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Penguin Fun Facts — 13 Fascinating Things You Might Not Know
Happy Penguin Awareness Day! It’s always a good time to celebrate the majesty and silliness of penguins. Here’s a rundown of the most fascinating, funny or important penguin facts we…
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President Biden: We need an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty.
I’ve been involved in the evolution of Greenpeace’s Plastic Free Future campaign since 2018, when advocacy work was mainly centered on plastic bag bans and educating consumers on the dangers…
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How Tefere Gebre Is Leading Greenpeace USA’s Evolution for Workers Rights and Climate Justice
To avoid worst-case scenarios of a world ravaged by climate disaster, Greenpeace must mobilize a mass movement, grounded in justice and driven by visionary leaders. And to truly make long-lasting…
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What’s keeping the unprofitable high seas fishing industry going? Simple: Forced Labor.
By now, you have likely heard of the ecologically destructive impacts of industrial-scale high seas fishing. Think of that iconic scene near the end of Finding Nemo – when the…
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Thousands of Indigenous People call for an end to Amazon destruction and violence
The collective voice of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil can be heard loudly and clearly: Stop the Amazon destruction and violence against the Guardians of the Forest! The 18th Free Land…
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Why Racial Justice is Essential to the Climate Movement
In the aftermath of the brutal racist attack on the Black community in Buffalo, NY on May 14, 2022, Ebony Twilley Martin, our co-Executive Director, reiterated our commitment to ending…
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More Drilling Hasn’t Protected Us From High Gasoline Prices. Here’s What Will.
Way, way back in the summer of 2008, Barack Obama was battling John McCain for the Presidency – and gas prices were soaring. McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,…
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Bumble Bee – Good For Who?
TW: This blog includes mention of physical abuse Bumble Bee Tuna is making waves again! But, sadly, not for any of the reasons we would hope, like taking meaningful action…
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What we can imagine we can create together
Have you ever heard of the term “Ubuntu”? It is an African Nguni Bantu term which means “I am because you/we are”. It is the belief in a universal bond…
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The High Cost of Cheap Tuna
Hi! I’m Marilu Cristina Flores, a Senior Oceans Campaigner with Greenpeace’s Beyond Seafood campaign. While I’ve only been working on this particular campaign for a short time (around three months),…
