Things Are Good

The Voice of America is reporting that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is optimistic about the world’s nations coming to an agreement about how to tackle climate change.
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told reporters he would go to the Danish capital next week to open the high-level segment that he expects will draw more than 100 [...]

Kimberly-Clark (the makers of Kleenex) and Greenpeace have signed an historic agreement that pledges the protection of the Boreal forest. This is a huge victory for Greenpeace, but it’s even better for those that need the boreal forest to live – that’s you and me.
Implementing the Kimberly-Clark policy
Implementation of the policy will lead to protection [...]

They have already influenced the world and now they have a chance to change the law in the UK, thus making our planet a better place. In 2007 six Greenpeace activists climbed a coal tower to protest the use of finite fossil fuels and were subsequently arrested. Their court case has attraced scientists worldwide to [...]

The USA branch of Greenpeace have turned their Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide and turned it into an iPhone app. I hope that other Greenpeace regions do the same thing as I find myself carrying my iPhone around but carrying around an extra booklet all the time can get really annoying. If you’re in [...]

Planet Save has their top ten victories for the environmental movement in 2008. Their list is very much centered on the USA, but a victory for the environment anywhere is a victory for everyone everywhere.
5. Greenpeace Activists Acquitted in the UK
A jury in the UK acquitted six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage charges after [...]

Dell computers has achieved carbon neutrality as a company which will put pressure on other computer manufactures to do the same. Dell achieved this goal five months ahead of schedule. Greenpeace does a good job of tracking which electronics manufactures are kind to the environment and which are not at their guide to greener electronics. [...]