBP spill has been evaporated, burned,

skimmed, dispersed, or recovered,

Greenpeace and the team of independent

scientists we are working with can say with


6/20

4 Mannie Garcia/Greenpeace

some certainty that the governments co

sions are lost between wishful thinking and

right spin.

Billions of dollars have been spent on clea

and cover-up efforts, but even the most co

vative estimates say that around 170 million

lons of oil still remain in the Gulf and onshorelines of Florida, Louisiana, Mississ

and Alabama. That is more than 10 E

Valdez oil disasters put together.

Though BP dumped nearly two million ga

of toxic dispersant into the Gulf to drive th

out of sight, we know that the long-term ef

of the disaster will be felt here for decade

come.

Where the surface looks clean, plumes o

deep underwater, have billowed out into

open sea, leaving enormous dead zone

their wake. These undersea oil rivers, o

which was estimated to be the size of Man

tan, deplete oxygen and can kill wildlife like

phins, whales, sea turtles, and fish.In addition to providing a platform for indep

ent research in the Gulf, Greenpeace has

mitted 27 Freedom of Information Act requ


7/20

to the Obama administration. The scope

of these requests was derived from

Greenpeaces ongoing fieldwork, as well

as tips from local activists and reporters.

Some of Greenpeaces demands for

disclosure include:

Information regarding sea turtlesbeing killed in controlled oil burns in

the Gulf region.

Information on any communications

about carcass collection facilities in

the Gulf region.

Information on all internal communi-

cations regarding the 23 blowouts thathave occurred on oil rigs in the Gulf

since 2006.

Information on internal communica-

tions within and between the

Environmental Protection Agency,

U.S. Coast Guard, and BP concern-

ing directives on dispersant use and

exemptions granted to BP by theCoast Guard.

Information on all meetings and

correspondence between the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration and BP regarding

underwater oil plumes.

We cannot allow the truth to be

submerged any longer. Greenpeacewill continue to expose the real cost of

our oil addiction, while sounding the call

for a permanent ban on all new offshore

drilling. Unless we take serious action

to break the oil industrys chokehold on

our government, disasters like the one

in the Gulf of Mexico will continue to

plague our coastlines.

Sean Gardner/Greenpeace

Mannie Garcia

LEARN MORE @ greenpeace.org/sunriseonthegulf


8/20

6

From the worlds largest land predator, the polar bear, to

the ivory-tusked unicorn of the sea, the narwhal, the

Arctic is home to a fascinating array of wildlife. These

creatures have remained virtually undisturbed in their distant

and icy realm for millennia. But today, the Arctic is under

assault as fossil fuel-driven global warming causes the sea

ice that underpins the entire ecosystem to melt away.

Ironically, this decrease in sea ice means that oil companies

can finally get at the fossil fuel reserves once locked underthe Arctics ice-covered waters. In order to prevent an oil rush

from destroying this pristine habitat and the wildlife it supports,

Greenpeace is taking direct action on the high seas.

In early September, Greenpeaces Esperanzaevaded the

Danish navy off the coast of Greenland and deployed a team

of activists onto the Stena Don drilling rig. The Greenpeace

activists successfully shut down the Stena Don operation

for two consecutive days, costing the oil company, Cairn

Energy, precious time while drilling in such a remote

location.

The Greenpeace activists were ultimately arrested

deported, but our determination to go beyond oil rem

undeterred. Our next battlefront in the war against A

drilling will be off the coast of Alaska, where BP has se

its Liberty project the most powerful drilling rig in the w

Once fully operational, the BP Liberty will be capab

drilling up to two miles down and eight miles sideway

search of oil. The company will be pushing the limits of u

extended reach drilling with this project, a technology th

Arctic Drilling Showdown

Robert Visser/Greenpeace

TAKE ACTION @ greenpeace.org/stopbpliberty


9/20

unproven in Arctic waters and is

more prone to the type of gas leaks

that can lead to a Deepwater

Horizon-style blowout. BP insists

that Liberty wont have any significant

effects on the environment but they

said the same thing aboutDeepwater Horizon.

If a disaster on the scale of what we

witnessed in the Gulf of Mexico

were to ever occur in the Arctic, the

results would be devastating to the

regions polar bear and whale

populations.

Greenpeace will continue to stand

up against the oil industry and lead

the way toward a clean energyfuture.

Greenpeace

Will Rose/Greenpeace

Will Rose/Greenpeace


10/20

8

Earlier this year, Marion Cotillard, the Academy Award-

winning actress and star of Inception, joined

Greenpeace on an expedition into the Green Heart of

Africa the Congo rainforest.

