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Melita Steele

Melita has an MSc in Environmental Science and is passionate about working to change the world one small piece at a time. She works for Greenpeace as a climate and energy campaigner, focusing on issues related to coal.

  • Why Greenpeace Takes Direct Action

    Blogpost by Melita Steele - June 26, 2011 at 17:22 1 comment

    An activist takes action against coal power in the UK

    © Will Rose / Greenpeace

    Non-violent direct action is at the heart of what Greenpeace does in our mission to expose crimes against the world we live in, and find real solutions.

    Internationally, these actions are probably what Greenpeace is best known for. However, ... Read more >

  • Last week Greenpeace Africa launched our Advanced Energy [R]evolution report – a critical (but not particularly flashy) component of our climate and energy campaign in South Africa.

    The report basically lays the foundation for our organisation’s acti... Read more >

  • The first week-long session of the climate negotiations has come to a close. So, what ended up on the agenda for the week? Short answer: lots and lots of talking. It was a pretty telling week, with the geo-politics of the negotiations clearly playing ... Read more >

  • Road to Durban: Starting out in Bangkok

    Blogpost by Melita Steele - April 7, 2011 at 6:48

    In Cancun last year, COP 16 ended in high drama – with some hailing the meeting as a complete success because progress was made in key areas, and some calling the meeting an utter failure after Bolivia’s objections were basically ignored in the dying ...

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  • A Week Aboard the Esperanza

    Blogpost by Melita Steele - March 4, 2011 at 12:10

    Last week I was lucky enough to join the Esperanza (the largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet) for just over 7 days. Most of the crew spend months at a time aboard the ship, so I really only got a taste of what life on the Esperanza is really like, b... Read more >

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