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  • Democracy, Dutch disease, and the tar sands

    Blogpost by Keith Stewart - June 1, 2012 at 15:13

    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 up the value of t... Read more >

  • Forgetting Walkerton: Gutting environmental laws isn't common sense

    Blogpost by Keith Stewart - May 31, 2012 at 17:58

    Federal cabinet ministers' talking points now describe their proposed changes to environmental laws as a “common sense” approach.

    I am gobsmacked.

    Not because I think that what they are doing is better described as “gutting environmental laws in ord... Read more >

  • The debate continues on Ontario’s budget bill

    Blogpost by Corinna Thomassen-Darby - May 31, 2012 at 10:37

    Public awareness continues to grow about the damage the Ontario’s government’s budget bill (Bill 55) will inflict on the environment.

    MPP Jonah Schein (NDP, Davenport) spoke out on the floor of the Ontario Legislature on Monday denouncing both the gutt... Read more >

  • KFC's Chainsaw Colonel visits Indonesian rainforest destruction

    Blogpost by rto - May 30, 2012 at 17:26

    When you think of KFC most people think of buckets of fried chicken. So what does KFC have to do with Indonesia and why did Greenpeace Indonesia take action against the company on Wednesday?

    KFC Indonesian rainforest protest

    Well, KFC is one of the most popular fast food chains i... Read more >

  • People power vs Enbridge’s multi-million dollar pipeline PR campaign

    Blogpost by Melina Laboucan-Massimo - May 30, 2012 at 16:21

    Greenpeace may not have their $5 million to spend on ads, but we stole Enbridge’s spotlight yesterday.  

    Enbridge, which is trying to build a new tar sands pipeline across the Rockies and through the Great Bear rainforest, launched a fancy new ad c... Read more >

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