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New video mash up sends the message to politicians: Stop the Tar Sands

The most important climate conference ever starts December 7 in Copenhagen. Now is the time to ramp up pressure to stop the tar sands.

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Day of action in France against Total and oil sands

Greenpeace’s campaign to stop the tar sands gained more momentum in Europe this past weekend as activists in France protested against French energy giant Total’s investments in Canada’s dirty oil.

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Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace

Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace, a new CD of the concert that launched Greenpeace, is now available.

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Greenpeace alters Total billboards in Edmonton to be more honest

While Greenpeace activists took direct action yesterday at a French energy giant Total S.A. refinery in France to expose the climate crime of the tar sands, Greenpeace activists from Canada were busy altering two Total billboards in Edmonton to make them more accurately reflect the destruction that Total will inflict on Alberta’s environment.

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Greenpeace tar sands campaign expands to France with occupation of Total refinery

Greenpeace Canada’s tar sands campaign expanded into France early this morning when 30 Greenpeace activists entered Total’s refinery site in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, located close to Le Havre (Normandy), and hung three large banners.

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Prominent lawyer questions Stelmach's interference in judicial system

Prominent Alberta lawyer Brian Beresh raised concerns today that Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is unconstitutionally using his position as premier to exert political influence over the judicial system and undermine the right to fair trials for Greenpeace activists.

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Tar Sands Update

Nineteen Greenpeace activists have struck again. This time they have scaled three stacks at Shell’s operation in Fort Saskatchewan to expose more of the climate crimes of the tar sands and send a Climate SOS to the world. Activists from Canada, France, Brazil and Australia scaled the chimneys at an under-construction upgrader to stop more destruction before it can start. Two activists have been detained.

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Greenpeace strikes again: Activists occupy Shell upgrader expansion site in Fort Saskatchewan

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Significant failure in reporting tar sands greenhouse gas emissions

The extent of greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands operations is much worse than reported due to the failure of oil companies and governments to account for emissions from forest destruction, according to new research by Global Forest Watch Canada.

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Greenpeace takes action again, blocking Suncor tar sands operations International activists join Canadians in saying no to tar sands

Greenpeace activists are disrupting Suncor operations today in the heart of the tar sands north of Fort McMurray by stopping two bitumen conveyor belts to highlight the climate crime of tar sands operations.

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