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Deforestation in the Amazon hits a record high for the month of January
Brazilian Space Agency INPE estimates that 430 km² of forest were cleared in just one month, a five-fold increase from January 2021 “Even in January, when deforestation is usually lower…
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Greenpeace USA welcomes Starbucks plans to eliminate single-use cups, encourage reusable mugs
Starbucks today announced plans to eliminate its single-use cups and encourage consumers globally to adopt reusable mugs. The multinational company, which has a presence in 80 countries, acknowledges that its…
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Energy Transfer Voluntarily Narrows Complaint in Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Entities and Others
Morton County, North Dakota, March 18, 2022 – Late yesterday, Energy Transfer, the company behind the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), voluntarily narrowed the allegations of its 3-year-old…
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Oil Fuels War: Greenpeace USA Takes To The Water As Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Arrives In New York
The oil and gas companies that are responsible for our skyrocketing gas prices are the same companies that are fueling conflicts and death around the globe. March 22, 2022 –…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic SCOTUS Confirmation
In response to the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Greenpeace USA Democracy Campaign Director Folabi Olagbaju said: “By confirming the court’s 116th justice, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown…
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Amidst High Gasoline Prices Climate and Justice Groups Call for Members of Congress to Support Families Not Oil and Gas Companies
It’s time for politicians to stop being influenced by Big Oil’s money and reject any future campaign contributions. They can also provide real assistance to those who are suffering the…
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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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Amazon deforestation has the worst April on record, almost double the destruction of the same period last year
More than 1000 km² (386.1 m²) of forest destroyed in the last month, according to Brazilian government Deforestation alerts released today by the monthly DETER-B data series of the national…
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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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Repealing the federal gas tax isn’t guaranteed to ease pain at the pump
Congress can help everyday people, right now, by returning much of these ill-gotten profits to consumers by passing the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax. In response to the Biden administration’s…
