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ur core values are reflected in our environmental campaign work: We 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a peaceful, non-violent manner. We use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate. In exposing threats to the environment and finding solutions we have no permanent allies or adversaries. We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests. We seek solutions for, and promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices.
Recently Uploaded Resources
- Letter opposing Terry bill (H.R. 3) on Keystone XL
- A form letter from a coalition of organizations to Congressional representatives urging them to vote against a measure that would grant approval to the Keystone XL pipeline without any decision from the Executive agencies.
- Letter to Sec. Jewell on Powder River Basin coal leasing
- A letter to the newly appointed Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, encouraging her to place an immediate moratorium on new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin and to conduct a comprehensive review of the federal coal leasing program.
- Keystone XL SEIS Comment Period Extension Letter
- A letter from a coalition of groups requesting a comment period extension for the draft supplemental environmental impact statement for Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
- Point of No Return
- According to Greenpeace, the report highlights the hypocrisy of governments that have promised to keep warming under 2 degrees Celcius yet are promoting projects that will push warming past 3.5 and 4 degrees Celcius to 6.
- Letter from 69 Groups to Obama on Key Climate Actions
- 69 environmental, civic, labor and healthcare groups signed this letter calling for President Obama to take three specific climate actions: 1) Raise his voice; 2) Use his executive authority under the Clean Air Act; and 3) Reject dirty fuels.
- NGO Opposition Letter to Thune Aviation Bill
- NGO opposition to the Thune aviation bill (S.1956) in the House of Representatives.This bill would set a disturbing precedent by undermining the international rule of law. It would authorize the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit an operator of a civil aircraft of the United States from complying with this European aviation law.
- Clinton Urged to Support ‘Robin Hood’ Tax to Fund Climate
- Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace joined 61 other charities, unions and campaign groups to urge U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to support a financial transaction tax to help fund the fight against climate change. Read more at the link below.
- Oppose HR 3409 Sign-on Letter
- On behalf of our millions of members and activists, we urge you to reject H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012. This bill purports to address coal, but in fact takes aim at a staggering array of basic laws that keep the American public safe; it fundamentally weakens the Clean Air Act and eviscerates the protections of the Clean Water Act.
- Greenwash+20: How some powerful corporations are standing in the way of sustainable development
- his report is a sequel to the Greenpeace Book on Greenwash that was published a few days before the 1992 Earth Summit. Through a few case studies, taken mostly from our on-the-ground campaigning work against environmental destruction, this report gives you a taste of the kind of challenges implementation of the Rio agenda is facing today, despite the growing number of glossy corporate social responsibility reports.
- Beyond Rio+20: Let´s mobilise for a better world
- Beyond Rio+20 does not lie in despair. While much could have been achieved over three days in Rio to put the world on the path of sustainable development, real decisions are taken each and every day in capitals and board rooms around the world. We still need a global deal for our climate, we need global governance to support and foster a great transition where equity, economy and ecology are not in competition but in harmony to deliver sustainable development. Indeed, beyond Rio+20 lies a road worth taking: Through a groundswell of public mobilisation, social movement alliances, smart businesses investing in the future and enough governments daring to lead by regulating effectively and banning unsustainable practices, a liveable future for our children is still in our grasp.
- Greenpeace Opposes American Clean Energy and Security Act
- On June 25, Greenpeace reacts to the pending American Clean Energy and Security Act.
- Obama Chooses Corporate Polluters Over Public Health
- Greenpeace & ICF: Stimulus Will Fight Global Warming
- A new Greenpeace-commissioned carbon footprint analysis of the economic recovery package projects that the bill’s energy efficiency and conservation provisions alone could cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 61 million metric tons annually...
- Greenpeace Applauds Stimulus Package's Focus on Clean Energy
- Greenpeace Global Warming Campaign Director Steven Biel today released the following statement on the economic stimulus package proposed by the House leadership and Obama administration
- New Pollution Standard Will Reduce Impact of Coal on America's Communities
- New Pollution Standard Will Reduce Impact of Coal on America's Communities
- Activists Block Coal Shipment to Crawford Coal Plant
- Greenpeace activists stop coal shipment at Pulaski Bridge in Chicago Activists rappel off bridge with banner that says “We Can Stop Coal”
- Greenpeace Activists Occupy Coal Plant in Chicago
- Greenpeace activists climb deadly smokestack at Fisk coal plant in Chicago Activists call on Edison International to “Quit Coal” and shut down Fisk and Crawford
- Greenpeace: Economic Stimulus Means More Jobs and a Cleaner Environment
- In response to the conference report on the economic stimulus bill expected to be voted on in the House and Senate today, Steven Biel, Greenpeace USA Global Warming Campaign Director and Jim Riccio, Greenpeace USA Nuclear Policy Analyst, issued the following statements...
