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50 years of Greenpeace: Q&A with Rex Weyler
Rex Weyler: with Greenpeace’s 50th anniversary on the horizon, I was asked to host a series of virtual “mailbag” calls connecting activists across generations and regions.
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“Here is where your lands will be poisoned without your consent”
The Ontario government has notified First Nations that their territories are about to be sprayed with glyphosate.
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Court WIN: Doug Ford’s government broke the law
We took Doug Ford’s government to court for failing to consult Ontarians before gutting environmental laws. Now the Ontario court has confirmed that his government’s actions were indeed “unlawful”.
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Ontario acted ‘unreasonably and unlawfully’ with changes to minister’s zoning order legislation
Minister failed to adequately consult with Ontarians on controversial changes
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Extra glyphosate in our food? No thanks…Ecological agriculture is the way to go
(Guest blog by Greenpeace Ottawa Local Group member Christina
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How to manage eco-anxiety: Advice from a climate activist
“The moon is following us home again!” My daughter exclaimed as she always does. “But why is it red?” Her question hit me with the weight of the realization that with the moon, the climate crisis, too, is following us home.
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Thousands of Indigenous Peoples are gathered to defend the Amazon & their rights — What’s happening, why it matters, what you can do
The “Struggle for Life” (“Luta pela vida”) Camp has brought together up to 6,000 Indigenous leaders and activists from all regions of Brazil to protest the government’s anti-Indigenous policies
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Amazon Rainforest at the Tipping Point — And What We Can Do
The Amazon rainforest is on the brink, and now the “burning season” is getting started.
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Extreme Heat events affect the vulnerable the most. This must change.
Climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme heat waves, sea-level rise and flooding across Canada. The people most susceptible to dying in extreme heat waves are people of color, the elderly, people with underlying health conditions, and mental illness or addiction.
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Greenpeace report: Canadian banks defying climate science by increasing fossil fuel finance
Canadian banks are playing a growing and globally significant role in fueling climate destruction and are more exposed to climate risk than they are telling their shareholders according to data in a new Greenpeace report.The report finds that prior to the pandemic, Canadian big 5 banks steadily increased their fossil fuel loans and investments since…
