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PRESS RELEASE: Charges dropped for high-flying Ironworkers Memorial Bridge activists, but many still face jail time for resisting Trans Mountain
9 October, 2018 (Vancouver) Greenpeace Canada has been notified that all charges relating to the 38-hour tanker blockade on the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge have been dropped. Greenpeace lawyers were notified…
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IPCC report points to stark choices ahead, but reason for hope and action
7 October, 2018 (CANADA) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today revealed the massive and urgent task ahead of us to limit global warming while also providing a…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau government still not hearing concerns about troubled Trans Mountain pipeline
October 3, 2018 (VANCOUVER) In response to the Trudeau government’s announcement on the Trans Mountain pipeline, Mike Hudema, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada said: “Throughout this process, the…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace urges Ontario legislature to support private members bill on climate liability
October 1, 2018 (TORONTO) — Today, Greenpeace Canada urged all parties in the Ontario legislature to support the Liability for Climate-Related Harms Act, a private member’s bill proposed by NDP…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace thanks the defenders who stood up to Trans Mountain in Globe and Mail ad
September 26, 2018 (VANCOUVER) — Today Greenpeace Canada is running an ad in the Western Globe and Mail to thank defenders of the land for their efforts to stop the…
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This morning the Teck Frontier tar sands mine hearing began in Fort McMurray.
This morning the Teck Frontier tar sands mine hearing began in Fort McMurray. The Teck Frontier mine, if approved and built, would be one of the largest tar sands mines…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau continues to treat Trans Mountain expansion process as a “box-checking exercise”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2018 (Toronto) In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on the Trans Mountain pipeline, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada said: “By…
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It Shouldn’t Take A Lawsuit To Make Doug Ford Listen To Ontarians
Premier Ford can’t use the notwithstanding clause to get around the legal challenge brought by Greenpeace and Ecojustice Three hours after a judge granted an urgent hearing for Greenpeace’s lawsuit over the…
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STATEMENT: Presumed death of another Southern Resident orca shows species need protection from federal government, not more threats
VANCOUVER – In response to the apparent death of J50, a Southern Resident orca Greenpeace Canada spokesperson Mike Hudema said: “It’s heartbreaking to learn of the death of another Southern…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace declares partial victory for public consultation rights in cap and trade case
TORONTO – Charles Hatt, Ecojustice lawyer and Keith Stewart, Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist, issued the following statement after the Ontario government decided to consult the public regarding Bill 4,…
