All articles by Agnès Le Rouzic
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Let Your Yard Sleep in: No Mow May & Biodiversity
The days are getting longer, the sap is beginning to flow, the flowers are coming back...and so are the lawn mowers. One might feel that spring lawn care is a must. But where does the urge to have perfectly mowed yards, gardens, parks and roadsides come from?
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Top Canadian Plastic Polluter to test reusable, returnable packaging next year!
Reusable AND returnable take-out containers and cups available at Tim Hortons?!
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No drilling for oil in marine refuges
For over two years, Greenpeace has been campaigning for leaders to support the creation of an ambitious Global Oceans Treaty at the UN – one that would facilitate the protection…
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Greenpeace welcomes Canada’s membership in the Global Ocean Alliance, 30×30 pledge
In response to the announcement by the federal government that Canada will join the Global Ocean Alliance, a group of 21 other nations and counting calling for…
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Oil lobby looking to plastic to keep the petrochemical industry afloat
All the headlines screaming about the record drop in oil prices and the decline in demand for fossil fuels due to lockdown measures mask the fact that oil’s sister sector - petrochemicals - is booming.
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Ban on single-use plastics: let’s make more noise than lobbies!
Will years of efforts to fight plastic pollution and reduce single-use plastics be wiped out? The year 2020 was supposed to be the year of a marked shift towards an economy less dependent on single-use plastics.
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Health and the Reuse Revolution: supporting zero waste over industry’s coronavirus scare tactics
Not surprisingly, the industry's counter-attack to undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics and combat plastic pollution is spreading like wildfire.
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How to get the most out of your #Trashtag Challenge
The #Trashtag Challenge is the latest challenge to go viral on social media. The idea is simple: grab your gloves and a handful of garbage bags and clean up an…
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8 ideas for greener and more socially responsible gifting
Do we really need more stuff to be happy in life? With the approach of the holiday season – and Black Friday casting a dark shadow – the question is…