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Greenpeace gives Lula fireman outfit to fight Amazon blazes
- 2008-09-03
BRASILIA AFP — A group of Greenpeace activists gave Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a fireman's outfit Wednesday in a symbolic request asking him to do more to combat forest fires in the Amazon. The members of the environmental organization had to leave the suit with security...
Racy Greenpeace video aims to preserve forests
- 2008-08-05
THE HAGUE AFP — Environment lobby Greenpeace has released a racy video called "Forest Love," with fondling, moaning and gyrating trees to revitalise a campaign against illegal logging. The suggestive clip was meant to remind the European Commission of the importance of protecting the world's forests, said a statement...
Greenpeace says protest led Hong Kong to detain waste
- 2008-06-15
HONG KONG AFP — Three containers with suspected toxic electronic waste from the United States were detained by Hong Kong inspectors after environmental activists boarded a cargo ship, a campaigner said Sunday. The activists from Greenpeace placed a giant banner across three containers that said "Toxic Waste Not Welcomed...
Greenpeace says ship harassed by tuna fishermen
- 2008-05-30
ANKARA AFP — A Greenpeace ship protesting the overfishing of bluefin tuna was targetted Friday by fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea, a spokeswoman for the environmental group told the Anatolia news agency. Five boats blocked the way of Dutch-flagged Arctic Sunrise between Turkey's southern coast and Cyprus and their...
Greenpeace activists stage agrofuel protest in Vienna
- 2008-05-29
VIENNA AFP — About 25 Greenpeace activists, some dressed as orangutans, blocked an OMV petrol station in Vienna Thursday, accusing the Austrian oil and gas giant of destroying the rainforest to make agrofuel. A few of them brandished placards that read "OMV: no rainforest in the fuel tank." ...
Greenpeace to challenge completion of Slovak nuclear reactors
- 2008-05-28
BRATISLAVA AFP — Environmental group Greenpeace will lodge a legal challenge to Slovak authorities' go ahead for the completion of two nuclear power stations in the country's west, a representative said Wednesday. The organisation will complain to the supreme court against the go ahead for completion of Mochovce's third...
Greenpeace welcomes move to save Indonesia's forests
- 2008-05-01
JAKARTA AFP — Environment group Greenpeace on Friday welcomed Unilever's backing of a moratorium on palm oil deforestation in Indonesia, saying the move will help save forests in the sprawling archipelago. The Anglo-Dutch food and consumer goods company announced Thursday it would aim to use only palm oil from...
Green activists take stand over tuna fishing at Brussels expo
- 2008-04-23
BRUSSELS AFP — Greenpeace activists stopped five tuna suppliers from selling their wares at a major trade fair in Brussels Wednesday by covering their stands with fishing nets, according to an AFP reporter. Around a dozen environmental activists also chained up the stands, at the European Seafood Exposition, and...
Activists tackle tuna fishers in Pacific
- 2008-04-22
SYDNEY AFP — Ship-borne activists said Tuesday they had targeted fishing boats from South Korea, Taiwan and the United States in high-seas protests against the "plundering" of tuna in the Pacific. In the latest confrontation, crew from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza boarded a Taiwanese boat, the Nian Sheng 3,...
Thousands march in Spain over climate change
- 2008-04-20
MADRID AFP — Thousands marched through Madrid on Sunday to demand that the Spanish government adopt concrete measures to fight climate change, organisers said. "We demand a law against climate change that calls for an increase in the use of renewable energy and that favours saving energy," Raquel Monton,...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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