Greenpeace News Releases

“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...

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...

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...

Court sides with Shell Oil over peaceful protest group despite clear legal argument

Greenpeace applauds Attorney General Roy Cooper's decision to appeal Duke Energy's 7% rate hike, not only because of the serious economic hardship Duke is dumping on ratepayers, but also because of the severe environmental damage Duke continues...

The new greenhouse gas rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency today are welcome, but disappointing, says Greenpeace USA.

Washington, DC – March 6, 2012 - Greenpeace ridiculed Republican hearings about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “partisan nit-picking” as Greenpeace legislative director Rick Hind said, “Only in Washington, can you hear people say,...

Upper Mt. Bethel, PA – This morning the Multi-State Alliance to Promote Lasting Energy (MAPLE) welcomed the announcement that, after decades of spewing air and water pollution, GenOn will be shutting down the Portland Generating Station in Upper...

March 1st 2012 -- A year long Greenpeace investigation into the world’s third largest pulp and paper producer, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), has found that the company is systematically violating Indonesia’s laws protecting ramin, an internationally...