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PRESS RELEASE: European Parliament takes historic stand against single-use plastic pollution
National governments must follow suit, say campaigners 24 October 2018 ( STRASBOURG, FRANCE) – The European Parliament has leapt forward to protect people and the environment from plastic pollution, and…
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Canada’s Boreal Forest can help tackle climate change
24 October (MONTREAL) – In response to the new online map produced by the Prairie Climate Centre at the University of Winnipeg showing the devastating projected impact of climate change…
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STATEMENT: ‘No one gets to sit out’ fight against climate change
23 October, 2018 (TORONTO) In response to the federal government’s announcement on carbon pricing, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist at Greenpeace Canada said: “This move makes it clear that no…
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PRESS RELEASE: Global survey reveals FMCG companies’ future contribution to plastic pollution crisis
23 October 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – Today Greenpeace released a report identifying several fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) corporations as predominant forces behind the throwaway economic model driving the plastic pollution…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Order of Canada Officer Robert Bateman joins environmental organizations to push governments to act on the B.C. caribou crisis
VICTORIA (18 October 2018) — Order of Canada Officer, naturalist, and artist Robert Bateman will join B.C. environmental organizations in a press conference to inform the public of the provincial…
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PRESS RELEASE: Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally found to contain microplastics
17 October 2018 (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) – Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally were found to contain microplastics, with the highest number coming from salt sourced in Asia, according to a…
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Greenpeace recommendations on Ontario’s proposed Cap and Trade Cancellation Act
Greenpeace Canada submission to the Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights consultation on Bill 4: The Cap and Trade Cancellation Act Summary The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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STATEMENT: Ford cancelling cap-and-trade bad for Ontario’s budget, worse for the environment
16 October (TORONTO) In response to Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer’s report saying that cancelling cap-and-trade will cost the province $3 billion, Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart said: “The…
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Think we can’t win on climate change? This victory by Dutch citizens will change your mind
Victory in Dutch climate case and call for action by UN scientific report puts all laggard governments on notice: act now or see you in court! If it ever feels…
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Words of wisdom from the youth…
In September, as you may remember, we went to Finland to to stand in solidarity with the Sámi, Indigenous Peoples living in the Finnish boreal forest. By we, I mean…