- Greenpeace: Better Late Than Never. EPA Finds Global Warming is Dangerous
- Press release from Greenpeace in response to the EPA's announcement on Friday, April 17 that it considers carbon pollution to be a threat to America's public health and welfare.
- Greenpeace activists scale bridge to Welcome Obama to Canada
- Greenpeace activists welcomed President Obama to Ottawa this morning with two banners reading “Welcome President Obama” and “Climate Leaders Don’t Buy Tar Sands.”
- Greenpeace: Statement on Waxman-Markey Climate Legislation
- Greenpeace reacts to the draft climate legislation introduced by Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey on March 31, 2009.
- Greenpeace Reacts to Passage of ACES Through House
- On June 26, Greenpeace reacts to the passage of the American Clean Energy & Security Act through the House.
- Greenpeace Activists Climb Coal Elevator at Bridgeport Coal Plant, Greenpeace
- Greenpeace activists scaled the Bridgeport Harbor Generating Station coal elevator to demand the aging and dirty coal-fired power plant be shut down.
- UN Climate Finance Report Wipes Out Developed Country Excuses to Delay Action
- Greenpeace International Press Release on AGF Report.11.4.10
- Greenpeace: EPA tailoring rule a first step to reducing devastating impact of global warming
- Greenpeace USA: Energy bill is a dirty energy bailout, incentives offshore drilling
- Offshore disaster: Impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on turtles, marine mammals, brown pelicans, and bluefin tuna
- Offshore disaster: Overview of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- Offshore disaster: Ecological impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- Offshore disaster: Economic impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- Offshore disaster: Timeline of offshore oil drilling, spills, and regulation
- BP Deepwater Disaster
- Greenpeace: House Stimulus More Effective Fighting Climate Change
- Energy Package Could Save $3 Billion More a Year in Utility Costs
- Renewables 24/7: Infrastructure Needed to Save the Climate
- Report from Greepeace released February 4, 2010. Shows how the world's power grids could be transformed to support a power mix comprising of 90% renewable energ by 2050, by connecting mini-grids and smart-grids to a super grid to provide reliable, around the clock supply.
- False Hope: Why Carbon Capture and Storage Won't Save the Climate Fact Sheet
- A 2006 Green Peace fact sheet the explains why CCS technology is unproven and will not be ready in time to save the climate.
- Greenpeace Welcomes Obama's Copenhagen Date Change
- Statement from Greenpeace International's political climate coordinator Martin Kaiser: "After a global outcry, President Obama has listened to the people and other world leaders; he has come to his senses and accepted the importance of this potentially historic meeting."
- Greenpeace applauds Obama EPA's ruling
- Press release from Greenpeace on December 7, 2009 applauding the EPA's endangerment finding. Research Director Kert Davies states, "Today the Obama EPA made a bold move to confront corporate polluters by regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Greenpeace knows the polluters will fight back hard as they have tried to stop this day from happening for over a decade."
- Greenpeace USA: Response to the White House Announcement
- "The administration's announcement proposes the same inadequate emissions targets that were included in the House-passed climate legislation. By taking his cues from a Congress heavily influenced by the fossil fuel industry, Obama continues to shirk domestic and international leadership on climate policy."
- REDD and the Effort to Limit Global Warming to 2 degrees Celsius
- This Greenpeace report evaluates the impact of incorporating REDD credits into the international carbon market.
- False Hope: Why Carbon Capture and Storage Won't Save the Climate Report
- A 2008 Green Peace report explaining how CCS is an unproven technology and how it won't be ready in time to help save the climate.
- Nuclear power: undermining action on climate change
- A 2007 Green Peace briefing that says that nuclear power is an expensive distraction from the real solutions to climate change.
- Greenpeace Statement on Draft Senate Climate Bill
- Press Release from Greenpeace in response to Senate introduction of energy and climate legislation.
- Greenpeace statement on the Copenhagen outcome
- Commenting on the Copenhagen outcome Greenpeace International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo, said: "Not fair, not ambitious and not legally binding. The job of world leaders is not done. Today they failed to avert catastrophic climate change. "
- Greenpeace: Climate Change Legislation Fails to Impose Necessary Reductions
- Statement from Greenpeace on Waxman-Markey bill released May 15, 2009.
