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Did life on earth begin in the deep sea?When it comes to being otherworldly, alien, and bizarre, the ocean has plenty to fuel the imagination and make your jaw drop : giant scuttling bugs, jelly-like blobfish, slimy mucus-drenched hagfish, hairy armed lobsters, and almost anything else you could imagine. It’s no big surprise that Hollywood science fiction films so often look to the […] The post Did life on earth begin in the deep sea? appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
How to Participate in Plastic Free JulyWe live in a broken system, where corporations take advantage of the current throwaway culture of our society and plague our world with disposable products, giving us virtually no choice but to purchase plastic in some way. Our oceans are slowly turning into a plastic soup, and the effects on ocean life are chilling. Discarded […] The post How to Participate in Plastic Free July appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
200 Days to Protect Forests and the ClimateAt the beginning of 2019 Greenpeace International asked the corporations where they buy their soy, palm oil, meat, dairy and other high risk industrially produced commodities. Only a handful were able to tell us who they buy from and no one was able to disclose all the way to the point of harvest, plantation or […] The post 200 Days to Protect Forests and the Climate appeared first on Greenpeace USA.- Could this be the last action we ever do against BP?I’m writing this from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, somewhere in the North Sea… A few days ago I completely unexpectedly found myself on an all-nighter from London to Scotland. It’s a long story but really, I was only going up there to walk my dog! While crawling around gorse bushes 19 hours later with […] The post Could this be the last action we ever do against BP? appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
Climate Change is More than a “Single Issue”When I was growing up in the Washington, DC area, many members of my community struggled with not only unemployment, but also with our drinking water containing so much lead it caused Congress to open an investigation. We had trouble with a myriad of other issues as well, from poor air quality (largely due to […] The post Climate Change is More than a “Single Issue” appeared first on Greenpeace USA.- Why we can’t have Environmental Justice without Reproductive JusticeAccess to healthcare is a key social and environmental justice issue for Americans. We all deserve the right to a safe and healthy environment, yet we see racial disparities in nearly every key health indicator. Missouri has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the US, particularly for women of color. It’s critical that […] The post Why we can’t have Environmental Justice without Reproductive Justice appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
In Pictures: World Biodiversity DayToday is International Day of Biological Diversity, so let’s celebrate all the amazing species that populate our planet while we still can. Right now, we are facing a biodiversity crisis: 1 million species are at risk of extinction, according to the UN’s biodiversity report. This is a devastating reality check, and not only a crisis […] The post In Pictures: World Biodiversity Day appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
Setting Sail for ScienceIt’s not easy to read a report that says human activity is threatening over one million species with extinction. It’s even harder to read when you’re dizzy from the movement of a ship swaying in Arctic swells. This report is the latest from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity (IPBES) looking at the accelerating loss of […] The post Setting Sail for Science appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
The Making of a Plastic MonsterLast month, plastic monsters came to life around the world, rising up from dirty landfills, climbing over piles of trash, and even swimming up and out of seas, lakes, and rivers to make long and sometimes arduous journeys back home to their source: Nestlé. You may have seen it on our Facebook or Instagram, or […] The post The Making of a Plastic Monster appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
Seven Years of Saving the ArcticRight now, the Greenpeace ships Arctic Sunrise and Esperanza are on a mission in the Arctic. We’re embarking on one as our most ambitious expeditions ever; sailing from the high north of the Arctic, to the very bottom of the Earth in the Antarctic. This is not the first time Greenpeace has ventured into the […] The post Seven Years of Saving the Arctic appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
Tackling Plastic Pollution with Trash Art: A Look at our Waste HabitsAmid the growing plastic pollution crisis, we see people rising up and taking a stand in a lot of different ways. Plastic pollution protests can range from marching in the streets to more unorthodox methods, such as protest art. Protest art is an important way to create public awareness for issues such as the single-use […] The post Tackling Plastic Pollution with Trash Art: A Look at our Waste Habits appeared first on Greenpeace USA.- Anti-Protest Legislation is Threatening our ClimateWe only have about a decade to reverse course on the climate crisis. Activism opposing fossil fuel pipelines is needed more than ever. But activists are facing threats to their right to protest in state legislatures across the country. Lawmakers are introducing legislation to restrict the right to protest. These bills are often modeled on […] The post Anti-Protest Legislation is Threatening our Climate appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
4 Reasons Why We Need a Climate Debate1. The media still isn’t addressing climate change in a way that matches the urgency of the problem. Despite years of record-breaking extreme weather, the climate crisis usually gets minor mentions when mainstream news comments on climate-linked disasters or Trump’s pro-fossil fuel rhetoric. Climate change shouldn’t be a footnote — it should be center stage. […] The post 4 Reasons Why We Need a Climate Debate appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
The Best Plastic Monsters from Around the WorldSomething amazing happened this past month. Plastic monsters came to life around the world, rising up from dirty landfills, climbing over piles of trash, and even swimming up and out of seas, lakes, and rivers to make long and sometimes arduous journeys back home to their source. So where did the plastic monsters originate? Nestlé. […] The post The Best Plastic Monsters from Around the World appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
Guardians of the Amazon: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the fight to protect the climate and our planet.Brazil’s rainforests, are the largest in the world, are vital to limit global climate change and under increased threat. Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon is critical to our climate and the survival of the planet. Studies have shown that forests are in better condition when indigenous rights are recognized and respected. […] The post Guardians of the Amazon: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the fight to protect the climate and our planet. appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
