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Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic
The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise was in the Antarctic at the beginning of 2018 It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace sends larger-than-life message to leaders one day before G7 Summit: ‘Recycling won’t cut it: Ban single-use plastics’
June 7, 2018 (OTTAWA) – One day before the G7 Summit starts in Charlevoix (Québec), Greenpeace Canada sends a hard-to-miss message to its seven leaders by deploying a giant plastic-bag…
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PRESS RELEASE: Activists call on G7 and corporations to end plastic pollution crisis
On World Environment Day June 5, 2018 (TORONTO) – New data collected through cleanups and brand audits confirms that some of the world’s largest corporations — including Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé,…
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STATEMENT: Federal government volunteers to “captain the Titanic of tar sands oil pipelines” and risks $4.5B of Canadians’ money in the process
29 May 2018 (VANCOUVER) — Earlier today, Minister Morneau announced the federal government has reached an agreement with Kinder Morgan Canada to purchase the existing Trans Mountain pipeline and infrastructure…
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PRESS RELEASE: Over 1,000 people attend emergency rally against Kinder Morgan in Montreal
Over 1,000 people attend emergency rally against Kinder Morgan in Montreal urging Trudeau to make a decision in line with the Paris Agreement Access photos at www.act.gp/2LCla4f 27 May 2018…
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Greenpeace supports Squamish Nation in the face of Kinder Morgan court ruling and urges governments to do better on Indigenous rights
24 May 2018 (VANCOUVER) — In response to the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling against the Squamish Nation in Squamish Nation v British Columbia (Environment), Greenpeace Canada Climate & Energy Campaigner…
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STATEMENT: New Protected Areas Network in Alberta is a major milestone for forest conservation, says Greenpeace
May 16, 2018 (Vancouver) – In response to yesterday’s announcement to create the largest stretch of protected Boreal forest on the planet, including a new agreement between the Tallcree First…
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The Canadian government should not be writing blank cheques for a Texas oil-giant
Right now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is thinking about using our tax dollars to bail out a Texas oil company’s failing pipeline and tanker project. The federal government announced today…
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Greenpeace Canada responds to federal government’s willingness to indemnify Trans Mountain Expansion
16 May 2018 (VANCOUVER) — In response to the federal government’s announcement that it is willing to indemnify the Trans Mountain Expansion Project against risks posed by opposition from the…
