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Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
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  Alert: Help Greenpeace's Efforts To Stop The Climate Disaster  
Focus:Environment
Action Request:Volunteer
Location:United States

When do you think Congress should begin to address our climate crisis? How about now? Will you help us make it happen?

Take Action!

According to the best scientific information, unchecked global warming will threaten water supplies for billions of people and could cause the extinction of  40% of all living species on the planet, or more.

President Bush has failed to move the country away from disaster. Congress now has the opportunity to lead the way, but they won't act without hearing from us. You want to stop global warming. Are you willing to take to the streets to convince your fellow Americans to turn up the heat on Congress? Our goal is to deliver 50,000 postcards to Congress by August 1. Will you help us beat our goal?

Sign up to be a Hot Seat Activist in your community.

From collecting postcards, to writing letters, calling your Congressperson, or joining a rally at their office, you can play a role in stopping global warming. We'll give you guidance and materials, tips and training along the way. As much or as little as you'd like to do, register as a Hot Seat Activist now to learn about how you can get more involved.

To get us where we need to go to combat climate change, we need nothing less than a clean energy revolution. We're ready to take this fight to Congress and we want your help. Will you join us?
Posted: Jul 11, 2007 11:58am | comment (5) | discuss (0) | permalink    
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  Blog: Take Action To Save Polar Bears  


As global warming changes the planet's climate system, polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. Habitat for polar bears is literally melting out from under them. The last two years were the worst ever recorded for sea ice loss, and if current trends continue, the Arctic will be ice free in summer by 2040. Polar bears live solely in the Arctic and won't survive without sea ice.

Scientists now believe the Polar Bear could be extinct by 2050 if we do not stop global warming. Many other species will follow.

To save the polar bear, we have to act now. Responding to a successful lawsuit filed by Greenpeace and other organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now considering listing the polar bear as a threatened species. They have asked for public comments and, naturally, they need to hear from us.

Take Action!

Time is running out. There's still a long way to go before the polar bear is officially listed as threatened, and then the government must take action to protect them. The stakes couldn't be higher. Please continue fighting with us as we work to save the polar bears, the Arctic environment, and our planet's climate system!

Peace!
ERIK
Posted: Mar 9, 2007 2:40pm | comment (4) | discuss (0) | permalink    
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  Blog: Whaling Ship On Fire: Greenpeace Offers Help  


Friends,

Onboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Southern Ocean - campaigning against an illegal whaling hunt - we find ourselves in an unexpected situation. The vessel we had been searching for, the Japanese factory whaling ship Nisshin Maru, has issued a distress call after a serious fire broke out on board. The blaze is thought to be under control, but tragically, one crew member has been lost.

The Nisshin Maru is now disabled and drifting 100 nautical miles from the largest Adelie penguin colony in the world. The ship is carrying approximately 1,000 tons of oil. An oil spill would be a major ecological disaster in the Antarctic, and there may be bad weather soon.

The Esperanza is now on the scene. To help avoid further tragedy, Greenpeace has offered to tow the whaling ship out of the Southern Ocean. We'll keep you posted as the situation unfolds.

The whale hunt is most likely over for the season, but the whales still face a serious threat. The government of Japan has been lobbying hard to overturn the 20 year old ban on commercial whaling, and this May the International Whaling Commission is voting in Alaska.

Now, more than ever, we need YOU to defend the whales.

Be a Whale Defender! Check out whales.greenpeace.org/us!

TAKE ACTION: Register for free on the new I GO online community site and you'll have a chance to communicate with Greenpeace campaigners on the ship, meet other whale defenders, suggest and vote on campaign ideas, see excellent videos, and keep up with the news from the front lines. You'll learn about things you can do to make a difference during this critical moment for the whales.

You don’t have to be on the ship in the Southern Oceans to help save whales. Sign up, create a profile and introduce yourself in the US Whale Defenders Forum.

Whales are an amazing and irreplaceable part of the ocean world. By the 1980s, many species of whales were driven to the brink of extinction by rampant commercial whaling. Winning the ban on commercial whaling, in effect since 1986, was a major victory for marine life.

The ban on commercial whaling is under threat. The whales need us now more than ever. From now until the International Whaling Commission's vote in May, whale defenders must take action to prevent the return of commercial whaling.

Become part of the online whale defender community today, and play a role in saving the whales once and for all. I'll look for you on the US Whaledefender's Forum.

Do it for the whales!

Peace!
-ERIK
Posted: Feb 19, 2007 4:02pm | comment (1) | discuss (0) | permalink    
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  Blog: Show Whales Some Love  
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This Valentine's Day, we'll show love for whales by doing our best to keep the harpoons from striking a whale's heart. But you don't have to be here in the Southern Ocean to join us in our efforts to defend the whales.

We know you love whales too, and there's no greater gift we could give them than to end commercial whaling forever.

So in honor of Valentine's Day, there are a couple of things you can do to show your love for whales.

1. Demonstrate Your Love >> Download one of our signs and take a picture of yourself holding it then upload it and show the world how much you care about defending the whales.

2.Take Action >> Send a special Valentine's message to the Bush Administration professing your love of whales

Please, spare us the heartbreak of returning to the Southern Ocean next year. Help us put an end to whaling once and for all.

Your Valentine,
melanied
Melanie Duchin
Whale Campaigner onboard the Esperanza

Posted: Feb 14, 2007 9:07am | comment (2) | discuss (0) | permalink    
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  Blog: Defend The Whales!  
Defend the Whales
I'm writing you from the Southern Ocean, onboard the Esperanza. We left New Zealand late last week, and we're heading directly for the Japanese whaling fleet.

Our mission is dangerous - to get in between the harpoons of the whalers and the whales they plan to kill. But we won't be alone. This year, we're sailing with the biggest crew ever - nearly 12,000 of you have already climbed onboard to help us save whales. And we'll be putting your ideas into action.

You don't have to be here in the Southern Ocean with us to make a difference for the whales. Sign up to become a Whale Defender today, and take action to protect the whales.

The battle to save the whales won't end here in the Southern Ocean, and it can't be won without your help. This year, the true fate of whales will be decided in the lead up to the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Anchorage, Alaska this May.

TAKE ACTION! Sign up to become a Whale Defender.

As a Whale Defender, we'll tell you about actions you can take over the next 3 months to help save the whales. You'll get a personal, guided tour of the web tools you can use to protect whales. You'll be able to suggest new ideas and join up with other Whale Defenders working to save the whales across the country, and around the world. From making signs to taking pictures, writing letters, to calling Congress, there are lots of easy things that you and your fellow crew mates can do to make a difference.

We're ready to face the Japanese fleet here in the Southern Ocean, and we need you to be ready to protect whales from the shore. We're all in this together, and we share an important goal: to end commercial whaling once and for all.

For the whales,

melanied
Melanie Duchin
Whale Campaigner onboard the Esperanza

p.s. It's important for me and the crew onboard the Esperanza to know that you're supporting us and doing your part to protect the whales too. You can follow what we're doing onboard by reading my blogs, and I'll be sure to keep you informed about what's happening here.
Posted: Jan 31, 2007 3:13pm | comment (1) | discuss (0) | permalink    
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