Greenpeace unfurls giant banner near White House

Greenpeace on Wednesday unfurled a massive "Resist" banner near the White House on Wednesday, a day after the president of the United States signed executive orders for two controversial oil pipelines.

Seven activists scaled a construction crane just a few blocks from the president's official residence and deployed the banner, which is around 21 meters (70 feet) long and 10.5 meters (30 feet) wide.

Source: EFE

Pianist Einaudi joins Greenpeace effort to protect Arctic

Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi, accompanied by activists of Greenpeace Spain, has brought his music to the far north for an event near Norway's Wahlenbergbreen glacier, calling for this to be named a protected area of the Arctic, the NGO said in a statement.

"Being here has been a great experience. I've been able to see the purity and fragility of this area with my own eyes and to play the song I composed in the most magnificent setting in the world," Ludovico Einaudi said from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.

Source: EFE