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You did it! Big win for the Arctic
Well, here’s some amazing news to help close out this rollercoaster of a year: the Canadian government has announced a moratorium on all new oil and gas projects in Canadian Arctic waters for the next five years, and the US government has removed most of its Arctic waters from oil and gas leasing permanently (you…
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Canada bans microbeads! Another move to tackle plastic pollution…and more needed!
When you google “microbeads,” calls to ban them pop up in the search results even before the trusty Wikipedia definition. That’s because scientific studies and environmental organizations have shone a…
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So loud it can kill a whale
Seismic blasting is threatening life in the Arctic. All life.
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How does solar work in the Arctic?
Solar in the Arctic at first seems to be an oxymoron. After all, it is dark in the Arctic for nearly half the year. But then again, it's light for half the year too – just like on the rest of the earth!
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Tar Sands in the Atlantic: TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline
A new report released today by the US - based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in partnership with numerous Canadian and U.S. groups, shows the proposed Energy East pipeline would drive a 300 to 500 per cent increase in crude tanker traffic down the Atlantic coast from Saint John, New Brunswick to the U.S. Gulf…
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Top 10 Solar Facts
This summer, we’re launching a new campaign to bring solar power to all people and communities in Alberta. Solar4All is about going beyond fossil fuels by not only changing where our energy comes from but how it’s owned, distributed, and controlled. Unlike fossil fuels, solar power can be a source of clean, low-cost energy that…
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Shell’s retreat from Canadian Arctic creates space for Arctic protection
Earlier this week on World Oceans Day we were greeted with some wonderful and exciting news: Shell announced it was giving up all its offshore exploration permits in the Canadian Arctic!
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This is BIG! The seafood industry & major brands like McDonald’s commit to safeguard the Arctic
Amazing news! Today an entire industry including major global brands McDonald’s, Tesco, Young’s Seafood and Iglo agreed to push back against destruction of our pristine Arctic waters.
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Nuclear scars: The Lasting Legacies of Chernobyl and Fukushima
To mark the 30th and 5th anniversaries of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters, Greenpeace commissioned reviews of scientific literature examining radioactive contamination and health effects linked with the accidents.