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These banks are still funding dangerous oil pipelines — here’s how you can stop them
Oil companies are attempting to build dangerous pipelines across North America that cut through land, threaten Indigenous and human rights, put drinking water and wildlife at risk, and contribute to…
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Global protests push Samsung to commit to 100% renewable energy – Greenpeace
"Samsung's announcement is a major step forward for the movement to build a renewably powered future. If the company follows through with meaningful actions, it will join the ranks of innovative business leaders recognising the sense of urgency around climate change..."
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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…
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G7 leaders release tepid plans for addressing climate change and ocean plastic pollution – Greenpeace response
Québec City, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the closure of what he described as “a successful G7 Summit with ambitious objectives” on the environmental front, including a…
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The big trade war distraction
Don’t get distracted by the “trade war” on the front pages of the news. It points our leaders away from what they should be focused on -- climate change and peace
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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 whales, soaring seabirds — that call the Antarctic Ocean home.
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Greenpeace expedition finds plastic pollution and hazardous chemicals in remote Antarctic waters
“We may think of the Antarctic as a remote and pristine wilderness, but from pollution and climate change to industrial krill fishing, humanity’s footprint is clear. These results show that even the most remote habitats of the Antarctic are contaminated with microplastic waste and persistent hazardous chemicals."
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Microplastics in the Antarctic
In early 2018, Greenpeace undertook an expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seabed submarine dives exploring little known benthic ecosystems and sampling for microplastics and persistent…
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Finally, is there an air pollution plan for India?
I’ve been living in Delhi for over a decade, and I’ve sensed the city’s air changing.
