Life on Richthofen: September 2024

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Greenpeace USA could cease to exist

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Hi, Kathleen — I'm Bill.

It all began 36 years ago, as a wide-eyed young man who walked into the Greenpeace USA office, ready to throw myself fully into its mission to save the world.

Since then, I've had my share of classic Greenpeace stories: from scaling the Sears Tower 300 feet on a bitterly cold day to hang a banner, to seeing dolphins play in the Esperanza ship's wake as we protested illegal fishing. When I tell those stories, I often get comments along the lines of "Bill, you're so lucky to have truly experienced the essence of Greenpeace."

But I'm terrified that after this February, no one else will. Energy Transfer, the Big Oil company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, is suing us for $300 MILLION — an amount that could abruptly end our 53-year legacy of climate advocacy in the United States if we lose at trial in February.

The only way Greenpeace USA can win this fight is with your grassroots support today, so please: will you fund our efforts with a gift of $20 now to continue fighting for our planet's survival?

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Some days, I reflect on Greenpeace USA's history to revel in all we've won on our planet's behalf. It serves as my framework for the fight ahead against our biggest challenges yet.

We must end the climate crisis, and we have a duty to resolve urgent threats like plastic pollution and deforestation that threaten life on land and at sea. Still, I'm confident that this global network of passionate climate champions, working toward our collective vision for a better tomorrow, will win — as long as we make it out of court alive.

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For over 50 years, we've exercised our right to peacefully protest and expose environmental harm, and haven't shied away from exposing powerful people and companies.

That's the soul of Greenpeace USA — but by weaponizing the U.S. legal system to bankrupt us into silence, Big Oil could destroy that soul.

Now more than ever, the future of all climate advocacy in the United States, and our planet itself, depends on us beating Big Oil's abusive charges.

But that's only possible with your continued grassroots support today — so please, Kathleen: rush $20 or more now to ensure our legacy of bold work toward the greener future we all deserve can continue for as long as it takes to win.

If you've saved your payment information with FastAction, your donation will go through immediately:

You can't sink a rainbow — thank you for all your help to keep Greenpeace USA afloat.

Bill Richardson
Capital Campaign Director and Greenpeacer

P.S. – For everyone who chips in to this email before September 30, we'll send you a poster and stickers in gratitude for your solidarity with us in the fight. Supplies are limited, so don't wait!

Big Oil is suing Greenpeace USA. We need your help to fight back and keep this movement alive — for people, and for our planet.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

An existential threat

Kathleen,

$300 million.

That's the amount Greenpeace is being sued for by Big Oil company Energy Transfer. If we lose this lawsuit at trial in 5 months, the outcome could bring Greenpeace USA and our work to a halt.

The future of Greenpeace USA is at stake.

More than 300 organizations have signed our open letter to Energy Transfer demanding that they drop the lawsuit. Now we're launching a joint petition with many of our allies in this fight to make a BIG public statement.

We need as many signatures as we can collect. Will you sign on now to tell Energy Transfer to drop the lawsuit?

This lawsuit is an existential threat to both Greenpeace USA and our First Amendment rights. It could set a legal precedent that people or organizations who attend a protest can be held responsible for the actions of other participants.

This case is going to trial in February. We have to do everything we possibly can in these next few months to get Energy Transfer to drop the lawsuit. The good news is more than 300 organizations and tens of thousands of people have spoken out so far.

Our goal is to get to 1 million signatures and create enough public pressure that Energy Transfer has no other choice but to drop their lawsuit.

The stakes are high. Are you with us in the fight to save Greenpeace USA and protect our First Amendment rights?

Add your name to our joint petition and tell Energy Transfer that you're demanding they drop the lawsuit. If we don't get enough signatures, we might not survive, so taking action today is incredibly important, Kathleen.

Add Your Name

Thank you,

Greenpeace USA

Big Oil is suing Greenpeace USA. We need your help to fight back and keep this movement alive — for people, and for our planet.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

LIVE from New York, it’s Climate Week 2024!

NYC CLIMATE WEEK 2024: Let's show the United Nations we mean business. [ADD MY VOICE NOW]

Hey, Kathleen — Amy here, LIVE from NYC Climate Week 2024!

This is one of the biggest annual week-long events for climate action, and trust me: the energy on the ground is electric.

Standing shoulder to shoulder today with activists and leaders from around the world at this massive international gathering was nothing short of awe-inspiring. But even as I joined the chorus of voices from every corner of the globe calling for change, I could sense that there was still one voice missing: yours.

Wherever you are now, I know when it comes to a climate champion as committed as you, Kathleen, your heart is here with us. Luckily, there is a way you can join our call on world leaders — even from home!

We're in need of thousands of signatures from Greenpeacers like you on a pledge demanding that the United States leads the international charge to:

Speak out against Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits Big Oil is using to silence our climate movement
Crack down on corporations that value profits over people
End the age of fossil fuels and taxpayer-funded handouts to Big Oil
Ratify strong, legally binding Global Oceans and Plastics Treaties, and
Take concrete steps to safeguard a liveable future on our one and only planet.

The more people on board, the more effective our demonstration will be — so I've extended the deadline until 11:‌59 p.m. ton‌ight just so you can get your name on the list.

While there's still time, will you speak out with me and the 193,458 other Greenpeacers on board by signing your name right now? With you on our side, our people-powered movement will be an unstoppable force that's impossible to ignore.

ADD MY VOICE NOW

On our own, we're just one drop — but together, we'll create a tidal wave of change.

Amy Moas
Senior Forest Campaigner,
Greenpeace USA