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- 5 reasons we need wildlife in order to survive Our natural earth is dying. It is on the brink of collapse. Just 15% of the world’s forests remain intact, and only 3% of the world’s oceans are free from human pressures. Mainly due to human pressures, the planet is losing species – its biodiversity – at an alarming rate, thought to be comparable only to […] The post 5 reasons we need wildlife in order to survive appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Why Fossil Capital is incompatible with social justiceWhat is fossil capital? The world we live in has been built around an economic system that prioritizes never-ending growth over the welfare of people and the planet. This system plunders our planet’s resources while oppressing our most vulnerable. It perpetuates structural inequalities and deepens the climate crisis and fossil fuels are at its core. […] The post Why Fossil Capital is incompatible with social justice appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- The What We Need Now Podcast: Season 2Annnnndddddd… We’re back! Hey Family and Welcome to Season 2 of Greenpeace USA’s What We Need Now podcast, where we let the people doing the work do the talking. Before we start with the magic, take a deep breath and smile because we’re bringing great vibes, amazing hosts, and some real heavy hitters who are […] The post The What We Need Now Podcast: Season 2 appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- 8 Black Environmentalists You Need To KnowWe cannot talk about environmental justice without addressing racial justice. Throughout history, communities of color have been disproportionally impacted by climate change and access to environmental resources, pollution, toxic soil and water, the list goes on and on. The fight against institutionalized oppression is becoming more important than ever. Here are just a few environmental […] The post 8 Black Environmentalists You Need To Know appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Animation Activism: A Climate Message to President BidenWho doesn’t love a good stop motion video and a song so catchy that you’ll be humming it for days? At Greenpeace, we love creative activism and getting our messages out into the world in different ways. We thought we’d add a bit of levity to Biden’s first few days in office while calling on […] The post Animation Activism: A Climate Message to President Biden appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- President Biden: Act to solve the plastic pollution crisisLast week, Joe Biden was officially inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, and we have a new year’s resolution for him — to act swiftly in tackling the plastic pollution crisis that is harming the U.S and the globe. This leadership cannot wait! The United States is facing a plastic pollution crisis […] The post President Biden: Act to solve the plastic pollution crisis appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Nuclear weapons are illegal at lastNuclear arms are the most destructive, indiscriminate and monstrous weapons ever produced – but today, we can all celebrate a major milestone in the long march towards peace: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is now part of international law! The year 2021 also marks the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace, which began […] The post Nuclear weapons are illegal at last appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Overpopulation and Environmentalismby Dakota Schee and Varsha Nair You may have heard people say, “we wouldn’t be in a climate crisis if we had fewer people on Earth.” The overpopulation narrative is an outdated frame that was popularized in the 1960s. It serves to redirect the blame for societal problems to those with the least power to address […] The post Overpopulation and Environmentalism appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Biden must get federal lands out of the fossil fuel businessWe call on President Joe Biden to end new fossil fuel leases on federal lands and waters on his first day in office. Biden has an opportunity to fulfill a key campaign promise, put the brakes on the reckless fossil fuel expansion, and kick-start a just transition to a renewable economy for workers and communities. […] The post Biden must get federal lands out of the fossil fuel business appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- What’s next: take a breath and get to workTake a deep breath. The last four years have been tough, with continually escalating crises as we approached the end of former-President Trump’s term. But today, although there is an incredible amount of damage to undo, I’m hopeful, I’m relieved, and I’m ready. I hope you’re feeling the same — pride for the resistance you’ve […] The post What’s next: take a breath and get to work appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Best Greenpeace Videos 2020As we approach the end of a very challenging year, we look back on our top videos of the year. Fire Drill Fridays Go Virtual! After leading weekly demonstrations on Capitol Hill to demand action on climate in 2019, Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Friday rallies continued in 2020. Due to COVID-19, the usual in-person Fire […] The post Best Greenpeace Videos 2020 appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Democracy Reform: Holiday WishlistOur democracy should be our best tool for advancing climate solutions, but it has been hijacked by fossil fuel interests, and millions of people are blocked from participating through racist restrictions on voting rights and the corroding influence of corporate money in politics. That’s why, this holiday season, we’re calling for Democracy on Day 1. […] The post Democracy Reform: Holiday Wishlist appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- 2020: The year that was‘Lockdown’ was declared by Collins Dictionary as the Word of the Year for 2020. Looking back, the world will remember 2020 as the year that disrupted our present-day lives: most of us were locked up for months and doing everything from home, unable to see and be with friends and loved ones, when everyone wore […] The post 2020: The year that was appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Best of Greenpeace ships 2020by Sudhanshu Malhotra While many parts of the world came to a standstill fighting COVID-19 this year, we also saw brave, committed activists still traveling to different corners of the world to document the dire changes due to climate change. They bore witness from the remotest places on the earth, and quite frankly, the level […] The post Best of Greenpeace ships 2020 appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Plastic Free Future: Holiday Wish ListAll the Greenpeace Plastic Campaign wants for the holidays is YOUR continued activism fighting for a plastic-free future. As we look towards next year’s campaigns, we’re making a holiday wish list of what we want to accomplish with our Greenpeace supporters in 2021. And we can’t start checking that list off fast enough. The United […] The post Plastic Free Future: Holiday Wish List appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Best Greenpeace Actions Photos 2020by Sudhanshu Malhotra 2020 has been a difficult year for so many of us. Lockdowns and social distancing became the “new normal”, changing our lives as if we’re living through a science fiction movie. Despite all of the hurdles, 2020 threw at us, our courageous volunteers and activists have never wavered from selflessly sounding the […] The post Best Greenpeace Actions Photos 2020 appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- What We Need Now: A DISScussion TrackTime is a construct, it doesn’t know how to be kind. Or at least that is what we keep telling ourselves every time we feel heated about all the well-made plans we had for 2020. But while most plans were put on hold this year, the forced slow down did help give life to some […] The post What We Need Now: A DISScussion Track appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- The future of holiday gifting is secondhandby Emily Charles-Donelson This year for Christmas, my daughter announced that she wanted a specific unicorn toy that she had seen at one of her friend’s houses and had been pining for ever since. It’s a memorable toy, so I can’t blame her: it has a magical light up horn, makes whimsical noises, and has […] The post The future of holiday gifting is secondhand appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Walmart is misleading us on plasticsThe holiday season is here and Walmart is still using misleading recyclability labels on its disposable plastic products and packaging. This spring, a shocking Greenpeace investigative report revealed that many common plastics labeled “recyclable” by Walmart and other major plastic polluting companies are actually not recyclable. This means that the majority of single-use plastics you […] The post Walmart is misleading us on plastics appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Jane Fonda on how to talk about climate change with climate deniersI know it’s not easy to listen to the dire warnings coming from climate scientists to then be called a liar, a fraud, or part of a doomsday cult when you tell people the facts. But we must not let that stop us from talking about climate change at every chance we get. If you […] The post Jane Fonda on how to talk about climate change with climate deniers appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
