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- LIVE from the Pacific #1: Departure! 3 months at sea to protect the oceanThis blog is a part of an ongoing series, “LIVE from the Pacific”. Right after the Lunar New Year, I returned from a four-day backpacking trip in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. As soon as I had internet access, I received an email from Greenpeace Protect the Oceans team that I had been recruited […] The post LIVE from the Pacific #1: Departure! 3 months at sea to protect the ocean appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Voting Rights For A Planet We Can Thrive OnIn the 2020 election, an unprecedented number of people used their vote like never before. Some of us voted early, some of us voted by mail, and some cast our vote on Election Day. Despite the many hurdles, including global pandemic and racial violence, we showed up in record numbers and decided the outcome of […] The post Voting Rights For A Planet We Can Thrive On appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Big Oil is fueling the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous WomenToday, May 5th, is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). There is a disturbing legacy of violence against Indigenous women and children. It began with the colonial conquest of Europeans coming to the “New World” over 500 years ago, it still persists today — and we need to talk […] The post Big Oil is fueling the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Can President Biden Deliver Effective Climate Leadership?Friday, April 30, marks Joe Biden’s 100th day as U.S. president. What has he accomplished so far as president to tackle the climate crisis, end fossil fuel racism, and advance a Green New Deal? What does he still need to do? It’s clear that President Biden has already taken bolder steps to tackle the climate […] The post Can President Biden Deliver Effective Climate Leadership? appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- California’s Fossil Fuel Friendships – Part 1. Votes for Polluters over PeopleThis piece is the first installment of a series profiling some of the many ways that the fossil fuel industry exerts pressure across California’s government. Through lobbying, insider influence, campaign spending and more, the fossil fuel industry has secured friends within the Governor’s office, and at the legislative and regulatory levels resulting in cuts to […] The post California’s Fossil Fuel Friendships – Part 1. Votes for Polluters over People appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Preventing the Rise of Deep Sea MiningThis year, ships operated by companies like DeepGreen and DEME Group are in the Pacific Ocean, hoping to demonstrate that it is possible to mine the deep sea for rare metals used in batteries. The idea is as dangerous as it sounds, with potentially disastrous implications for the least studied and least understood ecosystems on […] The post Preventing the Rise of Deep Sea Mining appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Coca-Cola it’s time to stop your pollution at sourceWhat’s happened There is an old, now iconic, Coca-Cola commercial from 1971, called “Hilltop” or as it’s more commonly known as “I’d like to buy the world a Coke”. The video features a diverse group of young people from all over the world holding glass bottles of Coke on a pristine hilltop. In it they […] The post Coca-Cola it’s time to stop your pollution at source appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- No blank check for enemies of the environment in BrazilTwo hundred civil society organizations in Brazil sent an open letter to the United States government asking it not to support the destructive environmental policies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The US government is bringing together world leaders for an online Climate Summit on 22-23 April to discuss combating the climate crisis. The climate summit […] The post No blank check for enemies of the environment in Brazil appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- What We Need Now: VeganismWe’re ruffling a few feathers for this month’s episode as we tackle the hotly-debated topic of veganism. As we continue our dive into interrogating white supremacy culture we come across the key issue of food, our ability to access it, and what the impacts are for the planet. Taking a closer look, we explore what […] The post What We Need Now: Veganism appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- To Build Back Better, We Must End Fossil Fuel RacismThe next few months are crucial to confronting our present crises of climate change, COVID-19, mass unemployment, and the deadly toll of white supremacy. President Biden and Congress are debating historic legislation to “Build Back Better” by creating millions of good jobs, investing in a clean energy economy, and tackling this nation’s legacy of racial […] The post To Build Back Better, We Must End Fossil Fuel Racism appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Plastic is a climate, health and social justice issueWhat’s happening Companies like Coke, Pepsi and Nestle rely on single-use plastic, which is not only polluting the entire planet with waste, but helping to prop up the oil and gas sector and fueling climate change. For the fossil fuel industry, plastic represents a desperate lifeline. The same companies responsible for overheating the climate, including […] The post Plastic is a climate, health and social justice issue appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Deep Sea Mining: the new bad guy in townClimate breakdown. Plastic pollution. Overfishing. The oceans are facing more threats than ever and yet, there’s a new bad guy in town. A new and secretive industry is ramping up that would put even more pressure on our oceans: deep sea mining. The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on the planet, but only a […] The post Deep Sea Mining: the new bad guy in town appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- Congress: Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021Under a new Congress, the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act was just reintroduced today with strong updated language to uphold environmental justice and to hold big plastic polluting corporations accountable for the plastic crisis. More than 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans every year, drowning wildlife and wrecking ecosystems. The cost to […] The post Congress: Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- What We Need Now: Poems, Love & EmpathySo for this week’s episode we are doing somethin’ a lil different…but not really! We’re talking about artfully expressing empathy through poetry and spoken word. And if we take a look at environmental justice work, we see that it is rooted in the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in the enforcement of […] The post What We Need Now: Poems, Love & Empathy appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- The THRIVE AgendaWe are facing a series of interlocking crises: racial injustice, economic inequality, and now the worst public health crisis in generations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, climate change is getting worse. There are massive wildfires out West; back-to-back hurricanes sweeping across the Gulf Coast, and severe winds and floods that swept across the […] The post The THRIVE Agenda appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- International Women’s Day: Celebrating Greenpeace changemakersThe fight against the climate crisis is also a fight for global equality. The strong engagement of women around the world is powerful and key in advancing climate and environmental protection. Hear from some of the women at Greenpeace from across the globe about the work they do every day and the change they want to see […] The post International Women’s Day: Celebrating Greenpeace changemakers appeared first on Greenpeace USA.
- 5 reasons we need wildlife in order to surviveOur 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.
