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Biodiversity and the Amazon Rainforest
What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity describes the differences and variations that exist between all living beings: animals, plants, microscopic bacteria, funghi, and everything else you can imagine that is considered living.…
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The 5 #CreateArtForEarth Images Inspiring Me Right Now
When my friend Judy Chicago asked me to join her new project calling for creative responses to the ecological crisis, I knew I had to help. In the midst of…
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Love in Action during COVID- 19: Building power for a more just recovery
I am sitting on the back porch of my parent’s home, receiving deeply sought after emotional support from my family and the warm Georgia sun. I flew in from my…
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Greenpeace talks with Denis Hayes: 50 years of Earth Day, and where we go from here
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day in 1970 and is board chair of the international Earth Day Network. Last week, he and Greenpeace USA Digital Content Strategist, Katie Myer,…
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On Earth Day, let’s shape this plastic-free future together
As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches on April 22nd, I am inspired by Greenpeace supporters who are modeling how we can come together as a community to support…
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Protect Indigenous sovereignty—demand profiteers defund the Coastal GasLink pipeline
When I found out that Kohlberg Kravitz Roberts (KKR) was acquiring a significant equity interest in the Coastal GasLink pipeline that is trying to invade the sacred ground of my…
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An ecology reading list for self-isolating environmentalists
The social isolation response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Perhaps not since the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II has the human family…
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Why Bumble Bee Tuna Should Concern You (Hint: It’s Human Rights and Destructive Fishing)
Many Americans are thinking a lot more than they’d like about canned food during this national health crisis. A new report published by Greenpeace East Asia today highlights an old…
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COVID-19, Courage, and Collective Action: a Message from Annie
Dear friends, This happened fast. In a matter of weeks the COVID-19 crisis has truly changed our lives. Like so many people around the world, I bet you’re feeling a…
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Lauren Groff and Nicole Sands on our Climate in Crisis
Lauren Groff is an acclaimed author and the editor of our #ClimateVisionaries Artists’ Series. Nicole Sands is the Deputy Digital Director of Greenpeace USA. Lauren prompted artists and thinkers to…