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Two Greenpeace activist are being held for 23 days without charges for exposing a scandal at the heart of the whaling industry.

Illegal logging is destroying the world's ancient forests and accelerating climate change. On July 23rd the European Commission is expected to vote on proposed legislation to combat illegal logging. Public pressure is absolutely essential now to urge the Commission to help protect the world's forests and climate. Please write to President Barroso today for a strong EU timber law.

The Japanese government has confirmed that they have abandoned plans to kill humpback whales in the Southern Ocean this season.

The real deal on the happenings at the UN climate conference in Bali, minus the wonk. (Ok, some wonk included, but we like it that way.)

Greenpeace launches a new collaborative video for climate change: "Help us pass a message around the world! We all need to act, but this December people representing YOU will attend a vital UN climate meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Let's all let them know that we want action, not blah blah blah."

The corporate braumeisters of Anheuser-Busch have let genetically engineered rice contaminate their Budweiser beer, independent laboratory testing has revealed. Tests show rice used in Anheuser-Busch's east coast US breweries is contaminated with genetically engineered rice varieties outlawed in most of the world.

This fantastic 3d animation has been made from a German volunteer to promote the environmental cause. Really impressive

Clear analyze on Making Waves about Dell announcement to go carbon neutral

Important developments have unfolded in Japan since we wrote earlier this month about the threatened dugongs and plans to expand a U.S. military base on Okinawa's coast. The large marine mammals and their habitat on the north-east coast of Okinawa Island can be saved, but our window of opportunity to act is closing fast.

Dugongs living on the coast of Japan’s Okinawa island are threatened by the proposed expansion of a U.S. military base there. Throughout September, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed airbase site is open for public comment. Greenpeace are using this opportunity to let the Japanese government know what the people of the world think - by delivering a petition of thousands of names to the environment and defence ministries, and calling on the government to establish a marine reserve in the area.

Global warming is melting the Arctic at an alarming pace. This summer the Arctic ice cover was the smallest ever recorded. As a result, a host of countries are seeking to drill for the oil and gas once protected by ice.
And the more oil and gas we burn, the faster the Arctic melts and the closer our planet comes to catastrophic climate change.

Sign the petition at http://www.greenpeace.org/handsoffthearctic

Iceland's foreign minister, Einar K. Guofinnsson has announced the end of commercial whaling in Iceland. He was quoted by Reuters as saying "The whaling industry, like any other industry, has to obey the market. If there is no profitability there is no foundation for resuming with the killing of whales". This is great news - and it leaves just Norway and Japan as proponents of commercial whaling.

"Steve says that recycling has been kept in mind from the ground up. Says iMac is great in this area." ... Ok, it's nice to hear Steve saying something about the environment, but to be honest these updates are not revolutionary at all.

Presenting the new iMac, Steve Jobs mentioned that the new aluminum case and glass screen are easier to recycle. But what about the mercury free LED screen? MacWorld asks why not the promised more eco friendly screen yet?