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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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It was an amazing day. What the TransMountain pipeline denial means.
It was an amazing day. What the TransMountain pipeline denial means. It was an amazing day. A decision over 9-years in the making, quashing the TransMountain pipeline. The decision upheld…
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The Red Line – a week in solidarity with the Sámi people in Finland
Hi everyone, We made it to Finland! On Monday, four of us flew here: Mandy Gull, Deputy Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government; Kaitlynn Hester-Moses, Youth Grand Chief of…
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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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10 furry facts about orangutans
Ever wondered where orangutans sleep? Or where their name comes from? Here are 10 fun facts about orangutans that you can impress your friends with
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Emma Thompson: “If we want to save orangutans from extinction we need to save their home”
The first time I saw an orangutan in real life, I nearly peed with fright! I heard a great commotion in the trees above me and there he was, swinging through the branches, his huge plate-shaped face staring down.
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The Answer To A Baking Planet, Is Us.
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences published a report stating (according to the CBC): “The world is at risk of entering “hothouse” conditions with average temperatures 4-5 C higher…
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Announcing the winners of the 2018 Greenpeace photo competition
Thank you to all the photographers, amateurs or professionals, that shared their best forest photos as part of the 2018 Greenpeace Photo Competition. Once again, the contest was a huge success — we received over 850 pictures and many of those submitted were truly fantastic images of forests, animal, and wildlife.
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A Mother’s Cry to Justin Trudeau
It’s been absolutely heartbreaking to watch. For the last seven days a grieving mother orca has carried the body of her dead calf. The calf was the first in three years to be born into the endangered Salish Sea orca population, but it died within just hours.
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Who are the climbers of Greenpeace Canada’s action on the tower of Montreal’s Olympic Parc?
You need to be bold, you need to be skilled, but above everything, you need to truly believe in the power of every person to change to world. These women and men are acting today in the name of many by climbig the Olympic Park tower in Montreal to protest the federal government’s Trans Mountain…
