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Greenpeace Canada Monthly Environmental E-news | September 2007 |
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In this issue
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| Freighter exporting Boreal Forest pulp to Europe blocked |
 On September 14, Greenpeace activists blockaded the freighter, Jaeger Arrow, preventing the ship from loading its cargo of pulp from Canada's ancient Boreal Forest. Three Greenpeace activists hung from the ship's mooring lines while two others blocked the freighter in a zodiac boat to prevent its departure from port on Quebec's Saguenay River. "Save the Boreal Forest" was painted on the hull of the freighter. The pulp, which was destined for Europe, was manufactured by SFK Pulp, which Greenpeace identified in a recent investigative report as the first link in a chain of destruction that leads from forest to mill to product manufacturer to retailer to consumer.
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| Coal shipment to major polluter intercepted on Lake Erie |
 Greenpeace activists successfully boarded a freighter on Lake Erie last month blocking shipment of 30,000 tonnes of coal to the Nanticoke Generating Station, Canada's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and Ontario's biggest source of smog-causing pollution. While two activists locked themselves to the loading boom of the coal vessel, the Algomarine and a third attached herself to the stern just above the rudder, others painted “NO COAL. NO NUCLEAR. CLEAN ENERGY" on the ship's hull to press politicians running in the upcoming Ontario elections to commit to renewable sources of energy. |
| Head of UN appeals to Greenpeace to mobilize public opinion |
 The head of the United Nations has called on Greenpeace to mobilize the public in order to press politicians to take immediate action to deal with the pending crisis posed by global warming. In a meeting with Greenpeace's executive director, Dr. Gerd Leipold, held as a prelude to the UN Climate Change Summit on September 24, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made it clear that while strong leadership is required, so is public pressure. ""The clock is ticking," he said. |
| Orca whales threatened by government's failure to clean up oil spill |
 Greenpeace, along with the Living Oceans Society, continues to put pressure on the federal and provincial governments to investigate a diesel spill that took place inside an ecological reserve, threatening a population of orca whales. Despite warnings of the dangers posed by the spill, the Transport Safety Board reportedly has decided not to comply with early calls for a full underwater investigation into the barge accident in August at the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve northeast of Vancouver Island that left a tanker carrying 10,000 litres of oil at the bottom of the sea. The public is being asked to help raise the $35,000 required for a private investigation of the diesel fuel spill. Please click here to add your support. |
| Greenpeace joins First Nations in opposition to uranium exploration |
 While in Kingston in September as part of the tour of the Arctic Sunrise to promote renewable energy, Greenpeace met on board ship with First Nations and local citizens to oppose uranium exploration in the Sharbot Lake area.
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| Thousands tour Arctic Sunrise |
 The Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, was welcomed warmly as she plied her way through Canadian waters this summer on a mission to promote clean, renewable energy and to highlight the ongoing destruction of the Boreal Forest. As she sailed up the St. Lawrence River, people lined the banks waving to the international crew on board the ice breaker making her way to her first port of call in Quebec City in late August. There, supporters lined up dockside to take a tour of the former sealing vessel and to meet the crew and captain. |
| Tips for green voting |
We hear a lot these days about living green. Pick the right hybrid car, the right eco-dishwashing detergent, the right organic cotton fleece and you're good to go. But that's only a small part of the story. To truly live green, you've got to vote green. Greenpeace is non-partisan - we don't endorse any specific political parties. We can't tell you who to vote for, but we can give you some ideas about what's at stake. Here are few tips to get you started. |
| The month in pictures |
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