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Environmental groups, three opposition parties, First Nations oppose today’s launch of government’s plan to fund new nuclear reactors
Greenpeace and groups from across Canada called on the federal government today to halt its plans to fund experimental new small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to take real action against climate change.
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New poll shows most Canadians want the government to do this one thing in response to COVID-19 — but are those who hold the purse strings listening?
A new poll commissioned by Greenpeace Canada has revealed that 62% of Canadians believe “now is the right time” for the federal government to address long-standing problems like inequality, climate…
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BAPE ON GNL Québec: HISTORIC PARTICIPATION EXPOSES THE FLAWS OF AN OUTDATED PROJECT
78% of testimonies were against or clearly opposed to the project (138 AGAINST, 36 FOR). Beyond this simple tally, the wide-ranging sentiment expressed and felt during the hearings in the past two weeks was one of consternation that in 2020.
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Environics Poll: Two-thirds of Canadians want federal recovery to prioritize renewables above fossil fuels
TORONTO — A new poll by Environics, commissioned by Greenpeace Canada, shows that, by a three-to-one margin, Canadians want the federal government’s recovery agenda to prioritize investments in renewable energy…
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion no longer needed: new expert report
The assumptions underlying the federal government’s $12.6 billion commitment to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) no longer stand up in 2020, according to a new report from veteran earth scientist David Hughes.
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300,000 students demand the immediate shutdown of the GNL Québec project
In line with an unprecedented mobilization on the climate crisis, 48 student associations representing nearly 300,000 students have officially voted to oppose the ‘GNL Québec’ project and demand its immediate shutdown.
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Doug Ford’s gas pump stickers hid an uglier truth
Like a poorly-written Netflix show, Ontario’s gas pump sticker saga couldn’t decide what kind of a tale it wanted to tell. The behind-the-scenes drama, however, says a lot about how…
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No more time to waste, no more half-fulfilled promises: #JustRecovery now!
With Canada’s economic update set to be announced in a matter of weeks, there is no more time to waste. Today, in 6 cities across Canada, 50 volunteers are taking…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace applauds electric vehicle manufacturing announcement
“Today’s announcement is good news for the climate, for cleaner air and for Ontario workers. This deal to build electric vehicles means the next logical step is a California-style requirement for a minimum percentage of vehicle sales to be zero-emission and a commitment to end the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.
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Leaked document details industry’s secret plan to defeat Clean Fuel Standard: “Fighting climate change is a losing battle”
We obtained a leaked copy of a confidential strategy, prepared for industry by PR firm Navigator Ltd, that aims to fight federal climate policy and convince Canadians "fighting climate change is a losing battle.”
