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In photos: activists put their bodies on the line to stop a destructive oil pipeline
If a giant oil company threatened to build a dangerous pipeline through your backyard, what would you do?
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Kinder Morgan site blocked for the second day as Greenpeace founder joins sit-in
Unceded Coast Salish Territories, Vancouver, Canada - Activists, including a founding member of Greenpeace, blocked the front gates to Kinder Morgan’s construction site in Vancouver today.
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Global brands divided over transparency efforts to tackle deforestation for palm oil
Jakarta, Indonesia - Eight major household brands such as PZ Cussons, Johnson & Johnson and Kraft Heinz are refusing to say where their palm oil comes from, despite promising to stop buying from companies that destroy rainforests.
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Does human scale matter?
Since population and overconsumption remain two of the primary drivers of ecological destruction, perhaps we should take on the challenge of stabilising our population, along with managing over-consumption.
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How Greenpeace changed an industry: 25 years of GreenFreeze to cool the planet
This is the story of how Greenpeace revolutionised your fridge.
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This woman is winning the fight for justice after Fukushima
On the seventh anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident, our thoughts and deepest sympathies continue to be with the people of Japan.
Kazue Suzuki and Shaun Burnie • 5 min read -
Will you stand up to protect the Pacific from this oil giant?
Tar sands are one of the planet’s biggest carbon bombs. The new pipeline will take millions of barrels of some of the world’s dirtiest oil from Canada onto tanker ships.
Jesse Firempong • 3 min read -
4 incredible women you can take action with right now
These are the heroes, the ones who serve their community with hope and inspiration, and who are using their skills to lift and empower others.
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3 women on what climate justice means to them
When it comes to climate impacts, it’s women who are more severely affected. But it’s this injustice that’s bringing women to the forefront of the climate justice movement.
Rattanasiri Kittikongnapang • 5 min read -
Japan government accepts groundbreaking UN human rights recommendations on Fukushima evacuees
Tokyo, Japan - The Japanese government has accepted recommendations made at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the rights of evacuees from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.