What an end to our Quit Coal ship tour in the Philippines… After talking about the effects of Climate Change on the Philippines for several weeks, I experienced them first hand with “Frank” or internationally better known as Typhoon Fengshen. The Rainbow Warrior left just in time from the island of Boracay where we had launched the “Save the Climate, save Boracay” initiative with local resorts. Just hours later the typhoon struck the island.
Leaked documents prove current climate offers are crap
December 17, 2009, 6:56 pm
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Activism, Arctic Sunrise, c2c, COP15, Copenhagen, Kumi Naidoo, Rainbow Warrior
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Activism, Arctic Sunrise, c2c, COP15, Copenhagen, Kumi Naidoo, Rainbow Warrior
With the Copenhagen talks going nowhere fast, a leaked document (pdf) has caused some excitement here in the Greenpeace office and throughout the campaigning fraternity here in the Danish capital. Actually, that’s probably an understatement, and Greenpeace ED Kumi is calling this “the single most important piece of paper in the world today”.
What’s worth such claims? The document, dated this Tuesday 15 December, is a UN memo analysing the pledges made by developed nations and some others in the run-up to Copenhagen. From this information they’ve calculated that if that’s all that comes out of the deal tomorrow, we’re on track for global temperatures rises of around 3C.
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Kumi reflects on Copenhagen from the Rainbow Warrior
December 17, 2009, 7:53 am
Filed under: Arctic Sunrise, Rainbow Warrior, The Greenpeace Fleet, Volunteers | Tags: Activism, Arctic Sunrise, c2c, COP15, Copenhagen, Kumi Naidoo, Rainbow Warrior
Filed under: Arctic Sunrise, Rainbow Warrior, The Greenpeace Fleet, Volunteers | Tags: Activism, Arctic Sunrise, c2c, COP15, Copenhagen, Kumi Naidoo, Rainbow Warrior
Our Executive Director and chair of the tcktcktck campaign, Kumi Naidoo, writes from the Rainbow Warrior II in Copenhagen. Kumi is pictured above (second from the left) with the ship's captain and crew.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Sitting in the Rainbow Warrior, which is presently anchored in Copenhagen, I am pleased to mark my first month with Greenpeace. I can think of no better place to do it, on board a ship that is synonymous with hope. I feel pleased, proud and privileged to be spending the night onboard with the crew, and earlier this evening I also met and talked with some 150 dedicated Greenpeace volunteers camped a few metres away from the ‘Warrior’. Tomorrow, I look forward to spending the night with the crew of the Arctic Sunrise, also docked in Copenhagen.
It is a refreshing break from pacing the halls of the Bella Center, an all-too-brief respite and opportunity for reflection.
We are all here to bear witness to the momentous events unfolding at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. The summit has thrown me into the middle of the biggest challenge we face, it has thrown me into a maelstrom: the struggle to avert catastrophic climate change. A baptism of fire, but also an incredible opportunity for me to meet so many more Greenpeace people, all of you doing what you do best.
Rainbow Warriors – past, present and future
July 3, 2009, 2:40 am
Filed under: Greenpeace, Life at work, The Greenpeace Fleet | Tags: Greenpeace activists, Rainbow Warrior
Filed under: Greenpeace, Life at work, The Greenpeace Fleet | Tags: Greenpeace activists, Rainbow Warrior
SV Rainbow Warrior in full sail between Majuro and Ebeye in the Marshall Islands.
From Making Waves
We are excited about the creation of a new Greenpeace ship – the Rainbow Warrior III. Having just signed a contract for the build of this state-of-the-art vessel – three crew members from the Rainbow Warrior I and II take us back in time briefly – as we look forward to seeing this legend continue.
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
July 7, 2008, 6:05 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy, Thailand, wind
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy, Thailand, wind
Although this song reminds me of dreamy hippies, here in Southern Thailand it is reality.
The Rainbow Warrior has arrived in Thailand and was greeted by traditional Thai dancers. My heart beat faster when the ship came into port. I still think it is such an amazing sight and a symbol of hope. Slowly it made its way into the berth (actually slowly because we figured out when low tide came, that the berth is not deep enough and the Rainbow Warrior is sitting in the mud, rather than floating.)
