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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.

Renewable energy a reality in some states, still a pipe dream in others

Blog entry by Neha Khator | April 22, 2013

When planning for a vacation, we all scout for locations that are green and serene. We all want to enjoy the fruits of nature but when it comes to rescuing and fighting for it, we tend to look the other way. This I realized while...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef threatened by coal mining

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 20, 2013

Image: Darren Jew/Greenpeace I joined the Rainbow Warrior III in Townsville, a city in the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. After catching up with my Australian counterparts on the campaign and tour, I found myself in a...

Rainbow Warrior III on a voyage to protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 19, 2013

Image: ©Tom Jefferson/Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s heart lies in its ships since that’s how this organisation came about- a group of determined people risked their lives by taking a fishing boat to Amchitka island (off the coast of...

Online poll reveals 97% people against GM food

Blog entry by Suman Kasana and Ajay Gowda | April 17, 2013

The volunteers at the Ministry of Agriculture It was a hot summer morning in Delhi when we got to know about the results of a nation-wide online survey conducted by Greenpeace, where 97% of the people said NO TO GM FOOD.  The...

Urbanisation destroying natural habitats & killing wildlife

Blog entry by Natasha Adlakha | April 15, 2013

March, 2013: An elephant died after being hit by a goods train near Ghatagon in Keonjhar district  January, 2013: Three elephant’s dead and one critically injured in the Jalpaiguri district December, 2012: Six elephants run...

The tempest

Blog entry by Amrit Bakshi | April 11, 2013

It was the night before The Esperanza came into Antisiranana, a small port in the north of Madagascar. When the sea started to churn. The wind picked up. And things began to fly. It might be hard to believe but this is one of the...

Protecting farmers from future drought does not need “extreme measures” but a strong...

Blog entry by Jai Krishna Ranganathan | April 9, 2013

An open letter to Deputy Chief Minister Maharashtra, Mr Ajit Anantrao Pawar. Respected Sir, Greenpeace India is appalled at the callous and insensitive comments made by you as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, in Indapur,...

A more just, peaceful and sustainable world is possible - World Social Forum 2013

Blog entry by Kumi Naidoo | April 5, 2013

Greenpeace’s International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo In early 2011, Tunisia’s President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown and the popular uprising in Tunisia was followed shortly by a wave of revolutions in several Arab...

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