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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…
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Congress Urged to Boost Appropriations for Biden’s Clean Energy Orders
Rising Energy Prices, Climate-fueled Disasters Require Urgent Renewable Energy Investment Dozens of environmental and labor groups urged House and Senate leaders to increase funding for President Biden’s historic executive orders…
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Greenpeace USA Condemns Joe Manchin’s Decision to End Climate Talks
Joe Manchin has proven once again that he doesn’t care about the planetary destruction that will cause immeasurable death. When the floods come, I hope they carry away his yacht…
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Greenpeace Ranking: Five Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining
US Companies General Motors, Ford, and Tesla Lag Behind Global Peers Today, Greenpeace USA unveiled its Race to the Top web application, which ranks eight major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers…
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Democracy and Climate: The Clock is Ticking
There are two existential threats facing the country: the attack on democracy and catastrophic climate change. WASHINGTON, DC (September 1, 2022)–In response to President Joe Biden’s primetime address to the…
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Amazon deforestation hits second highest rate ever recorded in August
“Time is of the essence for the Amazon and its people.” São Paulo, Brazil–According to new data from Brazilian Space Agency’s Program DETER (INPE), the month of August recorded 1,661…
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Taiwan-caught fish once again on Department of Labor’s (DOL) List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has again included Taiwan-caught fish in its List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. Taiwan was first listed in the DOL’s…
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“Bumble Bee: #GoodforWho?” Proclaims Banner at Padres Game
Greenpeace USA Call out Company’s Human Rights and Environmental Record Yesterday, Greenpeace USA activists unfurled a banner during a Padres home game at Petco Park Stadium in San Diego pointing…
