Zambia Urged to Clean Up Toxic Lead Waste at Kabwe Mine Site Introduction Zambia‘s government is facing pressure from environmental organizations to take comprehensive action in cleaning up the former lead mine in Kabwe, the capital of Zambia‘s Central province. Environmental Africa and Human Rights Watch have released a video […]
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Toxic Waste Tanker Blockade in Norway: A Three-Day Standoff Comes to an End
Greenpeace Ends Blockade of Toxic Waste Tanker in Norway After 3 Days Activists Take Action Against Toxic Waste Export In a bold act of environmental activism, four activists from Greenpeace Nordic recently staged a three-day blockade of a tanker transporting toxic wastewater from the Norwegian oil industry to Denmark. The […]
Greenpeace Takes a Stand: Blocking Equinor’s Illegal Toxic Waste Export
Greenpeace Blocks Equinor‘s Illegal Toxic Waste Export Introduction In a peaceful demonstration of protest against the Norwegian oil industry’s export of toxic wastewater to Denmark, four activists from Greenpeace Nordic took action to block a tanker carrying up to 9,000 tonnes of hazardous waste from Equinor‘s refinery at Mongstad. This […]