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Turning up the heat

A video preview for the "Turning up the heat" Greenpeace Report

Video: Stop the Tar Sands

Four Greenpeace activists suspended their bodies 42 metres over the North Saskatchewan River today to hang two 7 x 15 metre banners from the High Level Bridge in Edmonton. The banners depict the areas under current and projected tar sands development with the message “Stop the Tar Sands.” They hang in full view of the Alberta legislature, which opened today.

Video: Greenpeace blocks shipment of Canadian Boreal Forest newsprint in the Netherlands

Greenpeace activists prevented a ship from off-loading several thousand tonnes of newsprint in the harbour of Terneuzen, Netherlands. The newsprint comes from Abitibi-Consolidated, a logging company in Canada which is logging some of the last intact areas of the Boreal Forest.

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What's happening to the Boreal Forest?

Canada's largest ecosystem continues to be cut down at an incredible rate, mainly for paper products that could come from other sources. Check out our fun animation that graphically illustrates the problem.

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Canada's boreal forest

A global treasure under siege

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