November 12, 2009 at 11:18 pm · Filed under Greenpeace, Life at work, Volunteers ·Tagged Activism, Gred Leipold, greenpeace international

On the eve of Barack Obama's arrival in Asia for his first official visit and while the United States continues to block progress ahead of the critical UN climate - we've taken direct action at the frontline ...

As Barack Obama arrives in Asia for his first visit to the region as President and while the United States continues to block progress ahead of the critical UN climate negotiations at Copenhagen next month, ...

November 11, 2009 at 6:14 am · Filed under Eliminate toxic chemicals, Philippines ·Tagged clean production, Cleanway Technology Corporation, hazardous waste

November 10, 2009 at 6:59 am · Filed under Philippines, Project Clean Water ·Tagged Buklod Tao, EcoWaste Coalition, greenpeacebuzz, Marikina, Nangka River, Typhoon Ketsana, Typhoon Ondoy, Water Pollution

'We Raise Our Voice, You Take The Lead' This is our official entry for the COP15 Raise Your Voice 2009. The Filipino environmental advocates raised action key points on disaster management system and ...

November 7, 2009 at 5:12 pm · Filed under Life at work, Stop climate change ·Tagged Barcelona, c2c, Copenhagen, Kyoto Protocol

Oxfam and Dakila are proud members of the Global Alliance for Climate Action Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 like-minded organizations working together and with partners and allies around the world to bring about lasting change. Oxfam works directly with communities and seek to influence the powerful to e...nsure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. DAKILA (nobility) – Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism is a group of artists, students and individuals committed to advocating social consciousness formation among both their industry peers and their immediate audiences. DAKILA envisions a nation of heroes. Its mission is to build a movement that inspires heroism and nobility of thought and action to effect social transformation by collectively providing creative avenues to awaken the individual, dismantle apathy and unleash their inner hero. The three goals of DAKILA are awareness, education, and involvement – to make the public aware of crucial concerns affecting society, to educate both the audience and, more importantly, themselves about pressing social concerns, which should effectively inform the methods of creative expression and to be consistently and dynamically involved in activities geared toward achieving the common good.

Greenpeace's new Guide to Climate Politics shows just how badly the leaders of rich, industrialised nations are failing in their efforts to address climate change. In the last year developing nations have made real progress and put a series of offers on the table during the UN climate negotiations.

If we told you that there was one single way to cut a fifth of global greenhouse emissions - that simply involved hugging trees - would you believe us? Probably not - but that's exactly what's required. ...