The government of Japan has decided to look into wasteful spending. We can't think of a greater waste than the Japanese whaling program. So we sent a delegation to the place where the review committee is meeting.
Eight years after the September 11th attacks, the House of Representatives approved the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009," (H.R. 2868) by a vote of 230 to 193. This is the first time either house of Congress has approved permanent and comprehensive chemical security legislation.
On November 6th in Barcelona, Spain, United Nations climate change negotiations were supposed to conclude final preparations for the long-awaited talks in Copenhagen this December. But, after the-five day session concluded, the world was not much closer to the fair, ambitious and legally-binding treaty needed from the Copenhagen talks.
Greenpeace activists hang a banner from Barcelona's Sagrada Família that reads "World leaders, make the climate call." © Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre
On November 2nd, the Clorox Company announced plans to convert all of its U.S. factories that use chlorine gas to safer chemical processes over the next few years. Greenpeace applauds this move because it will eliminate catastrophic risks to more than 13 million Americans living near their facilities.
People could some day recall that it was the Information Technology (IT) industry’s advocacy for strong action which tipped the balance at the Copenhagen climate summit. But that's not going to happen unless all of us press them to become climate champions. As our updated Cool IT Challenge leaderboard reveals, IT heavyweights such as Google, Microsoft and IBM are still hesitating to speak up on the urgent need for emissions reductions.
Greenpeace announced today that it has set up base in the heart of the Indonesian rainforest and will remain there for several weeks in order to bring urgent attention to the role that deforestation plays in driving dangerous climate change, a critical issue to be addressed at the UN Copenhagen Climate Summit in December.
Greenpeace activists and 200 local community members take part in a traditional ceremony to mark the completion of the Climate Defenders’ Camp, which they built together on the threatened Kampar Peninsula. © Greenpeace / Ardiles Rante
While our leaders continue to talk about what's "politically possible," the world continues to warm and precious days go by. We can't continue to allow our leaders here in the U.S. to sit back and play political games when our future is at stake. Greenpeace is joined 350.org and a massive coalition of organizations and grassroots activists around the world to demand world leaders do what is necessary to stop global warming.
In a call-to-action report written to President Obama, Greenpeace details the handouts and loopholes that have undermined the integrity of the current energy and climate legislation. In order for federal climate law worthy of this nation to pass through Congress, we see no alternative to active and principled engagement from the Oval Office.
Big polluters do not want to invest in green jobs and clean skies in America. Instead, they want to keep on with their dirty business as usual and outsource pollution cuts to someone else on the cheap. One of the primary ways they are trying to pass the buck is with cheap forest offsets.
We are thrilled to announce that one of our staff members, René Ngongo, has today been named a recipient of the 2009 Right Livelihood award.
