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Podcasts and books: a few Pride Month recommendations
Happy Pride Month! To highlight the occasion, our staff member Elie Darling cobbled together a list of suggested readings and podcasts consisting of long-time favourites and discoveries.
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On Greenpeace ship, scientists reveals never-before-studied reef ecosystem threatened by new US-Mexico pipeline
A group of scientists on board a Greenpeace ship in Mexico’s waters has concluded research on a never-before studied coral reef, threatened by a planned gas pipeline by Canadian company TC Energy. Scientists, joined by fishers and activists from Greenpeace Mexico on board the Arctic Sunrise, have warned that the pipeline would threaten the livelihoods…
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What is going on in the boreal forest in Quebec?
It has been more than 20 years since the shocking documentary L’Erreur Boréale was made public, shaking up the Quebec world while stirring up the cages of decision-makers and large…
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The disproportionate impact of climate crisis on the LGBTQIA2S+ community
(LGBTQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.)
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Report: What to do about Canadian Banks ‘Quiet Quitting’ their Climate Commitments
A new report from Greenpeace Canada shows how the fossil fuel industry-backed assault on banks’ climate commitments has only highlighted the urgent need for governments to step in and regulate the financial sector – in 2022, the five biggest Canadian banks provided 20.4 percent of funding that went to fossil fuels from the 60 largest banks in…
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Protect the deep sea this World Oceans Day
On this World Oceans Day, help protect the ghost octopus and other marine creatures from the environmental threat of deep sea mining.
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Attack on ESG highlights need to regulate banks on climate finance: report
A new report from Greenpeace Canada shows how the fossil fuel industry-backed assault on banks’ climate commitments has only highlighted the urgent need for governments to step in and regulate the financial sector - in 2022, the five biggest Canadian banks provided 20.4 percent of funding that went to fossil fuels from the 60 largest…
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Giant octopus lights up island in Ottawa, urging Canada to oppose deep sea mining
Greenpeace activists and staff created a 48 by 30 foot octopus light installation on Maple Island near the federal Global Affairs buildings to urge Minister Melanie Joly to say no to deep sea mining in international waters.
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INC2 Reaction: Global Plastics Treaty must reduce plastic production — or it will fail
Talks for a Global Plastics Treaty in Paris concluded today.
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The link between deep sea mining and neocolonialism in the Pacific
Deep-sea mining is an destructive form of mining that would damage the oceans beyond repair, threatening their ability to help fight climate change. Yetnmining companies, including TMC The Metals Company, want to convince governments to let them exploit the seabed. Here’s why we need to stop them.
