The Fukushima nuclear disaster that began on March 11, 2011 was a scary time for the whole world. Some early reports even warned about radiation being carried on the wind as far as the west coasts of the USA and Canada, and many international compan... Read more >

February has so far been filled with exceptionally positive news for the wind energy sector.

At the beginning of the month, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released data showing that wind power capacity globally grew 20% in 2012.

Since then, n... Read more >

Torrential rains flooded south eastern Europe  last week, leaving many neighbourhoods in ruin. In Athens, where more than one month's rainfall fell in just a couple of hours, meteorologists described the downpour as the heaviest in more than half a ce... Read more >

The speed of changes in the Arctic is hard to grasp.

The Arctic Ocean has been covered by sea ice for most of the past three million years. But now it is melting before our eyes and could see its first ice-free summer in a couple of decades or less.S... Read more >

The Australian continent might be about 4,000 km wide from east to west, but even the far west coast cannot escape the winds of Cyclone Rusty and the alarming impacts of climate change caused by coal mining, such as the planned Galilee Basin project, ... Read more >

The problem of illegal fishing is enormous and Greenpeace has been working hard to combat illegal fishing for many years, as we try to protect our oceans and ensure future generations have fish and fishing jobs.  We have sent ships into the open ocean... Read more >

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

One such group of people is the team at Red Carpet Green Dress, who have been busy over the last weeks and months creating a beautiful gown for the Oscars, which w... Read more >

Greenpeace Italy activists this morning covered the famous sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan, also known as "The Finger”, with a giant green glove. Read more >

Activists surrounded the base of the sculpture and unfurled a banner with the message: "Fashion sells dre...

Last week, the UN Security Council met for a special session on the  ‘Security Dimensions of Climate Change’.

You may have not heard about this. The meeting was held behind closed doors because some permanent members of the Council were opposed to it... Read more >

Hunger and malnutrition is an issue that governments around the world are grappling with and its impact can be felt more severely in the developing and under-developed nations.

India is no different in this regard; we stand towards the bottom of the ... Read more >

Since Shell's Kulluk rig ran aground off Alaska, the US Department of Interior and the US Coast Guard have both launched independent investigations to find out what went wrong with the company's drilling operations in the far north.

These urgent in... Read more >

The Milan Fashion Show, one of the world’s top haute couture spots, has had an unexpected and green start this year as Greenpeace Italy activists unveiled a ‘vertical catwalk’ on the façade of the splendid Sforzesco Castle.

Following the launch of Gr...

Like many activists, we ask lots of questions, and often these questions go unanswered in the hope that we’ll simply give up and stop asking.

US agribusiness Herakles Farms and its chief executive Bruce Wrobel think they can put their heads in the sa... Read more >

Over the past couple of weeks the 'horsemeat scandal' has topped news headlines, revolted consumers and forced retailers and producers to come clean and revise their supply chains.

This is firstly a story of mislabelling, but mostly another insight i... Read more >

By banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides Bhutan has outlined a clear path for the future of its agriculture: it will become the first wholly organic country in the world.

Bhutan was already largely organic, but the recent decision announced a... Read more >