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Did life on earth begin in the deep sea?
When it comes to being otherworldly, alien, and bizarre, the ocean has plenty to fuel the imagination and make your jaw drop : giant scuttling bugs, jelly-like blobfish, slimy mucus-drenched…
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Seven Years of Saving the Arctic
This is not the first time Greenpeace has ventured into the northern ice. Since the campaign to Save the Arctic began in 2012, Greenpeace organizations have: Kicked out Shell, the…
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Amidst this climate crisis, I found hope from halfway across the world
It was three days into my editorial internship at Bangkok Post, where I was free to write about anything I wished to, be it the city’s wild nightlife scene or…
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Court Defeat for Trump Is a Win for the Arctic
Trump lost big in court last Friday. A federal judge in Alaska threw out his plan to open up the Arctic Ocean to more oil drilling. Trump was hoping no…
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Celebrating the Greenpeace Women and Gender Non-Binary Staff Fighting for Climate Justice
Here at Greenpeace, we work with many astounding individuals who dedicate themselves to organizing, campaigning, and amplifying the issues we care so passionately about. In honor of International Women’s Day,…
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Plastic Straws Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Much of the stuff that accumulates during the holidays comes with single-use plastic packaging. We open a gift, rip it out of the package, and toss the plastic into a…
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Moments that Defined Greenpeace in 2018
For every dark and tumultuous moment we lived through in 2018 — and yes, there were many — it’s important to recognize that on its heels was an equally inspiring…
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Why Indigenous Resistance is More Important than Ever
When I ask people about the roots of the environmentalist movement and the pioneers of this field, I get many answers like: Rachel Carson, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold. But…
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My Tears Aren’t Enough to Protect the Rainforest. That’s Why I’m Taking Action
I can’t help but cry when I think about the destruction I’ve witnessed in my native Indonesia. Where once there was a thick, green rainforest teeming with life, now is…
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Eight Years Later Palm Oil is Still a Haunting Reality…
In 2010, Greenpeace launched a video that had us all thinking twice before taking a bite out of Halloween candy. With gory detail, the Kit Kat campaign drove home the…