As Climate Disasters Soar, Environmentalists Take on Role of Relief Agencies

Inside Climate News: Greenpeace usually makes its headlines for high-profile stunts—storming oil rigs, scaling coal plants or forming human shields. But in recent months, the environmental group has been grabbing attention for something more typical of faith-based charities and government agencies: disaster relief. A day after superstorm Sandy ravaged the East Coast, Greenpeace activists drove a solar truck into Queens, New York, emblazoned with the words "Coal Free Future." They parked it there for more than a month,...

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