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Viewfinder: Greenpeace Protesters Call for a 2020 Presidential Debate on Climate Change

Jack Shapiro speaks in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters during a Greenpeace rally to call for a presidential campaign climate debate on June 12th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles recovered from beaches, rivers, and streets from around the United Kingdom is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs as part of a stunt by environmental campaign group Greenpeace on February 25th, 2019, in London, England. The sculpture was delivered to DEFRA to apply pressure on Environment Secretary Michael Gove to move forward with a proposed deposit return scheme for bottles and cans bought in the U.K.

Viewfinder: Greenpeace Campaigns for a Deposit Return Scheme in the U.K. With a Giant Plastic Bottle

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs on February 25th, 2019, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: Greenpeace Protests Coal

Police officers look on as Greenpeace activists hang from ropes after unfurling a banner outside the German embassy in a protest against coal on October 8th, 2018, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Delegates and experts attend the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Incheon, South Korea, on October 1st, 2018.

Environment

What to Expect From the U.N.’s Big New Climate Report

The United Nations' highly anticipated climate science report is due out Monday, and it's unlikely to bring good news.

Kate Wheeling

Greenpeace activists hold a poster reading "We Have the Right to Clean Air" as they stage an action against diesel exhaust on February 19th, 2018, in Stuttgart, Germany. A verdict of Germany's Federal Administrative Court is expected on February 22nd, ruling whether cities with high nitrogen oxide pollution could be allowed to ban diesel cars.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Greenpeace Activists in Germany

Greenpeace activists stage an action against diesel cars on February 19th, 2018, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Pacific Standard Staff

Cod heads hang to dry near Unstad beach in the Lofoten Islands within the Arctic Circle on April 17th, 2015.

Environment

U.S. Helps Establish an Arctic Fishing Moratorium

A new 16-year ban on commercial fishing will give the world time to develop a sustainable management plan for the region.

Bob Berwyn

Environment

Murdering the Movement

How can conservation possibly succeed on a planetary scale if key green leaders and allies keep getting gunned down?

Jimmy Tobias

Environment

#Sealfie vs. #Selfie, One Year Later

As long as environmental groups oppose hunting, eating, and wearing seal, there’s little chance of trust and cooperation with Canada’s Inuit.

Eva Holland

Social Justice

Can Anyone Stop the Man Who Will Try Just About Anything to Put an End to Climate Change?

Most scientists oppose Russ George's efforts to fix the world's climate. But who's going to do something about it?

Bruce Falconer

Economics

Barbie Saves Borneo

Dan Murphy of the Christian Science Monitor (remember them?) highlights an unlikely success story for environmental organizations, and…

Marc Herman