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Music stars perform on Arctic ‘iceberg’ in call for ocean and climate protection
Singer songwriters Jacob Collier and AURORA join forces for the first time to perform a mash-up of their two songs, ‘A Rock Somewhere’ and ‘The Seed’ in front of Sveabreen…
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Federal Judge Allows Construction to Proceed in ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in Alaska
Judge Denies Environmentalists’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction Allowing ConocoPhillips to bulldoze forward with construction of the largest oil and gas project on public lands before the lawsuits are settled is…
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Greenpeace USA among groups suing to stop the Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Western Arctic
Administration’s environmental review failed to account for project’s full climate impact ANCHORAGE, AK — Earthjustice filed a lawsuit today on behalf of conservation groups, together with NRDC (the Natural Resources…
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Seven Years of Saving the Arctic
This is not the first time Greenpeace has ventured into the northern ice. Since the campaign to Save the Arctic began in 2012, Greenpeace organizations have: Kicked out Shell, the…
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Court Defeat for Trump Is a Win for the Arctic
Trump lost big in court last Friday. A federal judge in Alaska threw out his plan to open up the Arctic Ocean to more oil drilling. Trump was hoping no…
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Beyond Fossil Fuels
You can see it in the vegetables growing in Arctic greenhouses, in wind turbines replacing diesel to power community microgrids, and in the spread of innovative educational initiatives. This future…
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My Arctic Home
I live in Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) in the Canadian Arctic. Most people have never heard of my town. It’s 450 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle with a population of…
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Twelve Nobel Prize Winners, a Beatle, and the Pope Can’t All Be Wrong
The following was excerpted with permission from chapter 19 of “Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet,” by Peter Willcox with Ronald Weiss. Available from Thomas Dunne…
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Scientific Integrity Complaint Regarding Arctic Oil Drilling Environmental Impact Statement
Greenpeace, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the Earth submitted a complaint under the Department of the Interior’s Scientific Integrity Policy requesting an investigation into the loss of…
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A Review of the Impact of Seismic Survey Noise on Arctic Wildlife
Firing seismic airguns to find new oil reserves in the Arctic Ocean is ‘alarming’ and could seriously injure whales and other marine life, according to a new scientific review. The…