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Amazon Rainforest at the Tipping Point — And What We Can Do
The Amazon rainforest is on the brink, and now the “burning season” is getting started.
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Extreme Heat events affect the vulnerable the most. This must change.
Climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme heat waves, sea-level rise and flooding across Canada. The people most susceptible to dying in extreme heat waves are people of color, the elderly, people with underlying health conditions, and mental illness or addiction.
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How Glyphosate Herbicide is Used to Poison Forests – And What You Can Do
First comes the clearcut. Then, as the forest begins to regrow, helicopters fly over. They spray glyphosate herbicide - key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup - across the landscape.
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Were BC’s Horrific Heatwave and Wildfires Caused By Climate Change?
You’ve probably seen the shocking and disturbing news. BC experienced a brutal heatwave which brought record-breaking high temperatures of nearly 50˚C. Hundreds of people died.
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Environmental groups calling on Big Plastic to drop its lawsuit against federal government this Plastic-Free July
This Plastic-Free July, Canadian environmental groups are calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada: NOVA Chemicals, Dow Chemical and Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil. These three companies are suing the federal government in an effort to stop the federal action plan to reduce plastic pollution. This trashy tactic is aimed at protecting Big Plastic’s bottom…
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Explaining palm oil to children: why the rainforest needs our help
This educational tool will help you and your children to break down the basics of palm oil, where and how it grows, the problems it causes, and the affected wildlife. It will also provide some fun facts about the beautiful Indonasian rainforest and its amazing creatures like the orangutans.
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Greenpeace Protests in Solidarity with Nuluujaat Land Guardians at ArcelorMittal Headquarters in Luxembourg
Earlier today Greenpeace activists gathered in front of the headquarters of global steel giant ArcelorMittal in Luxembourg to protest in solidarity with the Nuluujaat Land Guardians and Inuit communities
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How to make vegan dandelion honey
Did you know you can make a delicious vegan alternative to honey that tastes just like the real thing? And all it takes are three simple ingredients from your kitchen…
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Doug Ford, we’ll see you in court… today!
Today Ecojustice will argue Greenpeace Canada and Wilderness Committee’s case against the Ford government before the Ontario Divisional Court.
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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?