If we want to stop runaway climate change, we have to stop burning fossil fuels for energy. We partner with local activists and indigenous leaders around the Pacific Rim to reduce fossil fuel emissions and advocate a just transition to a clean energy economy.

“Monsieur, there’s coal in my popcorn!”

Blog Post | November 30, 2015 | Ekaterina Selvestru
Today is the first day of the U.N. climate change conference. Thousands of people are coming to Paris to be heard. The metro is free today, streets are crowded....

Children Are Using Courts to Challenge Climate Chang

Blog Post | November 26, 2015 | Alex Levinson
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” There are days when I find myself doubting the truth of that wisdom, popularized by Martin...

U.N. to Approve Rules Protecting Arctic Waters

Press Release | May 11, 2015
Six arctic indigenous leaders from Alaska, Canada, and Russia will travel to London next week to address the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the impacts of shipping in the...

Tightening the Standards of International Investment Banks

Blog Post | October 30, 2015 | Doug Norlen
The past few years have been critical in the fight to establish sane, sustainable regulations on the impacts the coal industry has on our biosphere. Alongside our efforts to...

Big Win: President Obama Stops Arctic Drilling

Blog Post | October 20, 2015 | Kevin Harun
In a stunning development this week, President Obama announced that he is cancelling upcoming oil and gas lease sales for Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska. And, in...

Arctic Ocean and Wildlife Warrant Special Int'l Protection

Blog Post | May 18, 2015 | Alex Levinson and Kevin Harun
Co-authored by Alex Levinson and Kevin Harun, Pacific Environment First published in High North News and Huffington Post Imagine traveling seas beset by hurricane force winds, extreme waves, poorly...