http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent en-gb http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/christoper_columbus_us As the last day of climate talks before the Copenhagen summit drew to a close, Greenpeace attached a banner reading “Climate chaos: who is to blame?” to Barcelona’s iconic statue of Christopher Columbus, which stands at the bottom of the famous “Ramblas” street and points to America. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:13 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/christoper_columbus_us http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/barcelona_climate_talks Greenpeace staged an extreme weather event today for delegates at the UN climate talks. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/barcelona_climate_talks http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/fossil_day_barcelona With only 34 days to go until the most important climate change summit of our time takes place in Copenhagen this December, Canada has once again been singled out as a major blockade to the strong global agreement that our planet desperately needs. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/fossil_day_barcelona http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/kyotoplus_coalition_harper Greenpeace and representatives from Canada’s KYOTOplus climate coalition today raised giant banners on Parliament Hill representing the 100,000 Canadians who want action now from the Harper government on the climate crisis. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/kyotoplus_coalition_harper http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/350org_climateaction Saturday October 24th is the International Day of Climate Action. Around the world, events are being held to promote action on climate change. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:20:34 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/350org_climateaction http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/greenpeace-alters-total-billbo 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. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/greenpeace-alters-total-billbo http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stoptarsands_france 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. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stoptarsands_france http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/prominent_lawyer_questions 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. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/prominent_lawyer_questions http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stopstarsands3_action A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stopstarsands3_action http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands3_update A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands3_update http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/boreal_research_paper 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. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/boreal_research_paper http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands_update A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands_update http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stopstarsands_action A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stopstarsands_action http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/the-world-is-ready-for-a-stron Greenpeace activists rappelled off of a Pittsburgh bridge with a massive banner displaying our message to G20 leaders gathering for tomorrow's summit. The banner takes the form of stylized "road sign" that warns of the political maneuvering and delay that have put a international climate treaty in jeopardy as the world enters the final stretch on the road to Copenhagen. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/the-world-is-ready-for-a-stron http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stop_the_tar_sands A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/stop_the_tar_sands http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands_report A new Greenpeace report details how the world’s addiction to oil is increasing the threat the Alberta tar sands pose to the global climate. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/tarsands_report http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/climate_action_camps Greenpeace has extended the summer camp season to train activists in peaceful civil disobedience as a way to fight climate change. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/climate_action_camps http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/marine-reserves-just-a-stone This week we have created a granite shield against bottom trawling in a fragile and ecologically important marine area in Sweden. Our activists sailed into Swedish waters and have so far placed 140 granite rocks (each weighing between 0.5 and 3 tonnes) in the Lilla Middelgrund in the Kattegat. Our intention is to move to nearby Fladen and the same thing there. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/marine-reserves-just-a-stone http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/probably-no-cod/the-science-behind-the-greenpe Greenpeace launched its “There’s probably no cod” ad campaign to sound the alarm bells that the consequences of overfishing are severe, often irreversible, and happening in Canada. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:02:30 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/probably-no-cod/the-science-behind-the-greenpe http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/probably-no-cod Greenpeace has launched an ad campaign on buses and a billboard in Halifax and on a billboard in Ottawa that reads: “There’s probably no cod. Now let’s stop overfishing & think of the future.” Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/probably-no-cod