Greenpeace News Releases

Cincinnati - February 1, 2012 - Greenpeace today flew an airship with banners reading “Dump Duke Energy” and "Cleaner is Cheaper" over Cincinnati to highlight the opportunity to switch to a cheaper, renewable energy provider. The Cincinnati City... Read more >

NEW YORK, NY – In an effort to pressure chemical facilities to use disaster-proof alternatives, Greenpeace highighted the highest risk chemical plants that put the New York metropolitan area at risk. According to chemical facility reports to the... Read more >

Hundreds of New Yorkers visited Greenpeace’s new flagship - The Rainbow Warrior - over the course of a busy first weekend in the US. Read more >

Hundreds of New Yorkers visited Greenpeace’s new flagship - The Rainbow Warrior - over the course of a busy first weekend in the US. Read more >

WASHINGTON, DC - December 21 - Today, Greenpeace joined public health advocates and communities all around the country in welcoming the EPA’s first-ever limits on mercury emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. The Mercury and Air Toxics... Read more >

WASHINGTON - Dec 20, 2011 - Audio recorded during an American Petroleum Institute (API) commercial shoot reveals how the oil industry plans to stage citizen support for its agenda to influence the 2012 elections. The ads, which API officials said... Read more >

San Francisco, December 15, 2011 – Greenpeace and Facebook today announced that they will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programs that will enable... Read more >

WASHINGTON, DC—The EPA has finally issued a rule making greener refrigeration gases legal in household refrigerators and some commercial freezers. Currently refrigerators and freezers in the U.S. contain HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), which are... Read more >

2 November 2011, Washington, DC: Using forest timber for heating, electricity generation or liquid ‘biofuel’ could severely harm forests and accelerate global warming, according to a new report from Greenpeace. Read more >