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Greenpeace Canada Monthly Environmental E-news | August 2008 |
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Bye bye to bovine growth hormone
The power of global consumer pressure has forced US chemical giant Monsanto to get out of producing the bovine growth hormone, a genetically engineered product to increase milk production in dairy cows.
Find out what this means for Canadian consumers
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In this issue
It's 69 weeks to the United Nations climate change meeting in Copenhagen.
That means we only have 69 weeks left to convince the federal government that Canadians want to see decisive action on climate change—at home and on the world stage. 11,631 people have signed on to Greenpeace's
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US activists risk jail for Canadian forests
Greenpeace activists barricaded themselves to the entrance of Kimberly-Clark's office in Knoxville, Tennessee to protest the company's destruction of Ontario's Boreal Forest. This was the sixth in a string of US protests to highlight Ontario's Kenogami and Ogoki forests, where clearcut logging is wiping out important carbon stores and endangered woodland caribou habitat.
- Find out more about the protest.
- Tell Kimberly-Clark what you think.
- Read Greenpeace's recent report on Kimberly-Clark, 'Cut and Run.'
Getting out of the dead zone
Petrochemical fertilizers are choking Canadian lakes and causing 'red tides'—algae blooms that starve water of essential oxygen and foster conditions for harmful bacteria. These algae blooms lead to 'dead zones,' which have appeared around the world. Greenpeace is asking the federal government to protect Canadian lakes and oceans from algae blooms.
- Find out more.
- Tell Stephen Harper to protect Canadian lakes and oceans.
- Read a recent Greenpeace report on dead zones.
Greenpeace's tips for a green kitchen
Sometimes change happens slowly, one step—or one room—at at time. Last month, we gave you a few tips for a green bathroom. This month, we move on to the kitchen, where we help you save energy, reduce toxics, and for extra bonus points, eat green.
Stay tuned as we wrap up our 'green room' series with the green bedroom...
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