Second only to the Amazon rainforest in size, the Congo is

home to many endangered wildlife species, like the

mountain gorilla. Nearly 700,000 indigenous people and

millions of Congolese also depend on the rainforest for

livelihoods.

Travelling up the Congo on a small wooden boat, Cotillard

the Greenpeace team witnessed first-hand how hinternational logging companies are plundering

rainforests resources at the expense of its local inhabita

Cotillard in the Congo Kate Davison/Gre


11/20

Ive seen how large-scale timber operations are threatening

[some of] the planets last intact forests, said Marion. Theyre

being eaten away from the inside. This extraordinary ecosys-

tem that supports the lives of tens of millions of people and is

the planets second largest green lung is in danger.

At each meeting, during each discussion with the peopleliving there, I could see the looting thats unfolding in these

remote lands: the industrial loggers arrive, hand out a few

crumbs, and then cut down the most valuable wood. This

wood is often exported to the European market where its

sold at exorbitant prices while in the Congolese forests,

workers risk their lives and are often paid less than a dollar

a day.

Cotillards experience was recorded in a series of seven

video diaries, so that the world could share her journey

through the endangered Congo rainforest. At the end of the

Greenpeace expedition, the actress concludes, The only

viable solution would be for rich countries to financially help

the Congolese to protect their forests. Its in the interests of al

of humanity to preserve this treasure: to save whats left o

biodiversity, to fight against climate change, and to ensure the

Democratic Republic of Congo sees genuine development.

Greenpeace is calling for an immediate halt to the expansion

of industrial logging in the Congo rainforest, especially in

intact forests. The people of the Congo are desperately in

need of sustainable development that is both environmentally

responsible and socially equitable. Industrial logging is not the

answer.

Markus Mauthe/Greenpeace Philip Reynaers/Greenpeace Kate Davison/Greenpeac

WATCH @ greenpeace.org/cotillardinthecongo


12/20

Flame broiled rainforests are no lo

on the menu at Burger King, aft

nationwide Greenpeace camp

forced the fast food giant to take actio

Paradise Forests in Indonesia.

On September 1, 2010, Burger

announced that it would cut Sinar Mamassive conglomerate that is destro

Indonesias rainforests and peatland

expand palm oil plantations, out of its su

chain. By slashing and burning the Para

Forests, Sinar Mas is pushing criti

endangered orangutans toward extinc

and polluting our global climate.

The Greenpeace recipe for campsuccess included ape actions with acti

dressed as orangutans at Burger

locations coast to coast, a stream of o

petitions to the company from supporters

you, and Greenpeace reports exposing S

Mas violating industry standards, Indone

law, and its own public statements. S

Mas tried to deflect criticism with a limaudit of its operations. In a huge set

for the forest-destroyer, Burger King cited

findings of the audit as its main rational

dropping Sinar Mas.

Daniel Beltr/Greenpeace

Burger King Bows Down


13/20

In a statement, Burger King said the

audit ... has raised valid concerns

about some of the sustainability

practices of Sinar Mas palm oil

production and its impact on the

rainforest. These practices are incon-

sistent with our corporate responsibility

commitments. As a result, we have

decided we will no longer purchase

palm oil from Sinar Mas or its

subsidiaries. We are in the process of

transitioning to a new palm oil

supplier for the 176 Burger King

restaurants that were supplied by

Sinar Mas. In addition, we are

notifying our suppliers of our

intent to discontinue the use of

palm oil supplied by Sinar Mas in

the manufacturing of our

products. As with all corporate

commitments, we will remain

vigilant to make sure Burger King

sticks to its pledges.

This is just the latest good news

our campaign has achieved for

orangutans, our climate, and localcommunities that depend on

Indonesian rainforests. Our campaign

to reach zero deforestation in

Indonesia is gaining momentum and

making real change. Now is the time to

keep the pressure on. Help us tell

Pizza Hut and Dunkin Donuts, two

other fast food chains linked to SinarMas, to take action to save our last

rainforests.

Greenpeace

Every year, the Business Ethics Ne

recognizes outstanding corporate

paign victories with its prestigious B

award. In 2010, Greenpeace was ho

with the BENNY for our nearly five

Kleercut campaign against Kimberly

The Kleercut campaign launched in

with a focus on connecting the dema

disposable products and the destr

on the ground in Canada's Boreal F

After countless direct actions, crcommunications, and boardroom ne

tions, Kimberly-Clark agreed to a

environmental procurement policy

considered the strongest in its class.

Among other things, the compan

agreed to no longer source

Endangered and High Conservation

forests, and to continuously increa

use of FSC certified and recycled

over time. Greenpeace continues to

with Kimberly-Clark on a regular ba

review progress.

ACCOLADES FOR GREENPEA

Kleercut CampaigWins BENNY Awa

TAKE ACTION @ greenpeace.org/fastfoodforests


14/20

This shocking witness testi-

mony came from an ex-whaler

who spoke at the trial of

Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki,

the Greenpeace activists also

known as the Tokyo Two, who

were prosecuted for exposingcorruption within Japans

scientific whaling industry.

Despite the overwhelming evidence in their defense, on

September 6, 2010, Junichi and Toru were handed a one year

suspended prison sentence. Greenpeace is now appealing

the Japanese courts unjust and politically motivated ruling.

The freedom to peacefully draw public attention to govern-

ment wrongdoing is not only a crucial part of any democracy

it is an inalienable right that must be defended.

Junichi and Toru undertook great personal risks to investiga

and reveal the ugly truth at the core of Japans taxpaye

funded whaling industry. In May 2008, the activis

intercepted one of 90 huge boxes of prime-cut whale me

being smuggled off a Japanese research ship by t

whaling crew. The box was deceptively labeled

cardboard and was on its way to be sold on the undergrounwhale meat market in Tokyo, where it would have fetche

several thousand U.S. dollars.

This evidence, along with the findings of a four-mon

undercover Greenpeace investigation, was broadcast to t

world and caused an immediate uproar. For the first time

Japans history, the issue of whaling received national med

attention. Furious, the Japanese authorities sent 75 troope

to storm Greenpeace Japans Tokyo headquarters an

arrest both Junichi and Toru.

Baby whales are

more tender, so the

crew keeps that meat

for themselves. They

are perfect for unesu(whale bacon).

Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert /Greenpeace Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert /Greenpeace

Tokyo Two TrialJunichi Sato Toru Suzuki

1 2 LEARN MORE @ greenpeace.org/tokyo2togethe


15/20

Instead of investigating and arresting those

behind the whale meat embezzlement

scandal, Junichi and Toru were detained

arbitrarily, forced to live under strict bail

conditions, and put on trial. After more than

two years of political prosecution, the Japan-

ese court has convicted them of theft and

trespass, while the criminals behind the

whale meat embezzlement walk free.

Vigils are being held at Japanese embassies

around the world and hundreds of thousands

of people have already signed our petition

calling for justice. In addition, the Tokyo Twos

case has been taken up by Amnesty

International, Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu,

and celebrity activists like Benicio Del Toro.

Greenpeace will continue to broadcast

Junichi and Torus story to the world, while

calling for an end to Japans corrupt whaling

industry, once and for all.

Rob Keeris/Gree

Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Greenpeace


16/20

1 4

I

f you are a member of Costco, the largest club warehouse

chain in the United States, you have probably enjoyed

wholesale prices on everything from cereal and diapers to

plasma TVs and recliners. You may not be aware, however,

that Costco is stocking something much more sinister in their

freezer isles: wholesale ocean destruction.

After an in-depth investigation of Costco w

houses across the country, Greenpeace

found 15 of the 22 red listed seafood speon their shelves: Alaskan pollock, Atlantic

Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sea scallops, Ch

sea bass, South Atlantic albacore t

grouper, monkfish, ocean quahog, ora

roughy, red snapper, redfish, sword

tropical shrimp, and yellowfin tuna.

For two full years, Costco refused to resp

to our efforts to engage the company a

the unsafe and unsustainable seafood it s

Whats worse, Costco refused to take ac

continuing to insufficiently label its sea

products and, as a result, customers ha

idea whether or not they are purcha

unsustainable items.

On June 30, 2010, Greenpeace decided to pay CosSeattle headquarters a visit in our 135-foot airship, the

Bates. Costco: Wholesale Ocean Destruction was stit

Oh No Costco!

Ben Russell/Greenpeace


17/20

in enormous letters along the airships side to draw

public attention to the companys lack of sustainable

seafood policies and purchasing practices. This flight

marked the launch of Greenpeaces Oh No Costco!

campaign, which continues to wage on in full force.

