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Environmental groups calling on Big Plastic to drop its lawsuit against federal government this Plastic-Free July
This Plastic-Free July, Canadian environmental groups are calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada: NOVA Chemicals, Dow Chemical and Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil. These three companies are suing the federal government in an effort to stop the federal action plan to reduce plastic pollution. This trashy tactic is aimed at protecting Big Plastic’s bottom…
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Explaining palm oil to children: why the rainforest needs our help
This educational tool will help you and your children to break down the basics of palm oil, where and how it grows, the problems it causes, and the affected wildlife. It will also provide some fun facts about the beautiful Indonasian rainforest and its amazing creatures like the orangutans.
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How to make vegan dandelion honey
Did you know you can make a delicious vegan alternative to honey that tastes just like the real thing? And all it takes are three simple ingredients from your kitchen…
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Let Your Yard Sleep in: No Mow May & Biodiversity
The days are getting longer, the sap is beginning to flow, the flowers are coming back...and so are the lawn mowers. One might feel that spring lawn care is a must. But where does the urge to have perfectly mowed yards, gardens, parks and roadsides come from?
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Plastic listed as toxic under CEPA: a bold move against the plastic industry’s pressure
Earlier today, the federal government announced the addition of plastic manufactured items as toxic under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). This addition is not only an important step paving the way for the single-use plastic ban promised by the federal government in 2020, but it is also sending a bold message…
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REACTION: New GHG reduction target for Canada
In response to Justin Trudeau's announcement of Canada's new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of 40 to 45% by 2030 (relative to 2005) at Joe Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate , Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist, Greenpeace Canada, said
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Greenpeace Canada reaction to federal budget
Ottawa – In reaction to the release of the federal budget by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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Conservative’s climate plan
“At a time when we desperately need to do more, the Conservatives are unsurprisingly proposing we lower the bar even further. It may play well in oil company boardrooms, but it won’t prepare Canadians or the Canadian economy for the zero-carbon future.”
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CITIZEN GROUPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH AMBITIOUS CAMPAIGN TO PUT THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Montreal, March 31, 2021 – This morning, a broad coalition of mobilized community groups and environmental organizations from throughout Quebec held a virtual press conference to launch an ambitious awareness and mobilization campaign, Vire au Vert - to encourage all those who are concerned about the climate crisis to become actively involved in the upcoming…
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How can Premiers bypass Buy-America? Go big on climate action
It’s an open secret that President Joe Biden is twisting political arms to get world leaders to come to his April 22 climate summit with new, bigger commitments on climate action. Yet Canada risks showing up empty-handed unless key Premiers are willing to get on board with the Trudeau government’s new climate plan.
