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Indonesia: the land of pristine forests

Blog entry by Pari Trivedi | May 9, 2013

The Sentani lake with the Cyclops mountain in the background 'The mist is the breath of the forests', said Godi Utama, my Indonesian colleague when I met him last year in Bangkok. We were having a discussion about Indonesia's...

Power tariff hikes in Delhi: Paying double for bad service

Blog entry by Neha Khator | May 7, 2013

Aggressively setting up solar power systems in Delhi can overcome the power deficit to a large degree It's that bad news we all dread to hear and it's happened once again. Barely two months back when the Delhi Electricity Regulatory...

Activists changing the world one step at a time

Blog entry by Ali Abbas | May 6, 2013

Diving to a depth of 65 feet just off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner before the UN conference on biodiversity in Hyderabad in 2012. My role as an activist coordinator in Greenpeace...

Will Delhi set the trend for renewable energy in India?

Blog entry by Ignatius Thekaekara | May 3, 2013

Currently Delhi produces only 0.03% electricity from renewable sources. Installling solar panels across the Capital can increase this figure drastically. © Harikrishna Katragadda / Greenpeace With the onset of summer in Delhi come...

Dear Minister, hope you are listening

Blog entry by Neha Saigal | May 3, 2013

Greenpeace volunteers protest outside the Parliament in 2011 against the same BRAI bill. © Greenpeace / Sudhanshu Malhotra The list of opposition is only going to get longer. I have a question to ask off our Minister of Science...

We stand united for the Arctic

Blog entry by Bapi Mahanta | April 29, 2013

Greenpeace activists and volunteeers participate in the 'I Heart Arctic’ campaign from Freedom Park, Bangalore. © Greenpeace. The 20th of April marked the global day of action for the ‘I Heart Arctic’ campaign. This event was quite...

Uphold the Forests Rights Act

Blog entry by Nikita Saha | April 26, 2013

A watering hole in the Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve. © Dhritiman Mukherjee / Greenpeace The Forest Rights Act (FRA) is a legislation which covers a variety of environment related causes, one of them being the rights of the forest...

Greenpeace activists’ occupation of MV Meister sparks anti-coal debate in Australia

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 25, 2013

Gaurav, and the 5 activists camped the whole night on the ship, had a simple meal, saw a few shooting stars and generally conversed with the crew of the ship. I got a chance to speak to Gaurav in the night. He seemed relaxed and okay...

Live blog: what do you want us to do? Stop climate change, ofcourse!

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 24, 2013

Five hours later, the situation remains the same. The ship continues to move forward and we continue to follow it. The activists on board are safe and sound, and we are continuously checking on them, waving from the safety rhib (rigid...

Australia’s coal can help the world- by remaining in the ground!

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 24, 2013

It started at 11 in the morning here and about 7 am in India. Its been more than 4 hours since 6 activists have boarded the MV Meister which is carrying coal to Asia in an act of civil disobedience to stop coal exports from Australia.

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