Some supermarket chains, like Wegmans, Target, and

Whole Foods, have demonstrated a strong commit-

ment to providing safer, more sustainable seafood

options for their customers. Trader Joes also got a

little greener this year, thanks to pressure from

Greenpeace and tens of thousands of people across

the country who demanded change. Now its time toturn the tide against Costco, who refuses to take

responsibility.

Anthony Bolante/Greenpeace Ben Russell/Greenpeace

The company can meet consumer demand for sustainable product

by refusing to sell seafood from fisheries that:

I exploit endangered, vulnerable, and/or protected species, ospecies with poor stock statues

I cause habitat destruction and/or lead to ecosystem alterations

I cause negative impacts on other, non-target species

I are unregulated, unreported, illegal or managed poorly

I cause negative impacts on local, fishing-dependent communitie

Costco needs to stop hiding behind their massive warehouse and

improve seafood labeling practices so their customers will know

exactly what theyre buying. Costco must also stop selling red listeseafood beginning immediately with the conservation-dependan

orange roughy and Chilean sea bass.

TAKE ACTION @ oh-no-costco.com


18/20

1 6

Jim Bohlen and Dorothy Stowe

Lest we ever forget that we stand upon the shoulders ofgiants, this issue of the Greenpeace Updateis dedicated

to the memories of Jim Bohlen and Dorothy Stowe, the

two Greenpeace founders who passed away in 2010.

In the spring of 1968, Jim and Marie Bohlen attended an

anti-war demonstration in Vancouver, British Columbia,

where they met fellow Quakers, Irving and Dorothy

Stowe. A year later, when the Bohlens and the Stowes

learned of the U.S. governments plans to test nuclear

weapons on the Alaskan island of Amchitka, they began

meeting with journalists Robert Hunter and Ben Metcalfe

and formed the group that would ultimately become

Greenpeace.

In September 1971, the group attempted to sail a boat

into the heart of the nuclear test and peacefully prevent

the destruction of the island ecosystem. What followedwas a wave of public support that ultimately shut down

the U.S. nuclear testing program, won Amchitka

designation as a wildlife sanctuary, and gave birth to the

Greenpeace movement.

It is amazing, Dorothy recalled in later years, what a

few people sitting around their kitchen table can achieve.

That kitchen table belonged to the Stowes. The mos

fitting memorial for Dorothy and Jim is that we continue to

stand together in the name of peace, justice, and the

living Earth, while maintaining hope in the face of

insurmountable odds. This is all they would have asked

from us.

In Memoriam

Dorothy Stowe

12/20/1920 ~ 7/23/2010

Jim Bohlen

7/4/1926 ~ 7/5/2010

Robert Keziere/Greenpeace Alan Katowitz/Greenpeac


19/20

Contact UsCall our Supporter Care Team:

1-800-326-0959

9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. EST

Monday Friday

Write to us:

702 H Street, NW, Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20001

E-mail us:

[email protected]

Visit us:

greenpeace.org

Sign up with us:

greenpeaceusa.org/signup

Receive the latest environmentalupdates and discover ways to take

action.

THEIR LEGACY YOUR LEGACY Daniel Beltr/Greenpeace Sean Gardne

Make The Earth Your HeirA bequest is as simple as it is powerful; with a few words in your will,

you can continue to be an advocate for a green and peaceful future beyond your life

Contact our Gift Planning Department today for more information:702 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001

phone: 1-800-328-0678 e-mail: [email protected] see our website at greenpeacefund.org


20/20

Publications to inspire our members,like this one.

Frontline staff, who stand on busy street cornersacross the nation to raise funds and engage citizensin discussion. Frontline staff turn individuals intograssroots activists one person at a time.

Only 15% goes to fundraising,which includes:

Praise for Greenpeace Fund, Inc.

Your Membership Supports:

Oceans Work

Global Warming Campaigns

Ancient Forest Protection

Greenpeace Ships

Allocation of Charitable Contributions to Greenpeace, Inc. Based on 2009 financial

audit information; the most recent data available.

84% programs

Recognized by Charity Navigator

as having demonstrated

excellent financial efficiency.

Top-rated environmental charity

by the American

Institute of

Philanthropy.

Grade A-.

Awarded Best in America Seal

by Independent Charities of

America. Of the one million

charities operating

in the USA, less

than two thousand

have been

awarded this

prestigious seal.

Proud to meet all of the Better

Business Bureaus Wise

Giving Alliance Standards for

Charity Accountability.

Only 1%goes tomanagem

Thank You For Your Support!

John Hyde/Greenpeace

Winter 2010 Update

Documents

Transcript of Winter 2010 Update