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THE WITNESS
Meena Hussain is a Social Media Strategist at Greenpeace USA. You can follow her opinions on twitter via @meenazahra. 
A polar bear family in Svalbard.
One of the most rewarding things about my work is that I get to meet people almost everyday who are inspired by Greenpeace.
I met Pennsylvania fine artist Justin Ballew over twitter a couple of weeks ago. Inspired by our save the Arctic campaign, he tweeted us this illustrated poem. The poem is fun and simple, and I emailed him to ask him what inspired him to do this. Here’s what he said: Continue reading
We’ve been saying this all along with our save the Arctic campaign – the oil industry needs to stop their risky drilling practices now. Old equipment, old technology, old theories about how to clean up an oil spill, and old ways of producing energy just can’t cut it anymore. The Arctic is a pristine place that just can’t take this sort of uncertainty.
Now, the drilling safety chief at Department of the Interior agrees as well. Continue reading
A happy whale shark!
It’s here! Consumers in the USA finally have a choice when it comes to supporting better practices in the canned tuna industry. Continue reading
How would you arrange 193 flags, the United Nations flag and an Arctic scene to make the most powerful picture possible? We need your creative ideas to help save the Arctic!
In less than a month, our ship the Arctic Sunrise will head to the edge of the sea ice. This will coincide with the annual minimum level of ice – this year it’s set to be the lowest ever.
A picture is worth a thousand words. And we need your help to create an image that will communicate to world leaders that we need to protect the Arctic now. Continue reading
Shell is getting ready to start exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Alaska. This week, activists all around the world are joining together to save the Arctic and tell the company to halt its dangerous plans.
If you’re on Twitter, you can help pressure Arctic oil drillers Shell and win a t-shirt at the same time. Here’s the deal: Continue reading
Really, South Korea?
A South Korean official at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) just stated that growing whale populations are eating up their fish stocks. This strangely implies that humans, who do not live in the sea, have a greater right to fish than a mammal that actually lives in the sea.
Last time I checked, whales could not get onto land and go hunting for food to eat or grow their own farms for that matter.
Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaigner Phil Kline with one of the many whale billboards around the city.
I’m happy to say there are whales everywhere in Panama City! In preparation for the IWC meeting, Greenpeace teamed up with NOAA and local NGOs to place billboards of whales everywhere. You can’t miss these billboards right now — everywhere you turn you see one. Continue reading
Despite overwhelming public support and powerful speeches from supporting countries, the IWC failed to pass the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary this afternoon. This comes to me as a big disappointment after yesterday’s great showing of enthusiasm for the whale sanctuary. Continue reading
Local Activists hold banner saying "Sanctuary Now!" in Spanish, before International Whaling Commission meetings begin next week. Greenpeace is asking for a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.
Today, in a town called the City of Knowledge within Panama City, we had a whale fiesta. Locals came out from all over to join us in asking the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic. Continue reading
Standing up for Whales! #IWC2012
Greetings from Panama City! I’m here with Greenpeace oceans campaigners from all over the world to attend the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings and deliver your messages to save the whales. Continue reading