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Study confirms Hurricane Helene fueled by Big Oil’s emissions: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay
The evidence is overwhelming: climate change is fueling the extreme weather patterns we are witnessing worldwide. Justice Treadway retrieves his friend Bonnie O’Neil’s belongings from her parent’s destroyed mobile home…
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Monster hurricane supercharged by fossil fuel pollution. Big Oil must be held accountable
Greenpeace reaction to Hurricane Milton making landfall on the west coast of Florida, Picture by Getty Images Washington DC, October 9, 2024 – In reaction to Hurricane Milton making landfall…
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Communities Bear the Cost: The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Big Oil’s Lack of Accountability
Greenpeace USA’s response to the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. Getty Images| WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2024)–In response to the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, Rolf Skar, National Campaigns Director,…
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Despite the decrease in Amazon fires in September, smoke and drought in the region continue relentlessly
There was a 36 percent decrease in the number of fire hotspots in September, also showing a year-to-date drop. However, a severe drought and smoke from the present fires are…
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Extreme Weather Events Are Why President Biden Must Declare A Climate Emergency
How many more lives must be lost? How many more decimated homes must President Biden and Governor Newsom visit? San Francisco, CA (Jan. 19, 2023)–In response to President Biden’s visit…
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Love In the Time of Climate Change
A version of this post was originally published by Greenpeace Philippines. A lot has been said about Filipinos’ resiliency, friendliness, and ability to laugh and make jokes in the face…
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Postcards From Climate Change: Born on the Island
Hurricane Ike was one of the largest and most costly hurricanes in U.S. history. Ike claimed 195 lives across Haiti, Cuba, and the United States, and the property damages are…
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When Climate Disaster Hits Home
I felt compelled to help with this film to show the world what extreme weather — likely linked to climate change — can do to a community. In this case, it…
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The EnvironmentaLIST: Revisiting 19 stirring photos from Hurricane Sandy
Superstorm Sandy was a game-changing storm. After the storm ripped up the East Coast last October, killing nearly 300 people from the Caribbean to New England, Bloomberg Businessweek published an…
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An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for US National Security
A world thrown into turmoil by drought, floods, typhoons. Whole countries rendered uninhabitable. The capital of the Netherlands submerged. The borders of the US and Australia patrolled by armies firing into waves of starving boat people desperate to find a new home. Fishing boats armed with cannon to drive off competitors. Demands for access to…