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We’ve been campaigning for a green and peaceful future for over 50 years \u2014 with many wins along the way. Yet, today, we\u2019re in the fight of our lives. Going back to normal is not an option. It’s time to rise up like never before and fight for our climate and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As part of a Global Week of Action Greenpeace Czech republic activists and supporters show the widespread solidarity of the global GP network to send the message to Energy Transfer: “We will not be silenced.
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A crab was trapped inside a discarded Zagu milktea cup in Verde Island Passage, the epicenter of global marine biodiversity, in Batangas City, the Philippines.
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After two mild seasons in a row, California is now paying the price: Wildfires are raging statewide, with one, the Park Fire,has burned more than 580 square miles in four Sacramento Valley counties.\nFavorable weather marked 2023 and 2022, when the total acreage burned in California totaled less than 400,000 acres each of those years. But this year, more than 626,000 acres have already burned about five times the 5-year average for this time of year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Greenpeace activists deploy a banner on a construction crane near the White House reading “RESIST” on President Trump’s fifth day in office.The activists are calling for those who want to resist Trump’s attacks on environmental, social, economic and educational justice to contribute to a better America.
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Energy Transfer’s $660M lawsuit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Energy Transfer, the Big Oil company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, is suing Greenpeace USA because we dared to uplift the Indigenous-led opposition movement at Standing Rock. The case went to trial in North Dakota in February 2025, and seeks to create new legal precedents that would quell the climate justice movement\u2019s ability to organize, protest, and dissent. A jury ruled that Greenpeace entities are liable for over $660 million in damages, but we are going to appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protecting the oceans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For centuries, people have assumed that our vast ocean was limitless and immune to human impacts. It\u2019s only recently that scientists have come to understand the devastating effects we\u2019ve already had on the seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fighting plastic pollution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The flow of plastics into our environment has reached crisis proportions, and the evidence is most clearly on display in our oceans. It is estimated that up to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, plastic is not just an ocean and waste problem, it is also a climate, health and social justice problem. 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, like fracked gas and oil, and it contributes to climate change throughout its life-cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ending climate change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scientists are shouting an urgent warning: We have little more than a decade to take bold, ambitious action to transition our economy off of coal, oil, and gas, and onto safe and green renewable energy. <\/strong>Shifting to cleaner, locally-run energy will not only slow the tide of climate catastrophe, it\u2019ll create millions of new jobs that sustain families while protecting community health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The California climate emergency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We must stop drilling for oil and gas if we want to maintain a livable planet. Unfortunately, greedy oil and gas companies continue to extract every last drop, putting the planet on a dangerous course<\/a> to render our beloved California unlivable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Defending democracy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We cannot protect our health and environment without a well-functioning democracy that works for all, especially BIPOC communities who have historically borne the heaviest burden of pollution and voter suppression. Our democracy should represent the interests of the people \u2014 interests like a safe climate and a healthy environment. Over the past nine years, Greenpeace USA has worked to defend democracy across a variety of issues. We are currently committed to defending democracy from three perspectives: The Right to Vote, The Right to Protest, and Ending Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (Anti-SLAPP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our legacy of campaigning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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