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¡@¡@Greenpeace and Hong Kong music production company, People Mountain People Sea (PMPS), first worked together last year to arrange girl group at17¡¦s forest destruction awareness raising trip to the Paradise Forests of Southeast Asia. Last month we took Anthony Wong, the founder of PMPS, to Germany to learn that renewable energy solutions to climate change such as wind and solar power are not just dreams but are already being implemented on a large scale. Our aim with Anthony¡¦s trip was to raise the Hong Kong public¡¦s awareness of climate change and the solutions ¡V clean renewable energy combined with large-scale energy efficiency programmes ¡V which will give us a sustainable future.

View Anthony Wong's video (in Cantonese only)

¡@¡@To mark Greenpeace China¡¦s 10th Anniversary we¡¦ve selected 10 environmental victories, which your support has helped us achieve in the past decade, all funkily illustrated in the following animations.

Here¡¦s the ¡¥Top Ten¡¦, which your support has helped us achieve
(Press to see the animations)

1. 1998: ToysRUs Hong Kong remove all direct-to-mouth infant products containing PVC

2. 1999: Our exposure of the Dongjiang water pollution problem resulted in cooperative action to address the issue by the Guangdong and HK governments.

3. 2000: Successfully blocked toxic mud from the CT9 construction being dumped in the South China Sea.

4. 2001: Published the first edition of the ¡§Shoppers¡¦ Guide to Avoiding GE Food¡¨ in HK. Over 300 food brands have committed to not using GE ingredients in their products.

5. 2004: Successfully pushed CLP Group to commit to a target for the development of renewable energy ¡V 5 % of their existing generating capacity by 2010.

6. 2004: Our exposure of the illegal large-scale destruction of natural forest in Yunnan Province by Asia Pulp & Paper pushed the company to vow to ¡§operate legally according to Chinese regulations and policies.¡¨

7. 2005: We exposed Hong Kong¡¦s role as the staging point for the illegal cross-border trade in hazardous electronic waste which led to a government investigation and a clampdown on many e-waste scrap yards.

8. 2005-2006: Successfully safeguarded the biodiversity of rice since the commercial planting of GE rice in China is still unapproved.

9. 2006: Following Greenpeace pressure, Dell, Acer and Lenovo committed to eliminate the use of hazardous toxic chemicals in their products.

10. 2007: Successfully pushed the HK government to commit to reinforce food safety regulations governing residual pesticide in vegetables and fruits sold in HK.

 

Your Participation is needed

¡@¡@Without your generous support, none of the above would have been possible. Greenpeace needs your support. Please act now and participate in ¡§GoGreen¡¨ to celebrate our 10th anniversary!

 

Action 1

Support PMPS Go Greenpeace Concert

¡@¡@The Concert will be held on 21st August, taking you down a musical path to environmental protection. Concert tickets are available from Urbrix, priced at $400, $300 and $200. We cordially invite you to bring your friends and family along to watch performances from Anthony Wong, at 17, PixelToy and other members of PMPS and experience our 10-year environmental journey through music!

 

Action 2

Participate in 'GoGreen! Save A Million Units of Electricity' Campaign

¡@¡@ We can no longer ignore global climate change. We are urging the SAR government to legislate for a phase-out of energy wasting incandescent light bulbs. We have organised the GoGreen! Save ¡§a Million Units of Electricity¡¨ campaign, encouraging the public to switch to energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Get changing now and put pressure on your retailer to only stock CFLs.

Download our handy booklet: "How to save the climate".

 

Action 3

Purchase exclusive Greenpeace 10th anniversary merchandise

¡@¡@We are creating a line of merchandise to celebrate our 10th Anniversary and to help raise funds for our environmental campaigns. Watch this space for information about purchasing our limited 10th anniversary special pins, T-shirts, caps, tote bag, water bottles, cell phone straps & 2008 limited edition calendar! Please log on to http://www.gogreen.org.hk/souvenir/

 

¡§You' got a say!¡¨

¡@¡@ Greenpeace is known for its independence and voice, exposing environmental crimes and forcing the solutions we need for a sustainable future. We want to hear from you, so please give us your feedback on our work, or our communications with you whether it¡¦s good, bad or ugly! We look forward to stepping into our second decade with you; together we make a world of difference! Please send your message to us : donorservices@hk.greenpeace.org .

 


 


 

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