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Greenpeace reaction to Tim Hortons and Loop partnership on reusable container pilot program
TORONTO - Today, Tim Hortons, announced that it will partner with Loop to pilot a deposit-return reusable cup and packaging program in some locations across Toronto. The pilot is set to begin in 2021. Burger King, also owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc., will pilot similar programs outside of Canada. In response to the news,…
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Day of action: Tell Canada’s supermarkets to commit to #ZeroFoodWaste
In Canada, close to 60% of all the food produced is lost or wasted every year, and it’s estimated that grocery stores are directly responsible for 1.31 million tonnes of…
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300,000 students demand the immediate shutdown of the GNL Québec project
In line with an unprecedented mobilization on the climate crisis, 48 student associations representing nearly 300,000 students have officially voted to oppose the ‘GNL Québec’ project and demand its immediate shutdown.
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Doug Ford’s gas pump stickers hid an uglier truth
Like a poorly-written Netflix show, Ontario’s gas pump sticker saga couldn’t decide what kind of a tale it wanted to tell. The behind-the-scenes drama, however, says a lot about how…
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Greenpeace stands in solidarity with Mi’kmaq fisherfolk
Greenpeace stands in solidarity with Mi’kmaq fisherfolk in response to the violent and racist attacks on Mi’kmaq fishermen in Nova Scotia.
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Remembering Bruce
Bruce Cox led Greenpeace Canada as our Executive Director for ten years, from 2003 to 2013.
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No more time to waste, no more half-fulfilled promises: #JustRecovery now!
With Canada’s economic update set to be announced in a matter of weeks, there is no more time to waste. Today, in 6 cities across Canada, 50 volunteers are taking…
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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.