Greenpeace News Releases

In response to today’s action taken by activists from Mountain Justice and RAMPS, Greenpeace Coal Campaign Director Gabe Wisniewski issued the following statement: Read more >

Washington DC - May 17, 2012 - A blue-green coalition of more than 100 labor, environmental, public health, and environmental justice organizations urged President Obama to take executive action to protect Americans from the risks posed by... Read more >

Cupertino, CA—Activistas de Greenpeace se encadenaron dentro de un ‘iPod’ de grandes dimensiones en frente del sede de Apple desde donde transmitieron mensajes de voz. Los mensajes, procedentes de gente de todo el mundo, piden que la compañía... Read more >

WASHINGTON, DC - Greenpeace today released shocking photos that show graphic evidence of the destruction done to endangered sea life in the Gulf by the 2010 BP oil disaster. The photos, just received via a Freedom of Information request filed in... Read more >

CHARLOTTE, NC—This morning, activists from Greenpeace, Mountain Justice, RAMPS (Radical Action for Mountain People’s Survival), Katuah Earth First! and Keepers of the Mountains Foundation blocked a coal train en route to the Marshall Steam... Read more >

Cincinnati, OH - Greenpeace is welcoming the announcement by City Manager, Milton Dohoney Jr. today that Cincinnati is dumping Duke Energy’s dirty coal power for First Energy Solutions (FES), who will provide power for the city with 100%... Read more >

“Duke Energy’s 2012 sustainability report paints the farcical picture of a coal company claiming to be sustainable. Duke has already pinned its colors firmly to the mast by investing heavily – more than $5 billion – in new coal fired power plants... Read more >

Rallies have taken place in Charlotte and Raleigh today, as people across the state voice their opposition to Duke Energy’s dirty rate hikes. Over 30 smaller events took place in cities around North Carolina. The protests come just days after... Read more >

Charlotte, North Carolina: A well attended rally held in Charlotte today has called for Duke Energy to drop its dirty rate hike. Dozens of concerned community members joined leaders from environmental and social justice groups to demand Duke end... Read more >