In the foreground is the old town of Madoi County - overlooked by the new town. The old town was abandoned in 1979 due to the risk of flooding from the Yellow River. Now the new town may have to be moved because of a lack of water in the area. Global ...

Photo | June 13, 2005

In the foreground is the old town of Madoi County - overlooked by the new town. The old town was abandoned in 1979 due to the risk of flooding from the Yellow River. Now the new town may have to be moved because of a lack of water in the area. Global warming at the source of the river is already leading to it drying up.

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Pig Iron Occupation, Sao Luis.

Slideshow | May 29, 2012

Activists occupy Pig Iron shipment

Image | May 26, 2012 at 17:04

The day after President Dilma failed to fully veto controversial changes to Brazil's ‘forest code’, Greenpeace activists occupy a pile of pig iron and industrial cranes in the port of Sao Luis. While a second team of climbers occupy a cranes... Read more >

Banner Action at Yum! Headquarters

Image | May 24, 2012 at 14:51

Greenpeace activists place a banner on the front of a building at Yum! Brands international headquarters in Louisville. The banner exhibited a photo of an endangered Sumatran tiger and a message reading "KFC Stop Trashing My Home." Greenpeace... Read more >

Greenpeace Water Patrol, Tullahan River

Image | May 22, 2012 at 14:45

Greenpeace Water Patrol activists don protective suits to highlight water pollution in the Tullahan River The activists unfurl a banner that reads "We Have The Right To Know What's In Our Water!" The Tullahan River is one of the dirtiest rivers... Read more >

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