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Documenting plastic pollution in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Much of the plastic that we throw “away” ends up in our oceans. The Arctic Sunrise ship is journeying to the largest trash vortex in the ocean with the goal…
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G7 Ocean Plastic Charter : largest corporate polluters among named signatories
September 21, 2018 (VANCOUVER) – Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestle Canada and other big corporations pledged to help reduce plastic pollution in support of the Ocean Plastics Charter, a campaign endorsed by…
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65% of surveyed Canadians agree governments should act quickly to ban single-use plastics
In light of Minister McKenna’s announcement of a ‘Zero Waste Strategy’ Greenpeace Canada: 65% of surveyed Canadians agree governments should act quickly to ban single-use plastics September 20, 2018 (VANCOUVER)…
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Feds miss opportunity to use law to tackle plastic pollution
September 20, 2018 (OTTAWA) – Ecojustice lawyer, James Gunvaldsen Klaassen, made the following statement in reaction to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna’s failure to address a request…
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#WingsOfParadise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction
For too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning rainforests, disappearing species and displaced communities. Greedy palm oil companies, that only seem to…
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On World Clean Up Day Greenpeace Canada launches coast-to-coast Plastic Polluters Brand Audits
September 13, 2018 (VANCOUVER/TORONTO/MONTRÉAL/HALIFAX) – On World Cleanup Day this Saturday, September 15th, Greenpeace and partner organizations will be adding an extra investigative component to a series of simultaneous cleanup…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Greenpeace Canada conducts coast-to-coast Plastic Polluters Brand Audits
On World Clean Up Day: Greenpeace Canada conducts coast-to-coast Plastic Polluters Brand Audits Results to be announced in October. 12 September 2018 (VANCOUVER/TORONTO/MONTRÉAL/HALIFAX) — As part of World Cleanup…
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How I woke up to the plastic pollution problem
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favourite reefs. Weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents…
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Join our Plastic Polluters Brand Audit on September 15th!
On Saturday, September 15th, shoreline and community cleanup activities will take place around the world. This year, Greenpeace, along with various organizations in the Break Free From Plastic movement, will…
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REACTIVE: Starbucks to remove fossil fuel derived plastic straws globally, debut new lids in Vancouver, Seattle
Vancouver, BC – Starbucks has announced today that it is removing fossil fuel derived plastic straws from its 28,000 stores globally by 2020, including its over 1000 stores in Canada.…
