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• Leaked TTIP Documents Cause Trouble on EU-US Trade Deal

  Greenpeace recently leaked TransatlanticTrade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) caused trouble on EU and US free trade deals. Both sides are currently at odds over US demands that would require EU to break promises about environmental protection.

• Greenpeace India Welcomes New Director

  Greenpeace India has appointed Ravi Chellam as its new director. On Wednesday, Greenpeace India made an announcement which they hoped to be for the betterment of the organization.

• Greenpeace report slams Brazil plan for Tapajos dam in Amazon

  Greenpeace called on Brazilian authorities on Tuesday to reject an environmental assessment for a hydroelectric dam on the Tapajos River in the Amazon because it was a "marketing tool" that disregarded the indigenous people living along its banks.

• Breather for Greenpeace in battle with government

  The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Greenpeace to gather domestic donations in two accounts frozen by the government, extending a lifeline to the environmental group that says it is facing the first forced shutdown of one of its global units.

• Activists alarmed about Indian laws curbing free speech amid charity crackdown

  Human rights activists have called on India to reform or repeal laws that threaten free expression in the world's largest democracy and muzzle charities such as environmental group Greenpeace.

• New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone

  Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental movement?

• France investigates mystery drone activity over nuclear plants

  France has launched an investigation into unidentified drones that have been spotted over nuclear plants operated by state-owned utility EDF (EDF.PA), its interior minister said on Thursday.

• Paul McCartney: Musician Writes Vladimir Putin Letter Urging Russian President To Free Greenpeace Activists (Video)

  Musician Paul McCartney has written an informal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of finding a solution to free 30 people who were detained during a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling,

• Lucy Lawless Sentenced: Star of 'Xena the Warrior Princess' to Perform 120 Hours of Community Service

  Last February, Lawless and six other activists climbed a drilling tower on the Arctic-bound vessel Noble Discoverer to protest oil exploration in the Arctic. Another protester helped from the ground, and she spent four days atop the 175 tower, camping - and blogging- her experiences.