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Statement on arrests of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders and solidarity protesters
RCMP helicopter drops off tactical teams in Wet’suwet’en territory. February 2020. © Jerome Turner/Ricochet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 February 2020 OTTAWA – In response to the dozens of arrests of…
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Delays in final implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements creating ecological uncertainty
Photo & video available here Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories (Vancouver, BC) — On the 4th anniversary of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, environmental organizations are warning that the…
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$12.6B TransMountain construction cost better invested in Green New Deal
Canada – In reaction to the announcement that the TransMountain Expansion Pipeline construction costs are now estimated to be $12.6B, Greenpeace Canada climate campaigner Mike Hudema said:
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Reactive on hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica
In reaction to the hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica, Frida Bengtsson, currently leading a Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic, said:
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RCMP Are Raiding Wet’suwet’en Land Defender Camps
BREAKING: The RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps Early this morning RCMP began their raid on Wet’suwet’en camps set-up to defend their lands against a fracked gas pipeline, Coastal GasLink, that…
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Approving the World’s Largest Oil Sands Mine With Conditions Would be a Betrayal to the Millions Who Voted for Climate Action Say Environmental Groups
Approving the World’s Largest Oil Sands Mine With Conditions Would be a Betrayal to the Millions Who Voted for Climate Action Say Environmental Groups OTTAWA, Feb. 6, 2020 /CNW/ – Environmental groups are…
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Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6th, 2020 Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs Vancouver – In…
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Behind the headlines: 6 need-to-know facts about the Teck Frontier mine
You’ve read it in the headlines. You’ve heard about it on the radio. But what actually is the Teck Frontier mine and why does it matter? Here’s what you need…
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Reaction to the release of the federal Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution
In reaction to the release of the federal Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution supporting the need for a single-use plastics ban, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of Oceans and Plastics, Sarah King said:
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What is Teck Frontier and how to reject a tar sands mine in 7 easy steps
Teck’s proposed Frontier Mine (“Teck mine”) is a new open pit mine to extract bitumen from the Alberta tar sands. If approved and built, it would be one of the…
