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The Harper government plans to short change Canadian victims of nuclear accidents by allowing reactor operators to provide billions less in industry compensation than other western countries in the event of a reactor accident, says a new Greenpeace report.

KYOTOplus coalition delivers petition to Harper demanding climate action

22 October 2009

Canada’s KYOTOplus climate coalition today raised giant banners on Parliament Hill displaying names from petitions signed by 100,000 Canadians demanding action from the Harper government on the climate crisis.

Greenpeace alters Total billboards in Edmonton to be more honest

09 October 2009

9 October 2009 (Edmonton)—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.

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

08 October 2009

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.

Prominent lawyer questions Stelmach's interference in judicial system

06 October 2009

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.

Final Greenpeace activists arrested after highlighting to the world the climate crimes of the tar sands during 24 hour occupation of Shell Upgrader site

04 October 2009

The Greenpeace occupation of the expansion site at the Shell Scotford upgrader to expose the climate crimes of the tar sands ended early this morning after 24 hours.

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

03 October 2009

Nineteen Greenpeace activists have struck again, this time occupying three stacks at the expansion site of Shell’s Scotford upgrader here to expose more of the climate crimes of the tar sands.

Update from Greenpeace action at Shell upgrader site in Alberta

03 October 2009

After nearly 12 hours, Greenpeace activists continue to occupy four structures of the expansion site at the Shell Scotford upgrader to expose the climate crime happening in the tar sands.

GREENPEACE DEFENDS THE PLANET THROUGH CIVIL DESOBEDIENCE

02 October 2009

Greenpeace is holding a Climate Action Camp outside of Toronto this weekend, training citizens in civil disobedience to demand action on climate change from the federal government.

Significant failure in reporting tar sands greenhouse gas emissions

02 October 2009

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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