Climate action – who is stopping us?
The world has changed since our leaders discussed climate change in 2009. It has become even more evident; ravaging crops in Africa, melting ice in the Arctic, drowning the Philippines and drying-up...
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Aerial Video: Immense Crowd at People’s Climate March
Here’s a nice, shot, submitted to Democracy Now! by an anonymous pilot of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV – a.k.a. “drone”). Attendance estimates at the People’s Climate March officially range from...
View ArticleYahoo dumps ALEC climate deniers, joining the exodus
Yahoo just announced that it has become the fifth company in the past few months to confirm that it is ending its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, the notorious climate...
View ArticleWhich is greener, the iPhone 6 or the Amazon Fire?
Two new smartphones hit stores in the past month, triggering very different responses from customers: The iPhone 6 came out to great fanfare, earning high marks from critics and record sales from...
View ArticleALEC’s Lisa Nelson Doesn’t Know ALEC’s Climate Change Position
Lisa Nelson, the new CEO of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, doesn’t know her organization’s position on climate change. In a segment on WAMU’s Diane Rehm Show, ALEC’s Lisa Nelson...
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7 inspiring stories of communities taking action for climate
Stories of communities taking action for the climate and refusing to accept the plans of polluting fossil fuel companies are happening more and more. Here are just a few inspiring climate acts of...
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Remembering Rick Piltz – Whistleblower and Climate Science Advocate
Last weekend, the country lost a public servant and altruist named Rick Piltz. Mr. Piltz was a government whistleblower who documented how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency systematically misled...
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Colorado’s Fracking Front Group Power Couple
A fracking operation in Colorado A Greenpeace investigation has uncovered close ties between a Colorado political couple and at least six oil and gas industry front groups that have been fighting state...
View ArticleFive Climate Questions We’d Love to see ALEC try to Answer
Written by Kert Davies – former Research Director of Greenpeace USA – crossposted with permission from Climate Investigations Center: Five Questions on Climate Change for Lisa Nelson, ALEC CEO. Five...
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Assaulted for protecting olive trees
Villagers and activists were assaulted, handcuffed and hospitalized today while protecting olive trees at the site of a proposed coal plant in Turkey. The Kolin Group wants the olive trees cut down to...
View ArticleBlowin’ in the wind
Wind power has a pivotal role to play in the world’s energy supply over the next few years. By providing huge amounts of clean, affordable power, it can buy us time in the fight against global warming...
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VIDEO: Quotes from Climate Denial Candidates
This video is a mixture of painfully-awkward, hilarious, and infuriating at the reality of the political system in which we are supposedly represented. Courtesy of Lee Fang, for Republic Report and...
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Tell Bank of America: Don’t Finance the Destruction of the Great Barrier Reef
Reposted from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) with permission. Greenpeace is working with RAN to stop Bank of America from bankrolling reef destruction. Original post by Amanda Starbuck of RAN here....
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#UnKoch Campus! Students Across U.S. Protest Corporate Influence
As students in Michigan, Kansas and Virginia attempt to pin down evasive administrators to review grant contracts cut between billionaire Charles Koch and their universities, one campus is working to...
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October 2014 – Photo of the Month
The October 2014 Greenpeace USA Photo of the Month by Callahan Chittagong Tuttle shows the start of the Ice Ride event in Phitsanulok, one of the oldest cities in Thailand. Over 1200 people took to...
View ArticleNo, Interstellar doesn’t mention climate change—but it could still do the...
Like so many of us, I am really concerned about climate change. So imagine my excitement upon hearing that writer-director Christopher Nolan (of recent Batman trilogy fame) might be tackling the issue...
View ArticleUS and China’s historic new climate deal: 5 things you need to know
Today, in a joint announcement with President Xi Jinping of China, President Obama announced the US would cut climate pollution 26-28% under 2005 levels by 2025, while President Xi announced China...
View ArticleAmazon Web Services commits to 100% renewable energy in potential breakthrough
Hundreds of thousands of people have asked Amazon.com to join Google, Apple, Facebook and other tech companies to lead the way to building us a green Internet, powered 100% by renewable energy. We’re...
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Leaked: What you should know about Edelman and TransCanada’s attack plan
How far is the oil industry prepared to go to silence opposition to dangerous and environmentally destructive projects like the Keystone XL pipeline? Documents obtained by Greenpeace detail an...
View Article5 climate things we all should be thankful for
It’s #ClimateThanks time, when people and organizations across the world share what they’re thankful for when it comes to fighting climate change. Here are just a few things Greenpeace is thankful for....
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