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Endangered Species Act not for target practice

Feature story | June 5, 2012 at 12:37

Greenpeace, with environmental groups Ontario Nature, David Suzuki Foundation, and Earthroots are calling on the Ontario government to stop punching holes in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) big enough to drive a mega quarry or massive clearcut...

Critical Chance to Save Woodland Caribou

Feature story | December 15, 2009 at 17:00

The woodland caribou in Ontario’s Boreal forest is threatened with extinction because of the long history of forest destruction allowed by the Ontario government in the southern Boreal forest, the enormous area of the province where most logging,...

Ontario promises to protect millions of hectares of the Boreal Forest in the Far North

Feature story | July 15, 2008 at 17:00

Greenpeace celebrates the Ontario government’s promise to protect at least 22.5 million hectares of intact Boreal Forest in the far north of the province.

Greenpeace executive director launches climate solutions tour for a nuclear-free Ontario

Feature story | February 23, 2009 at 17:00

Greenpeace executive director Bruce Cox will tour 10 cities in Ontario to promote nuclear-free climate change solutions and expose the greenwashing of the province’s proposed Green Energy Act.

Ontario wearing economic blinders when it comes to nuclear, says Greenpeace report

Feature story | November 4, 2008 at 17:00

Investment analysts say the cost of building Dalton McGuinty's nuclear reactors has more than doubled in the last three years but the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) refuses to re-evaluate its original estimates amidst a global financial crisis.

Ontario will mourn loss of green energy jobs if Hudak elected

Feature story | October 3, 2011 at 12:21

Burlington - Greenpeace Canada installed a green energy memorial outside the Excess Energy assembly facility today to symbolize the loss of green-collar jobs in Ontario if Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is elected, scraps Ontario’s groundbreaking...

Why Tweets will help protect your freedom of speech

Blog entry by Richard Brooks | September 27, 2013

Ontario Bill 83- also known as the anti-SLAPP bill - began its second reading on 25 September. If you aren’t familiar with what a SLAPP is; it’s a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation that aims to intimidate and silence...

Ontario Failing on Biodiversity as well...

Blog entry by Catharine Grant | November 7, 2013

Just a day after the federal Environment Commissioner released his scathing report on the Harper government’s record on biodiversity, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, released similar findings about the Ontario...

Bill 83 to protect free speech “a priority” for Kathleen Wynne

Blog entry by Shane Moffatt, Forest Campaigner | February 11, 2014

With the Ontario legislature set to get back to work in one week, not long after Valentine’s day, Premier Kathleen Wynne showed some love for Bill 83 on Reddit today, describing the key free speech legislation as “a priority” of her...

Why do I #StandForForests? - A volunteer’s perspective

Blog entry by Alice Grandcolas, volunteer | February 20, 2014

I’m writing to share with you the reasons why I was motivated to join the #StandForForests movement. But how do I speak about it without sounding cliché? How can I share with you what moved me and hope that it moves you too, all...

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