We can work together to help the planet

99actions.org is a community that works together against global warming. Register and begin to share individual actions to save the planet

Greenpeace Co-Founder Jim Bohlen Dead at 84

0

greenpeace founders photo
Don't Make a Wave Committee members and Greenpeace founders (from left) Jim Bohlen, Paul Cote, and Irving Stowe. Photo: Greenpeace

Jim Bohlen: 1926-2010
Jim Bohlen, one of the co-founders of Greenpeace, died on Monday, a day after his 84th birthday. The cause of death was complications of Parkinson's disease.

Walmart, KFC, Burger King Paper Purchases Destroying Indonesia's Rainforests: Greenpeace

0

orangutan photo
photo: Patrick Barry via flickr

Greenpeace is again pointing a finger the international companies responsible for Indonesian deforestation, and the international brands aiding and abetting them through purchasing their products.

Greenpeace Activist Harpooned by French Fisherman (Video)

0

greenpeace-attack photo
Image Credit: Greenpeace France

A Greenpeace protest against tuna fishing in the Mediterranean turned violent yesterday when an activist was harpooned in the leg by a French fisherman. Armed with sandbags, Greenpeace members planned to weigh down fishing nets attached to the boat to the point where the trapped tuna could escape.

Help Redesign BP's Logo In Greenpeace Competition

0

greenpeace behind the logo competition bike

Greenpeace in the UK started a wonderfully clever competition to create a new logo for BP in protest of their investment in the Alberta tar sands; events overtook them as the gulf spill became the poster child.

Protesting Orangutans Invade Nestle Shareholders' Meeting

0

nestle greenpeace.jpgPhoto: Herbi Ditl (Flickr)

Thanks to a tough gorilla marketing campaign and unrelenting online social media protests, the recent Nestle-vs-Greenpeace firestorm is getting interesting, with Nestle backpedaling, fast.

Genetically Motified Means Higher Yield? Not For This Soya

0

Soya Roundup Ready Monsanto Yield Drag photo
Photo by Clearly Ambiguous via Flickr.com.

Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are the co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com.

Easier growing and a higher yield are just two of the purported benefits of