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Declaring a Climate Emergency: What it means and why it is crucial now more than ever
On July 20—as the country experienced deadly heat waves, drought, and flood—President Biden announced that his administration would take executive actions to combat the Climate Emergency. The president’s use of…
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Bitcoin Facts and Myths
Greenpeace USA is proud of our long history of action to expose and deter global environmental degradation and unjust social and economic systems. Bringing the truth to light about ecological…
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MAGA Threat and Beloved Community: the Promise of America
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered a speech that inspired generations. In his “I have a Dream” speech, Dr. King…
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Murder in the Pacific: the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior and what happened next
A new BBC documentary ‘Murder in the Pacific’ recounts the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior. The show tells the story of ‘Operation Satanique’ – a plot by…
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BlackRock’s Bitcoin Bets Are Bad For The Planet
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is placing a big bet on Bitcoin that could drive up the digital asset’s price and its climate-damaging pollution. Despite pledges to reduce carbon…
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Unveiling Bitcoin’s Water Consumption with Alex de Vries
Alex de Vries, the researcher behind a groundbreaking report that exposes Bitcoin’s water consumption, spoke with Greenpeace USA to discuss the findings of this hidden ecological cost of Bitcoin mining.…
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Bitcoin’s E-Waste Problem is Hiding in Plain Sight
As the popularity of Bitcoin mining and investments continues to surge, concerns over its environmental impact are mounting. The upcoming Bitcoin “halving” event that reduces the Bitcoin awarded to miners…
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The Gulf Coast’s Battles Against Climate Change and LNG
This post was researched and written by our Summer Research Intern, Marta Tobar. Across the US and the world, climate change is causing our weather to become more volatile –…
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‘Blue Fish’ Blues: Why supermarkets cannot utilize seafood eco-labeling as cover against slavery at sea
New research is casting a harsh light on the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a popular seafood eco-label that U.S. retailers use to appeal to eco-conscious shoppers. The study reveals that…
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Two oligarchs walk into a presidency
The co-founder and chairman of Energy Transfer (ET) Kelcy Warren and former president Donald Trump have a history of mutually enabling each other’s agenda. Warren, an oil and gas oligarch…
