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STATEMENT: Ford government’s climate plan “major retreat” from needed action to fight climate change
29 November, 2018 (NOBLETON) In response to the Ford government announcing their climate plan, Keith Stewart, senior energy analyst at Greenpeace Canada, said: “What is being promised here is a…
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PRESS RELEASE: The Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition uses circus arts at CDPQ to underline “the impossible balance” between fossil fuels and climate emergency
November 29, 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – Circus artists surrounded by hundreds of citizens are currently demonstrating at Place Riopelle in Montreal, in front of the head office of the Caisse de…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rally in front of la Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec
28 Novembre 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – This thursday november 29, the coalition Sortons la Caisse du carbone is calling upon the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to divest from fossil fuels.…
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8 ideas for greener and more socially responsible gifting
Do we really need more stuff to be happy in life? With the approach of the holiday season – and Black Friday casting a dark shadow – the question is…
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McKenna Shows no Leadership on Fighting Plastic Pollution with Release of National Plastic Strategy
November 23, 2018 (OTTAWA) – In reaction to the release of the federal government’s new national Zero Plastic Waste strategy following the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers…
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Black Friday is frying the planet, join Make SMTHNG Week instead
23 November 2018 (MONTREAL) – To disrupt Black Friday and Cyber Monday as major international moments for consumerism, Greenpeace and partners launch MAKE SMTHNG Week (November 23 – December 2).…
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If Europe can do it, so can we!
On November 23rd, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will meet with provincial environment ministers to discuss a concerted strategy to reduce plastic pollution.
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More than 66,000 speak out for Southern Resident Orcas in new Trans Mountain process
21 November 2018 Unceded Coast Salish Territories (VANCOUVER, BC) — More than 66,400 people submitted letters to the National Energy Board during a rushed public comment period on the federal…
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Over 27,000 Concerned Canadians Ask the Feds to Phase-Out Single-Use Plastics
19 November 2018 (MONTREAL) – Over 27 thousand Canadians participated in the national public consultation on “Moving Canada Toward Zero Plastic Waste” [1], sending a clear message to Environment and Climate…
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STATEMENT: Newfoundland: Husky’s oil spill dispersed into the ocean and cannot be cleaned up.
November 21, 2018 (BRITISH-COLUMBIA) – It has been confirmed that the largest oil spill Newfoundland has witnessed two days ago cannot be cleaned up. In response to that, Mike Hudema,…
