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Today, the Colorado State Legislature passed a bill that would establish Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic and packaging materials. The legislation will hold producers of packaging financially responsible for their recycling, incentivize a reduction in the amount of materials used, ensure that the recycling system receives the funding and investment...
Cambridge, MA – Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, in collaboration with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), ReFED, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released “Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill,” a new report detailing how Congress should prioritize food waste reduction in...
Today President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by signing an Executive Order that contains a series of actions focused on recognizing the planet's natural capital by protecting and restoring forests domestically, halting deforestation globally, and investing in Nature-based Solutions. In response, WWF released the statement below from Carter Roberts, President and CEO: “President...
In response to the alarming new data shared in today’s release of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statements: Dr. Stephanie Roe, IPCC Lead Author and WWF Global Climate and Energy Lead Scientist,...
Yesterday, the White House released President Biden’s proposed budget for the US Government for Fiscal Year 2023. It comes at an important moment as the inter-related threats from climate change and nature loss are having a profound impact on people and nature here in the United State and around the...
If it seems like we’ve been talking about lawsuits a lot lately, it’s because we have.Corporate bullies, helped by Donald Trump’s go-to law firm, have filed two massive lawsuits against Greenpeace in the last two years. They aim to silence us, but we are not alone. Many of our allies...
It is that time again. Four years roll by and once more the greatest winter athletes in the world will come together to wow us on death-defying luge runs, courageous ski jumps or surprisingly mesmerising curling slides matches.Unfortunately, all is not well in this winter wonderland.In preparations for these games, many...
James (Jon) Castle - 7 December 1950 to 12 January 2018Over four decades Captain Jon Castle navigated Greenpeace ships by the twin stars of ‘right and wrong’, defending the environment and promoting peace. Greenpeace chronicler, Rex Weyler, recounts a few of the stories that made up an extraordinary life.Captain Jon Castle...
Ever since the first production car rolled off the assembly line more than 100 years ago, our love affair with automobiles has grown and grown. In countries like the UK, France, Italy and Germany there are now around 5 vehicles for every 10 people. In the USA, Australia and New Zealand,...
Most people would be surprised about how many species of cold-water corals and amazing sponges you’d find on the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean. Even as the scientist who has identified three quarters of the registered seafloor communities designated for special protection in the Antarctic, I’ve never seen them myself...