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Final countdown: now or never to reform the palm oil industry
The “Final Countdown” report documents extensive deforestation and human rights abuses by 25 palm oil producer groups. Between them, they have destroyed over 130,000ha of rainforest since the end of…
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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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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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Québec Government to create more artificial forests at the detriment of protected areas
July 26, 2018 (VAL D’OR & MONTRÉAL) – Three environmental NGOs ring the alarm today with regards to the Wood Production Strategy to drastically increase the quantity of wood produced…
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MEDIA ADVISORY – HAPPENING NOW: Greenpeace Canada activists climb Montreal’s Olympic Park Tower to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
19 July 2018 (MONTREAL) — Five Greenpeace Canada activists are climbing the Montreal Olympic Park tower to deploy a 10x25m banner on which can be read ‘Don’t dirty our money: Stop Pipelines’. This is an act of peaceful resistance to the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline and tanker project (TMX) which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends…
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LIVE: Five Greenpeace activists climb Montreal Olympic Park Tower to protest Trans Mountain Pipeline buy-out
Early this morning, five Greenpeace Canada activists climbed the Olympic Park tower in Montreal to protest the federal government’s Trans Mountain Pipeline buy-out. In just a few days, on July…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace report warns of risks to banks betting on tar sands pipelines
30 October 2017 (TORONTO) — A new report by Greenpeace and Oil Change International warns of major banks’ exposure to financial and reputational damage due to their financing of tar sands…
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The Arctic Sunrise Ship in Vancouver
The Arctic Sunrise, our icebreaker vessel, just anchored in Vancouver on Unceded Coast Salish Territory as it follows the route of what could become a tar sands tanker superhighway -…
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Getting Media for your Campaign or Grassroots Action
Getting media attention is a great way to have your campaign or action make a big splash. There are lots of tools in your media toolbox to do this.
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STATEMENT – First Nations to the rescue for Val-d’Or caribou, says Greenpeace
June 21, 2018 (Montreal) – Following the announcement of Lac Simon Anishinabe Nation, in collaboration with the Kitcisakik and Long Point First Nations, that they will receive $1.26 million over…
