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Saving Hawaii and the world from Monsanto

Blog entry by Courtney Bruch | May 20, 2013

Being touched by the true Spirit of Aloha is a lifelong blessing. Hawaii is renowned worldwide as one of the top vacation destinations for many reasons. Each of the six most inhabited islands of this archipelago are equally unique in...

Greenpeace India bids adieu to Bhanu

Blog entry by Sandeep Vegad | May 20, 2013

Morning Bhanu! For years not a single employee of Greenpeace could go past Bhanu at the reception without having a quick word with her. She would ensure you start your day with a great smile and in return I took her presence so much...

A sunny meeting with a powerless minister of Delhi

Blog entry by Anand Prabhu | May 16, 2013

A Greenpeace protest is one that sends chills down the spine of many bureaucrats and politicians, especially when they are being targeted. And taking part in one such action is every campaigners "D" day. It's the day when your campaign...

Indonesia celebrates the arrival of Rainbow Warrior

Blog entry by Pari Trivedi | May 16, 2013

The Rainbow Warrior arrives in Jayapura. The Greenpeace ship is in Indonesia to document one of the world’s most biodiverse, and threatened, environments. Rainbow Warrior III, Greenpeace’s iconic campaigning ship has traveled...

Greenpeace pays a visit to Power Minister Haroon Yusuf in Delhi

Feature story | May 15, 2013 at 18:37

In the sweltering heat of Delhi and the constant fear of power cuts, Greenpeace activists took a powerful message to the Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf on the morning of May 15. In a peaceful protest, they wheeled in a set of solar panels in...

Renewable Energy fairs across Delhi

Blog entry by Shweta Sood | May 15, 2013

Photo © Apoorv Tiwary At Greenpeace, we believe that there's nothing more important than a well-informed public. We also believe that everyone is morally responsible for creating an environment that is sustainable, green and...

Grim reality of drought-hit Maharashtra

Blog entry by Neelima Vallangi | May 15, 2013

As the train chugged from Pune to Solapur, we passed by Ujani dam. I saw flocks of flamingos flying over the water.  It was a precious sight, a sight I wouldn’t see for the next few days as I travelled in the drought hit districts of...

Renewable energy fair in Sukhdev Vihar in Delhi

Blog entry by Nilima Sharma | May 14, 2013

Photo © Apoorv Tiwary It was an event organised by Greenpeace India on the use of renewable sources of energy. The event was organised in a way to to catch the attention of the young and the not-so-young alike. The painting...

Green Warriors all for energy conservation

Blog entry by Jagan Vangapelly | May 13, 2013

Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another. Green Warriors believe strongly in the saying, practice what you preach. Despite the effort by a few individuals who are conscious about...

Friends, cyclists and potential cyclists

Blog entry by Navneet Jha | May 13, 2013

I praise cycling and recycling. I think it's very funny to see people stuck in traffic jams in their AC cars on their way back from the gym. My name is Navneet and I have been employed with Greenpeace India for the past eight years. In...

Renewable energy community fair at Mayur Vihar in Delhi

Blog entry by Muqeet Drabu | May 10, 2013

Photo © Apoorv Tiwary On the evening of May 5th 2013, in a residential area in Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, Greenpeace India and its determined volunteers held a community fair in order to spread awareness about the importance of solar...

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...

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