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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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Greenpeace USA Responds to EU Plans to Ban Russian Oil
Peace and energy security will be powered by renewables, not by trading Russian oligarchs for American oil and gas barons. In response to the European Commission’s proposed package of new…
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Greenpeace USA Activists Who Protested Houston’s Fossil Fuel Industry Will Be Cleared Of All Criminal Charges
This was a peaceful action. The most dangerous thing about that shipping channel wasn’t the activists — it was and continues to be fossil fuel executives’ reckless plans to push…
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Greenpeace USA responds to overturning Roe v Wade
Our democracy and the rule of law are both at stake here. In response to the Leaked Draft Supreme Court of the United States’ Opinion overturning Roe v Wade, Ebony…
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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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Greenpeace USA joins USW Local 5, expanding its picket to water to demand a fair contract from Chevron
“Fossil fuel executives and their lobbyists have maintained their dominance by pretending to have the best interest of workers and communities at heart.” Richmond, California – This morning, activists with Greenpeace…
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Greenpeace welcomes California AG Subpoena of ExxonMobil to stop plastic pollution disinformation, urges governments to do more to stop fossil fuel industry
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today the subpoena of ExxonMobil Executives as part of its investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and…
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Nine people indicted for abusing crew members on Taiwan owned fishing vessel – Greenpeace response
Nine people who worked on board the distant water fishing vessel Da Wang, have been indicted on charges relating to forced labor and physical abuse. The vessel captain, first mate,…
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In the Dark: How Social Media Companies’ Climate Disinformation Problem is Hidden from the Public
A 27-point assessment of Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube found that all companies fell short on addressing climate disinformation. WASHINGTON – A new scorecard released today by Avaaz, Friends…
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Allegations of lack of independence and transparency between the International Seabed Authority and the mining industry reinforce need for moratorium on deep sea mining
“The issues outlined in the LA Times piece are reflective of broader concerns that civil society has with the direction that the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has taken under the…