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Climate change concerns majority of Americans. Response from country’s...
Greenpeace climbers rappel down the face of Mount Rushmore in 2009 to unfurl a banner challenging President Obama to lead on global warming. Our leaders appear mum on the issue, yet the majority of...
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Year in PHOTOS: Greenpeace celebrates a year of global victories thanks to YOU
From stopping “scientific whaling” in South Korea to protecting the Arctic from Shell’s oil rigs to shutting down dirty coal plants here in the United States, we’re celebrating a 2012 full of...
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The $6 Billion Auction: Finally, A Plan to Get Money Out of Politics
The following is a guest blog by Josh Silver, executive director of Represent Us, campaign to pass the American Anti-Corruption Act which would overhaul campaign finance, impose strict lobbying and...
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We did it for the future
Film and TV star Lucy Lawless and seven activists were today convicted and sentenced to 120 hours community service each and for attempting to stop an Arctic-bound oil drilling ship last year. Along...
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If Kumi will…will you?
This year’s Earth Hour on March 23 is no ordinary Earth Hour. Climate change is being felt around the world – ravaging communities, destroying lives and livelihoods. We are running out of time, but we...
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Two North Carolina coal plants turn off today, ending a century of pollution
This is no April fool’s joke. Today, two of Duke Energy’s dirty, outdated coal plants – Riverbend and Buck, in North Carolina – are officially turning off. Duke Energy is the county’s largest electric...
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Southeasterners can thank Duke Energy when global warming gives them twice as...
A new study suggests that global warming could increase thunderstorms in the Southeast A new study from NASA suggests that global warming could increase the number of violent, damaging thunderstorms...
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Save the Arctic! Save the Ocean!
Living in San Diego CA, soaking up the beautiful weather, amazing beaches and tasty waves, it can sometimes feel like the Arctic is a far away wilderness only relevant around the month of December...
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We can, must and should end the age of coal
Coal threatens everything we love and treasure and we now have new research to establish this in our report “Silent Killers”. We must stand together and bring an end to the age of coal. Our renewed...
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Apple deals for solar energy in Nevada
Solar panels at Apple’s data center in Maiden, NC. Courtesy GigaOM People have always looked to Apple to know what the next big, new (and profitable) idea would be in the world of technology. Today’s...
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PHOTOS: 50 Tons of Crude Oil Spill onto Popular Tourist Destination in Thailand
Rescue workers, local volunteers and PTT personnel attempt to clean up the oil spill at Ao Phrao beach in Ko Samed, Rayong Province. More than 50,000 liters of crude oil have leaked from a pipeline...
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$100 million worth of natural gas goes up in flames every month in North Dakota
Originally posted to Grist by John Upton Amidst an oil and gas drilling boom in North Dakota, a new report suggests that nearly a third of the natural gas that’s being sucked out of the ground is being...
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Stephen Colbert on fracking: “America enjoying a new golden age of flammability”
Crossposted from EcoWatch On The Colbert Report Thursday night, Stephen Colbert put the spotlight on Range Resources for imposing a gag order on a Pennsylvania family whose water was contaminated by...
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REPORT: As climate denial gets stronger, the “dealing in doubt” continues
Who likes being lied to by people paid by the oil industry who pose as “experts” on climate change? Did you know it’s been going on for 25 years? In a couple of weeks, the UN’s official advisors on...
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We can, must and should end the age of coal
Coal threatens everything we love and treasure and we now have new research to establish this in our report “Silent Killers”. We must stand together and bring an end to the age of coal. Our renewed...
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New report from Citigroup: Solar energy is here to stay
A solar panel installation on a rooftop in Aurora, CO. Solar power is here, and it isn’t just environmentalists saying it anymore. A research division of Citigroup, the massive multinational bank that...
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President Obama announces plan for federal government to triple renewable...
The federal government consumes a huge amount of energy. Today President Obama announced a plan for the federal government to triple its use of renewable energy sources by 2020, making up for 20...
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NC to Duke Energy: Have You Dumped ALEC Yet?
UPDATE 12/11/13 from Bruce Henderson at the Charlotte Observer’s Earth & Energy blog: “Duke Energy isn’t saying whether it’s a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC,...
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Year in Review: Greenpeace North Carolina built momentum in 2013
Greenpeace North Carolina activists have been fighting their utility, Duke Energy to demand cleaner, cheaper energy. Despite the fact that Duke is the largest power company in the country and one of...
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The 9 Biggest Moments in Fracking in 2013
This time last year, people were buzzing about Promised Land, or “the fracking movie,” starring Matt Damon and Francis McDormand. Our take was that the movie fell short of truly exposing the dangers of...
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