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Double victory: deep sea mining plans halted in the Arctic and Pacific
Norway and the Cook Islands announced a pause to their deep sea mining plans, showing evidence of the growing opposition around the world to this disastrous industry.
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Deep-sea mining isn’t innovation: it’s ecological theft
Right now, countries are gathering at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica to debate whether companies should be allowed to mine the deep ocean for profit. The frontliner? Canada-based…
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Greenpeace Canada organizes a collective ground mural in support of deep sea mining moratorium
VANCOUVER – Greenpeace Canada, local Indigenous artists, volunteers and supporters gathered today outside the Vancouver headquarters of The Metals Company (TMC) to paint a collective street mural and expose the…
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5 things to know about the Canadian company trying to start deep sea mining: The Metals Company
What makes Vancouver-based The Metals Company (TMC), a little-known company that isn’t even making any money, a threat to the ocean, international conventions, transparency and the clean energy transition?
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100 days of Trump & his billionaires’ war on the environment
Across the world, right now, including here in Canada, billionaires, oligarchs, and corporations are using their wealth to silence dissent, undo decades of social and environmental progress, and manipulate the…
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Homegrown Biodiversity Strategies: Nature Protection in Chaotic Times
In the flurry of election and tariff chaos, the Liberal party recently announced a new housing plan promising to build green and affordable homes, quickly.
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Where do the parties stand on climate and nature in Election 2025?
A quick peek at where the five main federal parties stand on climate and nature in Election 2025
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Poilievre wants to repeal Bill C-69 (Environmental Assessment Laws)—what does this mean for nature?
Bill C-69, passed in 2019, created the ‘Impact Assessment Act’ to ensure that major projects consider effects on biodiversity, water, communities, and Indigenous rights — not just profit. In other…
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Greenpeace welcomes Liberal Nature Platform, 100,000 Canadians seek nature accountability law
MONTREAL – Earlier this week, the Liberals led by Mark Carney announced plans for nature protection in Canada, unveiling a series of commitments aimed at conserving biodiversity, bolstering Indigenous stewardship,…
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Illegal gold mining has destroyed over 4,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest in just four Indigenous territories in the past two years, warns Greenpeace. As Brazil’s top importer of gold, Canada must act.
MONTREAL – Illegal gold mining remains rampant in the Amazon rainforest despite government efforts to curb it, reveals new analyses of satellite data from 2023 to 2024. The Greenpeace investigation…
