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Bumble Bee – Good For Who?
TW: This blog includes mention of physical abuse Bumble Bee Tuna is making waves again! But, sadly, not for any of the reasons we would hope, like taking meaningful action…
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51 Years of Greenpeace: One of Earth’s most ardent advocates
Over the last 51 years our movement at Greenpeace USA has grown. The organization has evolved and changed massively over the years – from a small group of predominantly male,…
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Manchin’s #DirtyDeal and the 8 Democrats Who Could Stop It
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-Coal WV) is maneuvering to get Congress to pass a permitting “reform” bill that could weaken our environmental laws and facilitate the build out of yet more…
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Declaring a Climate Emergency: What it means and why it is crucial now more than ever
On July 20—as the country experienced deadly heat waves, drought, and flood—President Biden announced that his administration would take executive actions to combat the Climate Emergency. The president’s use of…
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Why do we need a Global Ocean Treaty?
While we were projecting a video on the Brooklyn Bridge calling on world leaders to adopt a strong Global Ocean Treaty, a reporter asked me how the oceans are doing.…
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The Inflation Reduction Act: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This weekend, the Senate passed the long-awaited reconciliation bill, now called the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Let’s be clear — the IRA is a deeply compromised bill that makes necessary…
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The Voting Rights Act and Me: An Immigrant’s Love for American Democracy
Dr. Folabi Olagbaju, Democracy Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, a moment that goes down in American history as finally…
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The price is too high: the transition to green transportation should not come at the cost of ocean destruction
As people have become increasingly aware of the environmental harm caused by fossil fuels and feel the impact of rising gas prices, many are choosing to transition away from cars…
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The Greenpeace airship flies again! This time, near the PepsiCo HQ.
Many things about the way we work have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Greenpeace USA, it meant that many of our in-the-field, on-the-water, up-in-the-air activities and protests were canceled…
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Take Plastic Free July one step further this year: hold the real polluters accountable
Plastic Free July is back! Each year I look forward to taking on the month-long challenge to avoid as much single-use plastic as possible. Wouldn’t it be nice if Coca-Cola…