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Greenpeace calls on Canada to help stop deep sea mining, projecting the deep ocean in downtown Montreal
Greenpeace Canada projected two giant videos last night illustrating the harms deep sea mining would cause to highly sensitive marine ecosystems.
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Smoke mirror: wildfires and climate (in)action
Looking outside my window over the weekend, I could see that orange light in my backyard — and I perceived a tangible smell. I was reminded of the campfires I have with friends on lovely camping weekends. But now the smell of campfire is creating a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
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Med shortages, bridge closures, wildfires, and Pride Month
My laptop, whatever book is currently on top of my reading pile, and my medication. No matter where I am in the world, I always make sure to pack those…
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UN Ocean Treaty formally adopted, as the race to ratification begins
The historic UN Ocean Treaty has been formally adopted by consensus in New York after the Treaty text was agreed in March 2023.
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Indigenous leaders warn of regulatory capture in the tar sands. So, what is regulatory capture?
When representatives from Indigenous communities downstream from Imperial Oil’s leaking Kearl tar sands tailings ponds went to Ottawa to testify before a parliamentary committee, they spoke of their frustration with…
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Podcasts and books: a few Pride Month recommendations
Happy Pride Month! To highlight the occasion, our staff member Elie Darling cobbled together a list of suggested readings and podcasts consisting of long-time favourites and discoveries.
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On Greenpeace ship, scientists reveals never-before-studied reef ecosystem threatened by new US-Mexico pipeline
A group of scientists on board a Greenpeace ship in Mexico’s waters has concluded research on a never-before studied coral reef, threatened by a planned gas pipeline by Canadian company TC Energy. Scientists, joined by fishers and activists from Greenpeace Mexico on board the Arctic Sunrise, have warned that the pipeline would threaten the livelihoods…
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What is going on in the boreal forest in Quebec?
It has been more than 20 years since the shocking documentary L’Erreur Boréale was made public, shaking up the Quebec world while stirring up the cages of decision-makers and large…
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The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community
(LGBTQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.)
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Report: What to do about Canadian Banks ‘Quiet Quitting’ their Climate Commitments
A new report from Greenpeace Canada shows how the fossil fuel industry-backed assault on banks’ climate commitments has only highlighted the urgent need for governments to step in and regulate the financial sector – in 2022, the five biggest Canadian banks provided 20.4 percent of funding that went to fossil fuels from the 60 largest banks in…