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Greenpeace USA response to President Biden’s call for more gasoline production
The answer to high gasoline prices is boosting clean, renewable energy, which reduces demand. In response to President Biden calling for an increase in oil and gas production, Anusha Narayanan,…
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More Drilling Hasn’t Protected Us From High Gasoline Prices. Here’s What Will.
Way, way back in the summer of 2008, Barack Obama was battling John McCain for the Presidency – and gas prices were soaring. McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,…
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President Biden’s Executive Action Spurs Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing
Today’s executive action by the Biden administration to help unlock the potential of clean energy is what we need more of to address the climate crisis, create a better future…
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Greenpeace study reveals G7 countries’ ability to reduce gas consumption by 18 percent in 3 years
Our global leaders must weaken the war machine and combat the climate crisis by ramping up the production and deployment of renewable energy, not locking us into dirty, polluting fossil…
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Build Back Fossil Free: Biden’s Decision To Cancel Lease Sales in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico Must Be “Just the Beginning”
The coalition of over 1,200 groups will continue to resist onshore drilling and push for the upcoming 5-year plan to stop all offshore leasing These now-canceled lease sales would have…
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Biden administration must rein in electricity-intensive cryptocurrency mining to meet climate goals
To tackle our climate crisis, we must rapidly phase out fossil fuels, and we need cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to help, not hinder that effort. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental organizations led…
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Greenpeace USA Responds to EU Plans to Ban Russian Oil
Peace and energy security will be powered by renewables, not by trading Russian oligarchs for American oil and gas barons. In response to the European Commission’s proposed package of new…
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Greenpeace USA joins USW Local 5, expanding its picket to water to demand a fair contract from Chevron
“Fossil fuel executives and their lobbyists have maintained their dominance by pretending to have the best interest of workers and communities at heart.” Richmond, California – This morning, activists with Greenpeace…
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Tanker crosses Greenpeace-supported USW Local 5 Picket Line
Chevron announced this morning that its profits quadrupled in the first quarter of 2022, to $6.3 billion, but it’s far from using those profits to pay its workers a fair…
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Social Media Companies are Failing to Tackle Climate Disinformation
A friend’s engagement. The newest dance trend. An update from your favorite band. Industry-sponsored propaganda meant to deceive you and delay climate action. A cat meme. This is what scrolling…