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Amchitka concert – a walk down memory lane
It was October 16th, 1970 and anticipation filled the air. 10,000 people packed the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, waiting to see Phil Ochs, Chilliwack, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. The concert had been organized by the Don’t Make a Wave Committee, a small group founded by Irving and Dorothy Stowe and Jim and Marie Bohlen,…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace applauds electric vehicle manufacturing announcement
“Today’s announcement is good news for the climate, for cleaner air and for Ontario workers. This deal to build electric vehicles means the next logical step is a California-style requirement for a minimum percentage of vehicle sales to be zero-emission and a commitment to end the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.
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Long-awaited plastic ban fails to put dent in waste and pollution crisis
In reaction to the federal government’s announcement concerning its approach to zero plastic waste by 2030 strategy.
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Leaked document details industry’s secret plan to defeat Clean Fuel Standard: “Fighting climate change is a losing battle”
We obtained a leaked copy of a confidential strategy, prepared for industry by PR firm Navigator Ltd, that aims to fight federal climate policy and convince Canadians "fighting climate change is a losing battle.”
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Over 25,000 Canadians say NO to Canada’s growing role in Amazon rainforest destruction where fires increased by 12.4% in one year.
Today Greenpeace Canada brought a message to Parliament Hill from over 25,000 Canadians.
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Joyce
On Tuesday evening, I decided to watch the video broadcast made by Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman, shortly before she died in tragic and unacceptable circumstances at the Joliette hospital.
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The death of Joyce Echaquan is a tragic reminder of what Quebec and Canadian society must do to end systemic racism.
In reaction to the death of Joyce Echaquan under unacceptable circumstances on September 28th at the Joliette Hospital, Marie-Christine Fiset, Head of Media of Greenpeace Canada, commented
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Trump and Bolsonaro “meltdown” during UN Biodiversity Summit
As the United Nations meets virtually at the Summit on Biodiversity today, ice sculptures of the presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro are melting in New York to expose the urgency to act on the nature crisis and biodiversity collapse.
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Greenpeace Canada response to AFNQL action plan on racism and discrimination
In response to today’s launch of an action plan on ending racism and discimination by the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL)
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Greenpeace Throne Speech scorecard gives mixed marks to Liberals’ “ambitious but incomplete” recovery plans
Today, Greenpeace Canada launched a scorecard evaluating the plans and priorities in yesterday’s Speech from the Throne. The scorecard offers an in depth analysis of the measures announced, including how the plans stack up against the policies Greenpeace recommended for a green and just recovery from covid-19.