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Greenpeace Canada Monthly Environmental E-news | October 2007 |
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In this issue
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| Apple makes wrong call with toxic telephone |
 The new iPhone may be the latest gizmo but beware the hype. According to tests carried out by Greenpeace, the iPhone contains toxic chemicals hazardous to the environment and human health. |
| Governments to investigate diesel spill wreckage in Robson Bight |
 Pressure by Greenpeace and other environmentalists to study the state of the diesel spill wreckage in the whale habitat at Robson Bight has paid off with Ottawa and the B.C governments finally agreeing to carryout their own investigation. |
| Greenpeace activists in Netherlands block shipment of newsprint from Boreal Forest |
 Greenpeace's campaign to stop the destruction of Canada's ancient Boreal heats up with direct action taken against European customers of Abitibi. Canada largest newsprint producer fails the grade when it comes to good stewardship practices. |
| Harper must address tar sands if Canada is serious about climate change |
 Nobody here at Greenpeace was very impressed with the throne speech in which the government irresponsibly reneges on its international treaty obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Greenpeace honoured for effort to save the ozone layer |
 For more than two decades, Greenpeace has played a vital role in protecting the ozone layer of the atmosphere, which has been serious eroded by toxic aerosols. Persistence has paid off proving the effectiveness of international cooperation in solving environmental problems that threaten the whole planet. |
| Mother Earth the real winner of Nobel Peace Prize |
Greenpeace hopes that with Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change winning the Nobel Prize for Peace greater pressure will be brought to bear on Canada, a delinquent in the fight against global warming. |
| Tips for green holiday shopping |
Well, it's only October, and many of us don't celebrate Christmas, but, let's face it: the great shopping season has begun. So let's get down to it. How can you get everyone on your list something that will honour your commitment to a green and peaceful future? And how can you make sure you don't take a chunk out of the planet during the shopping process itself? It's not going to be easy, but here are a few friendly ideas to get you started. |
| The month in pictures |
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