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These banks are still funding dangerous oil pipelines — here’s how you can stop them
© Amanda J. Mason / Greenpeace Greenpeace activists, in solidarity with Indigenous water protectors, protest outside a Citibank branch in Washington, DC. Citibank is one of the twelve ‘Dirty Dozen’ global banks…
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You did it! Samsung chooses renewable energy!
Remember the time we gave Samsung stores a makeover… Greenpeace activists protest Samsung to commit to using 100% clean energy. The environmental activists hang a 40m2…
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Global protests push Samsung to commit to 100% renewable energy
Samsung Electronics officially announced today its plan to commit to 100% renewable energy in the United States, Europe and China by 2020. This major commitment – the first by an…
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Rich lister props up failing irrigation schemes, threatens NZ’s rivers
It’s been revealed that a rich-lister Gary Rooney looks set to bail out the ailing South Canterbury irrigation scheme, Hunter Downs. Rooney also bailed out another Canterbury irrigation scheme, the…
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5 ways people are standing up to oil pipeline companies
All over the world, people are getting more concerned about the threats posed by major new oil pipelines. They’re prone to spills and, as a result, they’re a serious risk…
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What can we do?
At the University of Minnesota Dr. Nate Hagens teaches an honours course called “Reality 101: A Survey of the Human Predicament.” Hagens operated his own hedge fund on Wall Street until he…
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Half of all NZ emissions could be ignored under Zero Carbon Act
Greenpeace is raising red flags that the agriculture industry, New Zealand’s biggest emitter, could escape being held responsible for nearly half of the country’s climate emissions under the proposed Zero…
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Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica uncovers shocking plastic pollution
A Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica has revealed shocking data - that plastic pollution and chemicals are now present in one of the remotest parts of the planet.
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Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic
It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife – tottering penguins, majestic…
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Govt bag ban close but needs to be comprehensive
Greenpeace is applauding the strong signal from the Associate Environment Minister today that she will ban plastic bags later in the year, but warns that if not comprehensive, the ban…
