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French bank BNP Paribas the latest to reject financing of tar sands pipelines
11 October 2017 (TORONTO) — French bank BNP Paribas has publicly stated that it will no longer finance “pipelines that primarily carry oil and gas from shale and/or oil from tar sands,” and…
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Why does the government ignore the nuclear threat to Toronto?
The Wynne government’s willful blindness has left millions of Torontonians at risk. But we still have a chance to do something about it. With Fukushima, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island,…
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Consent vs. Communication: A Tale of Two Forest Certification Systems
This is a very interesting time to be in the midst of campaigning for safeguarding forests in Canada. First, last week was National Forest Week, a week to acknowledge the…
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VICTORY! People Power Just Stopped Another Pipeline. Bye-bye Energy East!
Wow, what incredible news to wake up too.
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Greenpeace reacts to cancellation of Energy East pipeline
5 October 2017 – Responding to the announcement from TransCanada that they are cancelling their proposed Energy East pipeline from the Canadian tar sands, Greenpeace campaigner Patrick Bonin said: “This…
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My week on a plastic beach helping to name and shame its polluters
It was more devastating than I imagined, and that’s saying something considering the descriptions and pictures I’ve been exposed to over the years. The plastic pollution covering Freedom Island in…
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My week on a plastic beach helping to name and shame its polluters
It was more devastating than I imagined, and that’s saying something considering the descriptions and pictures I’ve been exposed to over the years. The plastic pollution covering Freedom Island in…
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Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines in beach audit
Montreal, September 21, 2017 – Following a week-long beach clean up on Freedom Island, a critical wetland habitat and Ramsar site [1] spanning 30 hectares in Manila Bay – one…
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Getting Media for your Campaign or Grassroots Action
Getting media attention is a great way to have your campaign or action make a big splash. There are lots of tools in your media toolbox to do this.
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Q & A: Why campaign against TD Bank over tar sands pipelines?
Greenpeace Canada is campaigning against TD Bank for its financing of four tar sands pipelines. We are calling on TD to refuse to participate or underwrite any financial agreements or loans which facilitate the construction or expansion of tar sand pipelines.
