Greenpeace News Releases

Greenland, June 4 2011 – Eighteen Greenpeace activists have scaled a controversial Arctic oil rig 180km off the Greenland coast. They braved freezing seas to climb the huge legs of the rig then formed an orderly delegation to make its way to the...

WASHINGTON - May 26, 2011 - The Republican led House Energy and Commerce Committee today adopted legislation pushed by the chemical and oil industries that would extend a flawed temporary chemical security law until 2018, and leave more than...

CHICAGO — Yesterday, eight Greenpeace activists climbed the 450 foot smokestack at the Fisk power plant in Chicago. From the stack, they demanded the owners shut down the dirty, dangerous Fisk and Crawford coal plants, and throughout the day...

CHICAGO - Eight Greenpeace activists are beginning their day 450 feet above the ground on the smokestack at Fisk power plant in Chicago. Before dawn yesterday, the eight climbers scaled the stack, and later commenced painting a message to plant...

CHICAGO— Today, eight Greenpeace activists stopped a coal barge in the river from the Pulaski Bridge. Rappelling off the bridge, they displayed a banner that said “We can stop coal” and “Nosotros podemos parar el carbόn.” Dangling above the...

CHICAGO — May 24, 2011 - Before dawn, eight Greenpeace activists climbed the 450 foot smokestack at the Fisk power plant in Chicago. From the stack, they demanded that the operators shut down the dirty, dangerous Fisk and Crawford coal plants.

A long awaited plan to put a temporary halt to forest destruction in Indonesia does not go far enough and will still see an area about the size of California still facing destruction, warned Greenpeace.

Boston, MA--Yesterday’s ISO proposal on upgrades to the transmission system removes any impediment to shutting down Salem Harbor Generating Station. The closure of this plant will be the culmination of years of work by local citizens and...