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KYOTOplus: how you can change the world in the next three months
All across Canada, individuals like you are standing up for the future and demanding strong action from Stephen Harper on climate change. There are many ways to participate. You can start by reading a blog post from Climate Defender Sharon Horwath about why climate change is her number one issue, and what she’s doing about it. You can go onto to sign up to become a Climate Defender yourself, and set up your own, personal climate change campaign page. And, if you haven’t yet, take a moment to sign our KYOTOplus petition and lobby your MP
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In this issue
66 days till Copenhagen
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Greenpeace blockades Shell’s tar sands mining operation
On the eve of a meeting between Stephen Harper and US President Barack Obama, Greenpeace entered Shell’s mining operation and blockaded a giant shovel and two giant trucks. The courageous activists stayed for more than 30 hours to focus attention on the urgent need for action on climate change. With only 80 days remaining before the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, the Greenpeace blockade brought much needed attention to the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and a global obstacle to climate change progress.
Find out more information and watch video of the action.
Read a blog straight from the activists.
Petropolis to screen in Montreal and Vancouver
Greenpeace Canada's film, Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands, made a successful North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. The film, directed by Peter Mettler, earned praise among reviewers and audiences and will be screened in Montreal and Vancouver in October.
For more information, please visit http://www.petropolis-film.com.
Greenpeace and the tar sands: research, education, action
Greenpeace’s recent blockade in the tar sands made international news. And that was the point. You can browse through some articles in this month’s Green Tips. But our peaceful direct actions are only part of the story. We also conduct scientific research, design education campaigns, engage the public and propose concrete solutions. Here are some links that illustrate the broad range of work Greenpeace is doing to bring international attention to the tar sands, stop tar sands development and implement real solutions to climate change now.
Read about a new scientific report by Greenpeace on the global implications of the tar sands.
Read a review by Judy Rebick of ‘Petropolis,’ the new Greenpeace-produced documentary about the tar sands.
Read a recent report authored by environmental groups including Greenpeace in partnership with the Alberta Federation of Labour on the potential for green jobs in Alberta.
Find out about Greenpeace’s climate action camp and learn how peaceful civil disobedience can turn Canada into a climate leader.
Green tips: how you and Greenpeace are making news during the Countdown to Copenhagen
Greenpeace’s actions in the tar sands and around the world are making an impact in advance of December’s climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Here’s your chance to find out more about how you and Greenpeace are making the news - and making an impact – around the world.
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