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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…
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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…