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People vs Oil rise in 25+ cities to sound the alarm on the global climate emergency
On 31 July, people in more than 25 cities are publicly holding the oil industry accountable for causing climate anxiety, climate breakdown, climate disaster, and climate emergency in communities around…
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Climb It Emergency
Two Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the 29 story Majestic Centre in Wellington. Their mission is to reach the HQ of Austrian oil giant, OMV, and deliver a message from New Zealanders that oil exploration is not welcome here.
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Why I’m climbing Wellington’s Majestic Centre
I’m writing this on the eve of what will probably be one of the most important actions I’ll take in my life. In about eight hours, by the time you…
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Announcing the First Ever Global Summit on Human Rights and Climate Change
The People’s Summit on Climate, Rights and Human Survival – the first ever global summit on human rights and climate change – will be hosted by leading civil society groups…
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Why we need to protect places like the Lost City
Discovering the Lost City was the most exciting moment of my career, and it was all down to chance.
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The crunch question on climate: What can I do?
No wonder we’re confused. Working in climate and environment, you hear this question a lot. On one hand, environmental groups — including Greenpeace — will tell you that every action you…
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Roger Grace: an underwater photo legend
Last week we received the sad news that one of our great specialist underwater photographers who worked extensively with Greenpeace over the years, Dr. Roger Grace, passed away recently in…
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Bottom trawling fleet soon to head out
Right now, the New Zealand bottom trawling fleet is setting out for yet another season of destruction. Each year, out of sight, the NZ fishing fleet go on the hunt…
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Could this be the last action we ever do against BP?
I’m writing this from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, somewhere in the North Sea… A few days ago I completely unexpectedly found myself on an all-nighter from London to Scotland.…
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Day 9 #BPShutdown: Greenpeace vs Big Oil in the North Sea
On the evening of Sunday 9th June, a team of Greenpeace activists drew up alongside the rig as it was preparing to leave Scotland’s Cromarty Firth. They scaled the rig, stopping it in its tracks, and hung a banner displaying the only two words needed to describe the madness of drilling for more oil: Climate…
