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Greenpeace activists paint two gigantic cracks on the 32 year old nuclear reactor dome at Borssele, Netherlands. The Dutch government wants to keep the plant, one of the world's oldest, open beyond 2013, despite inherent safety and security risks.

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Climate change is a priority issue for us here at Greenpeace.  Disruptions to ecosystems will likely harm everything from minke whales to coral reefs to polar bears. Whole forests will be lost, and hundreds of thousands of species will become extinct. Climate change will bring devastation to people and communities, especially some of the world's poorest.

Certainly, a big part of our job is bringing home to people everywherethe realities of climate change and the struggle against it.  To name names, protest corporations, shame governments - while helping make climate change solutions a reality.

Our expeditions document the impacts of climate change on people and ecosystems. Our professional negotiators, scientists and policy expertsattend world climate conferences and persuade decision makers to take action.  Our volunteers and cyberactivists keep up the pressure on lawmakers and corporations.  Our activists put their safety and freedom on the line for even the smallest chance to change the world.

Luckily enough, Greenpeace is itself only part of a much larger movement towards positive energy policy.  We are fortunate to work with and beside many other environmental organisations, as well as many companies, governments and individuals who share our dedication, optimism and belief that there is a solution for every problem.

If you would like to be a part of this global movement, and like how wework, please choose to volunteer, sign up as a cyberactivst, and/orsupport us financially. For more ways to help see the Take Action page.

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Airship exposes Koch brothers secretive meeting

Blog entry by Kert Davies | January 29, 2011 2 comments

Today, a Greenpeace team flew our airship with a banner reading “Koch Brothers: Dirty Money” over Rancho Mirage, California as oil billionaires David and Charles Koch convened their latest secret political strategy meeting at a...

Fair Winds and Following Seas

Blog entry by Steve Erwood | January 25, 2011 2 comments

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Dave Birmingham, at his home in Keremeos, British Columbia, on 11 January. Dave was the engineer on board the Phyllis Cormack , the boat chartered by the Don’t Make a Wave Committee in 1971...

Extreme weather and climate change: How long must we sing this song?

Blog entry by Dr. Paul Johnston | January 18, 2011 8 comments

Extreme weather events will be more frequent in a warming world. Anyone reading the news about recent extreme weather events may understandably be confused by the varied statements regarding the attribution of these events...

Deep Green: What the Greens got right

Blog entry by Rex Weyler | January 14, 2011 4 comments

Deep Green is Rex Weyler's monthly column, reflecting on the roots of activism, environmentalism, and Greenpeace's past, present, and future. The opinions here are his own. January 2011 “Ecology is a subversive subject.”...

About the floods in Queensland

Blog entry by Anna Keenan | January 13, 2011 2 comments

At Greenpeace, our hearts go out to all those affected by the floods in Queensland, Australia - ongoing in regional areas and cities now for months, but today sweeping through Queensland's capital city and my hometown, Brisbane. ...

Deep Green: Entropy and Ecology

Blog entry by Rex Weyler | December 21, 2010 11 comments

Deep Green is Rex Weyler's monthly column, reflecting on the roots of activism, environmentalism, and Greenpeace's past, present, and future. The opinions here are his own. December 2010 “ If you don’t have some...

As we strive for Zero Deforestation – rates in the Amazon reach a record low

Blog entry by Laura K. | December 3, 2010

An aerial view of the Cuniua river in the Amazon rainforest. Image: Russel Monk / Greenpeace This week saw a historic moment in the campaign to save the Amazon rainforest: rates of deforestation there have fallen to a record low...

Climate Rescue comes to Cancun

Feature story | November 29, 2010 at 10:56

As governments begin another round of international climate change negotiations today, this time in Cancun, Mexico, we could all do with a lesson from the history of the indigenous Mayan people.

The Facebook-Coal Saga Continues

Blog entry by Jodie Van Horn | November 12, 2010 3 comments

In response to Facebook’s announcement that it is breaking ground on a new data center near Forest City, North Carolina, Greenpeace energy campaigner Gary Cook issued the following statement: “Greenpeace and over half a million...

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