This is not yet the end…
June 25, 2008, 6:07 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior
We all felt hopeful by the time the Rainbow Warrior has faded down into the horizon off to continue the struggle for a greener and peaceful future that’s free from coal.
Looking back we cannot help but feel hope at the prospect of freedom from coal. Two days before the Philippine Independence Day we lit the night sky of the Jaro Cathedral grounds in Iloilo to manifest our aspirations as beacons of hope and it is with the departure of the Rainbow Warrior that we are hopeful that the candle lights that illuminated that dark night sky has sparked a flame that would carry on until genuine and lasting freedom from coal is realized.
This is not yet the end…
Stay tuned for the Rainbow Warrior’s arrival in Thailand…
Chuck Baclagon
In the eye of the storm – or the effects of burning coal
June 24, 2008, 6:16 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Boracay, Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy, Typhoon Frank
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Boracay, Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy, Typhoon Frank
Day two at Climate Defenders Camp, Bgy Ingore, Iloilo City
June 14, 2008, 6:35 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: climate defenders camp, iloilo city, Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: climate defenders camp, iloilo city, Philippines, Quit Coal, Rainbow Warrior, Renewable Energy
Greenpeace yesterday established their Climate Defenders Camp at the exact site of a proposed coal-fired power plant in Barangay Ingore, Iloilo City. The camp consists of a tower and tents on a seaside area that was previously used for fish ponds but now allocated for the said coal plant. Banners with messages saying ‘Quit Coal, Save the Climate’ and ‘Coal causes Climate Change’ are hung around the camp, located a few kilometers away from the center of the city. Since yesterday, Greenpeace activists who are staying in the camp have been transmitting messages and images of the protest to a global audience and seek support to stop the proposed coal-fired power plant. The activists are joined by local volunteers, representatives from RISE (Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy), and crew from the organization’s flagship Rainbow Warrior, currently in the Philippines for its ‘Quit Coal – Save the Climate’ ship tour. The Rainbow Warrior is anchored near the Climate Defenders Camp, providing support to Greenpeace volunteers on the ground.
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From the Solar Cafe Point of View
June 13, 2008, 6:41 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: climate defenders camp, coal, iloilo city, Rainbow Warrior, solar cafe
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: climate defenders camp, coal, iloilo city, Rainbow Warrior, solar cafe
We arrived on site early in the morning to set up the Solar Cafe, our venue for engaging the community in what we were doing at the proposed coal plant site. From a distance I could see the volunteer-filled inflatables waiting by the coastline, and the sight of the approaching Rainbow Warrior and all that it stood for still made me catch my breath, even as I was apprehensive about how the first few hours would turn out. Somehow the shipís presence gave me reassurance that everything was going to be okay, that our teams would be safe, and that we would be able to deliver our message loud and clear.
Day3: Hurray the navy has arrived!
June 7, 2008, 7:10 am
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Climate Change, climate defenders camp, Greenpeace, iloilo city, Rainbow Warrior
Filed under: Stop climate change | Tags: Climate Change, climate defenders camp, Greenpeace, iloilo city, Rainbow Warrior
Do you still remember those war movies with scenes that have the protagonists surrounded by their enemies and then all of a sudden the cavalry arrives and then the tables are turned and the heroes are now on the winning side of the battle?
In a way that’s what we felt now that the Rainbow Warrior has arrived.
The day was greeted with hope that what has been so far accomplished since the ship’s arrival here in the Philippines for our Quit Coal Tour will be replicated in this leg of the tour.
Chuck Baclagon
Sailing
June 4, 2008, 7:23 am
Filed under: Life at work, Stop climate change | Tags: Greenpeace, Rainbow Warrior, sailing
Filed under: Life at work, Stop climate change | Tags: Greenpeace, Rainbow Warrior, sailing
Yesterday was an exciting day as I found out that we were going to open the sails and cut the engines. We thought we would wait up until late night for that but luck was on our side. We were out of the treacherous waters off Corregidor by mid afternoon and there was a little bit of wind which allowed us to use our sails.
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