Greenpeace

In January, we started off our Coal Free Future ship tour on the east coast, kicking off our new campaign against dirty coal plants and helping to promote renewable energies. As a Greenpeace intern, and an environmental activist, it's natural for me to read up on the latest advances of sustainable living, green design, and innovative forms of renewable energy. There was one in particular that caught my eye. Solar panels. Not just any solar panels, but solar panels that collect energy in the DARK. This was something that I had never heard of before and was curious to find more information. I first read about this amazing technology on Green Wala's website here. 

Image taken from GreenWala.com

See, when considering alternative, renewable energies, you have to look at where you are on a map. Some areas don't get as much sun, so using solar power wouldn't yield enough energy to power much, whereas they might have more space for wind power and wind turbines. With this new technology though, it doesn't matter if the sun is shining or not!   

To read the full story put out by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, click here!

First, we were destructors of the earth. Then, we were students of our mistakes. Then, we were creators of innovation and alternative energy and technology. Now, it's time to be healers and clean up!

Peace in Love, 

Farrah Tabatabaie, Online Organizing Intern, Greenpeace USA 

Hello world!

My name is Farrah Tabatabaie and I am new member of Greenpeace’s online team as their spring intern. My love of the environment and sustainability brought me to intern at Greenpeace while living in the great city of New York and working to do my part in environmental advocacy. I am also currently studying for my LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation so I can help in consultation for greener buildings.

Do you want us to know about your passion for the environment and efforts to make the planet a better place? Greenpeace has a great section on their website dedicated specifically to listening to all of your stories called “What’s Your Story?”. You can find a brief description of it right here by our Executive Director, Phil Radford. If you search for my name, you can read my story, too, and learn about what drives me!  

As James Brown said, “Get up offa that thing! And dance ‘til you feel better!” Or, in our case, do something worthwhile until you feel better as a person.

Peace and Love. 

***Interested in interning at Greenpeace? Visit our internships page right here to get more information!