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Three hundred Brazilian loggers threatened the Greenpeace ship the M.V. Arctic Sunrise, in a tense mid-river standoff in the Amazon on Sunday. Greenpeace's work to protect the world's endangered forests has gained renewed attention in the United States because of an unprecedented court case stemming from the group's protest against illegal logging off the coast of Florida in 2002.

Just days before UN climate talks begin in Poznan, Poland, the Brazilian government released new figures for Amazon deforestation between August 2007 and July 2008. After three years of decline, almost 3 million (2,957,356) acres were destroyed – a increase of 3.8% compared to the previous year. The new figures were announced today by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE).

Japan's whaling fleet is expected to leave for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary early Friday morning (Tokyo time). The fleet plans to slaughter another 440 minke whales this winter. Greenpeace will be at the port taping the fleet's departure and bringing worldwide attention to this unjustifiable hunt.

A coalition of major environmental groups today delivered a letter to the White House urging the Clinton Adminstration to oppose any attempts by Congress to undermine critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Steller sea lions in Alaska. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) has drafted an anti-environmental rider, destined for one of the remaining federal spending bills, that would block federal fishery managers from implementing recently-announced measures to protect endangered Steller sea lions from large-scale fishing efforts in the North Pacific. The Clinton Administration has told environmentalists that the president would veto any budget bill containing such a rider.

The Bush administration announced today that it would exclude the Tongass National Forest from the landmark Roadless Area Conservation Rule, despite overwhelming public support for keeping the forest intact. In keeping with the administration's practice of "stealth" policy moves, the change was made with little fanfare in the midst of the Christmas holidays to avoid public scrutiny.

One of Alaska's leading experts on Orca whales today took issue with Senator Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) latest tactic in his ongoing battle to exempt the North Pacific industrial trawl fleet from the Endangered Species Act. In a news conference yesterday, Stevens claimed that Orca whales were "decimating" the populations of sea lions and other marine mammals, a charge that Dr. Craig O. Matkin of the North Gulf Oceanic Society called "ludicrous."

The Bush administration has stepped away from a high- profile assertion about Al-Qaeda nuclear threats, thanks to our uncovering of the truth. Find out more and view Greenpeace correspondence with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Greenpeace this morning launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest dependent people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace’s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol.

Under the banner, "Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities: Building a Toxic-Free Future," Greenpeace began building a house today with the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and other groups.

Greenpeace is calling on car consumers to send Ford a message: show you're serious about reducing pollution by embracing the Kyoto Protocol to stop global warming. The move is another setback for the U.S. auto maker, which has invested millions to improve its public image in the environmental and safety areas. Ford, and its Chairman, William Ford, Jr. have actively courted the media and environmental groups in an effort to earn the company a green label. Mr. Ford spoke at a Greenpeace forum in London earlier this year, where he made several promises about improving his company's environmental record. The company bought a full page ad last month in three major papers professing its concern for global warming.