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Indigenous Peoples from 34 nations call for total ban on deep sea mining
Indigenous activists have made clear that they don’t give their consent to deep sea mining. In a petition presented today to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), over 1,000 signatories from…
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Governments must not undermine historic Global Ocean Treaty by greenlighting deep sea mining
The destructive deep sea mining industry could receive approval mere weeks after a historic Global Oceans Treaty was agreed at the United Nations. Delegates are convening today at the 28th…
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The US position on the Global Plastics Treaty isn’t nearly strong enough – here’s where they currently stand vs. where we need them to be
Last weekend, our oceans and planet scored an incredible victory when, after years of negotiations, nations finally agreed on a Global Oceans Treaty, the biggest conservation agreement in the history…
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Greenpeace USA among groups suing to stop the Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Western Arctic
Administration’s environmental review failed to account for project’s full climate impact ANCHORAGE, AK — Earthjustice filed a lawsuit today on behalf of conservation groups, together with NRDC (the Natural Resources…
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Greenpeace USA Executive Director Tells President Biden: We’ll See You In Court
You have once again tried to sacrifice people who live in nearby communities to oil and gas company profits. Washington DC (March 15, 2023)–This morning Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on…
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Hundreds of new oil & gas permits in California looming near neighborhoods despite 2022 law prohibiting them
Oil and gas companies are being rewarded just weeks after popular neighborhood drilling law was paused. SACRAMENTO, CA (March 14, 2023)–In response to the news that the California agency in…
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People vs Fossil Fuels Coalition Condemns Biden Administration’s Approval of the Willow Oil Drilling Project
Biden Administration Approves Major Oil Drilling Operation on Alaska’s Northern Slope People vs. Fossil Fuels, a national coalition of over 1,200 frontline, climate justice, and progressive organizations, strongly condemned the…
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Greenpeace USA Welcomes Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Bumble Bee Tuna Citing Misleading Sustainability Claims
Greenpeace East Asia’s Fake My Catch Report Cited A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Bumble Bee Foods and Conagra Brands over sustainability claims the companies have made regarding their…
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Victory For the Oceans: World Leaders Deliver a Global Ocean Treaty!
Big Win! On Saturday night, world leaders delivered one of the biggest conservation victories in human history — a Global Ocean Treaty to help protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans! World leaders still must formally adopt the treaty, but the negotiations are done!
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Murder in the Pacific: the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior and what happened next
A new BBC documentary ‘Murder in the Pacific’ recounts the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior. The show tells the story of ‘Operation Satanique’ – a plot by…
