Greenpeace turns 40 today. Coincidentally, September 15 th is also the International Day of Democracy . Appropriate, really. Certainly provides a good launching point for some reflection on Greenpeace’s global journey and its role...

Greenpeace today joined environmental groups endorsing a proposed new law that would defend Ontarians’ rights to speak out on issues of public interest without fear of high-cost lawsuits meant to intimidate them. Hours before the...

Why is NDP leader Thomas Mulcair being denounced so vehemently for talking about Dutch disease? The term simply describes the effects of a resource boom. And there is no real debate as to whether or not the tar sands boom has driven...

I was disappointed to read yesterday’s  report in the  Globe and Mail  about Greenpeace being under surveillance as a security threat and labelled by our government as ‘extremists’. Disappointed, but not surprised. Once again,...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent yesterday in meetings developing a strategy and response to the uprising unfolding in Libya. Following on the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous decision to condemn Libyan President Muammar...

Police look on as Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo addresses supporters in the garden of Greenpeace's Toronto office during the G20. “the most massive compromise of civil liberties” “a mass violation of...