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Amazon Rainforest Fires Hit New Record For The Month Of June
Record number of burnings follow elevated deforestation over previous months “The US has a responsibility to act and stop making deals with President Bolsonaro, who continues to wage an assault…
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23 Members of US Congress Call for an Independent Investigation Into the Murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
The letter, issued to US Sec. of State Antony Blinken, was signed by a total of 23 members from the House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2022) – Today,…
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Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace USA call for the Protection of Forests & Peatlands and the End of Oil and Gas Expansion in DRC
You cannot extract oil from peatlands and protected areas while claiming to be a “solution country” for the climate crisis. Aerial view of Monboyo River and peatland forest of Salonga…
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Javier Bardem, Jane Fonda and other celebrities plea for ocean protection as UN Global Ocean Treaty negotiations enter last stages
Javier Bardem, Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren, and other celebrities renowned for their environmental advocacy joined with the Greenpeace network and several other civil society organizations from around the world to…
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California State Legislature votes to end neighborhood drilling
After years of delays, communities in California finally win much-needed public health and safety setbacks – soon marking an end to toxic neighborhood drilling. SACRAMENTO, CA–In response to Senate Bill…
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Greenpeace USA Slams Shock Decision to Green-light Deep Sea Mining
Deep sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month after a shock decision from regulators to allow The Metals Company (TMC) to start mining the seafloor. Greenpeace…
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Climate groups to bitcoin: Cut the pollution, and the B.S.
Ethereum’s energy-efficient ‘merge’ leaves bitcoin as lone cryptocurrency climate polluter while new $1M ad campaign, pressure on bitcoin investors to meet or beat ethereum’s standard Ethereum’s long-awaited “merge” to a…
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Greenpeace Urges Governments to Stop Deep Sea Mining at Upcoming Negotiations
The movement against deep sea mining is growing with the New Zealand government’s decision today to back a global moratorium on deep sea mining. The Greenpeace network is calling on…
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Activists Drop Banners in CA Capitol Demanding Legislators “Make Big Oil Pay”
California State Legislature reconvenes to discuss record high oil and gas profits in the state Activists demand that state legislators in California put people over profits. SACRAMENTO, CA (December 5,…
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“Dirty Deal” Defeated Again — A Victory for People and Planet
In response to Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer’s dirty permitting deal being removed from the NDAA, Greenpeace USA Chief Program Officer Tefere Gebre said: “The will of the people triumphed…
