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FERC makes disastrous choice to approve Calcasieu Pass 2
If constructed, Calcasieu Pass 2 would generate nearly 20 times the annual emissions produced by the Willow Project in Alaska. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (June 27, 2024)–In response to the…
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Greenpeace USA Condemns Biden Administration’s Top Tier Ranking of Taiwan in latest Trafficking in Persons Report
Greenpeace USA, Southeast Asia, East Asia organizations, and several human rights and worker groups have repeatedly called for the U.S. to downgrade Taiwan to Tier 2 due to the prevalence…
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Bankrolling Bitcoin pollution: How Big Finance supports a new climate threat
Bitcoin mining has grown into a big commercial industry dominated by publicly traded companies that operate large-scale mining facilities that often use as much electricity as a small city. In…
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New Report Finds Large, Mainstream Financial Firms are Financing Bitcoin’s Carbon Emissions
Top 5 firms are responsible for the equivalent annual emissions of 400,000 cars on U.S. roadways Greenpeace USA releases an innovative report, Bankrolling Bitcoin Pollution: How Big Finance Supports a…
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The fossil fuel industry ramps up efforts to avoid accountability for climate impacts in court, while simultaneously suing environmental organizations and activists
The Supreme Court as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Jackson, a former public…
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The Story of Energy Transfer’s $300 Million Lawsuit, and Why It Matters
In February 2025, Greenpeace USA is scheduled to go to trial in North Dakota. We are being sued by Energy Transfer – the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline –…
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President Biden: restricting asylum at the border is a step backwards for climate justice
Justice for migrants is climate justice WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (June 5, 2024)–Yesterday, President Biden issued an executive action restricting the number of asylum seekers at the United States-Mexico border.…
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CalGEM issues new oil permits in Kern County, the first since August 2023
New oil permits in Kern County break nine-month, permit-free streak KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (June 5, 2024)–In response to the news that California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) issued at least…
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Greenpeace USA Condemns Congressional Approval of Tax-Payer-Funded Ocean Destruction
Greenpeace International activists paint the word ‘RISK!’ on the starboard side of Normand Energy, a vessel chartered by the Belgian company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR). The Rainbow Warrior is…
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Countries Say No to Energy Guzzling Bitcoin Mines
Countries around the world are realizing that energy-intensive Bitcoin mining brings serious environmental and economic risks and are taking steps to limit, or even ban, the industry. The rapid growth…
