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Bette Midler, Lupita Nyong’o join other actors, activists and athletes asking world leaders to cut plastic production
Global influencers signed an open letter calling on global leaders to champion a strong plastics agreement and “to agree to end single-use plastics.”
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Climate crisis: Pressure mounts on oil companies
As summer draws to a close, let's reflect on recent climate news and remember that it's time for oil companies to bear the costs of climate disasters.
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The forgotten victims of climate disasters
While communities suffer the detrimental impacts of the climate crisis, wildlife—the silent and often forgotten victims of climate disasters—are also losing their homes and having their livelihoods destroyed.
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We all want truth in advertising
On June 19, Bill C-59 received its final reading. One measure of the law includes amendments to the Competition Act that will enforce greenwashing laws regarding what companies say about…
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Chill Your Heatwave: Greenpeace offers free vegan ice cream in Montreal to expose Big Oil driving the planetary thermostat up
In the midst of an intense heat wave hitting Montreal today, Greenpeace Canada activists are out on Mont-Royal Avenue with their “Chill Your Heatwave” bike, serving free vegan ice cream to offer a refreshing perspective on these extreme temperatures. Activists highlighted the fossil fuel industry’s leading role in driving these extreme temperatures and demanded fossil…
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The Metropolitan Community of Montréal’s fossil fuel ban will impact 82 municipalities
A few months ago, I told you about the City of Montréal’s plans to ban natural gas in new buildings in the Fall of 2024. And I have an exciting…
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Buckle up, the oil industry is driving us toward disaster
We wouldn’t want a consortium of car manufacturers writing the laws on vehicle safety or an alliance of pharmaceutical companies determining the health benefits of medications. So why would we…
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Greenpeace Canada’s reaction to the Pathways Alliance scrubbing all information from their website and social media channels
The Pathways Alliance scrubbed all information from their website and social media channels claiming that “amendments to the Competition Act will create significant uncertainty for Canadian companies that want to communicate publicly about the work they are doing to improve their environmental performance.
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CANADA’S BIG BANKS FACE MPs OVER THEIR FINANCING OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) will be hearing from the CEO’s of Canada’s Big Five banks (Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Toronto Dominion…
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Greenpeace reacts to Big Oil’s Misleading Testimony at Federal Environment Committee
In reaction to Canada’s leading oil and gas executives testifying on their contribution to the climate crisis while amassing billions in profits, Salomé Sané, Climate Campaigner for Greenpeace Canada said: