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They Murdered My Mother for Defending the Environment — Help Me Seek Justice
In March, my mother Berta Cáceres was murdered in her own home. Her death pains me in a way I cannot describe with words. She was killed for defending life,…
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Postcards From Climate Change: Born on the Island
Hurricane Ike was one of the largest and most costly hurricanes in U.S. history. Ike claimed 195 lives across Haiti, Cuba, and the United States, and the property damages are…
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The Climate Change Costs of Offshore Oil Drilling
Download the full report — The Climate Change Costs of Offshore Oil Drilling. The Obama administration has proposed an expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, with new lease sales…
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These Are the Creatures in Your Neighborhood (If You Live in the Indian Ocean)
To travel to the Indian Ocean by sea and you might arrive through such storied routes as the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, or the Strait of Malacca, or via…
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Nuclear Near Misses: A Decade of Accident Precursors at U.S. Nuclear Plants
Greenpeace has documented 166 near misses or accident precursors at U.S. nuclear power plants. Sixty one events and more than one hundred conditions were identified by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory…
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Mountain West Rising: Two Days of Protest in Colorado Show the Courage of a Growing Movement
Last week, I was part of something incredible. Twice, I stood with hundreds of fellow Coloradans to demand our lawmakers stop giving away our communities and public lands to the…
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Ray Hilborn: Overfishing Denier
Update, February 2019: Back in 2016, Greenpeace called out a well-known scientist named Ray Hilborn for failing to disclose the funding he’d received from the fishing industry in several of his…
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The Sound of Democracy Awakening
As I watched the action unfold during the climax of Democracy Awakening last Monday — when hundreds of activists risked arrest sitting in at the steps of the Capitol building…
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We Don’t Care About the Young Folks
The Young People — it’s a label I’ve seen used to dismiss an entire generation as hopelessly naive and ignorant. The Young People don’t know how to communicate; they’re…
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What’s Killing Coral Reefs? And How Can We Stop It?
There are many threats to coral reefs, but by far the biggest is global warming. Spikes in ocean temperatures cause a phenomenon called bleaching, which is often fatal. Right now,…
