EDF Spies on Greenpeace

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In 2009 it was revealed that EDF, the French government-owned nuclear energy company, had spied on Greenpeace in France.

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• "EDF bosses probed for spying on Greenpeace", AFP, March 31, 2009.
• "EDF caught spying on Greenpeace in France", Media Release, April 1, 2009.
• Angelique Chrisafis, "French energy company executive charged with spying on Greenpeace", Guardian, April 1, 2009.
• 'EDF caught spying on Greenpeace in France", Greenpeace, April 2, 2009.
• Vincent De Rivaz (Chief Executive EDF), Letter tpo John Sauven, Greenpeace UK, April 9, 2009.
• EDF, "Information", Media Release, April 10, 2009.
• "Greenpeace reaction: EDF Espionage Greater than Expected", Media Release, April 6, 2009.
• "France's EDF suspends two executives", Reuters, April 10, 2009.
• "Greenpeace Calls For EDF CEO's Suspension Over Alleged Spying", Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2009.
• Angelique Chrisafis, "EDF spied on environmentalists in Britain, court documents suggest", Guardian, April 17, 2009.
• "Anti-nuclear groups aim to implicate EDF chairman in spy case," Platts, April 17, 2009.
• Peggy Hollinger, “EDF accused of spying on anti-nuclear groups," “Financial Times”, April 20, 2009.
• Daniel Fineren and Muriel Boselli, "France's EDF says not spying on Greenpeace", Reuters, April 22, 2009.
• "Did EDF, France’s nuclear-energy giant, spy on Greenpeace?" "Economist.com", April 23, 2009.
• Matthew Campbell, Chris Gourlay "French spies targeted UK Greenpeace," "Times Online, April 26, 2009.
• James Kanter, "Espionage and the ‘Nuclear Renaissance’", New York Times, April 28, 2009.

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