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4 million people worldwide call for global ocean protection via strong UN Treaty
Today, Greenpeace delivered a petition calling for the protection of the global ocean commons to the office of Joyce Murray, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans.
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Scientists discover new penguin colonies that reveal impacts of the climate crisis in the Antarctic
New penguin colonies not previously known to science have been found in the Antarctic by researchers from Stony Brook University. These include a new gentoo penguin colony never before recorded…
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Five of the top environmental wins of 2021
Here are some of our favourite environmental victories of 2021 that Greenpeace supporters helped achieve both here in Canada and around the world.
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Greenpeace solidarity statement with Wet’suwet’en people
Canada should not be invading Wet’suwet’en territory for a pipeline company. Colonial violence against land and water defenders must end.
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Ways to Take Action on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Tomorrow, September 30th, marks the first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday in Canada. It’s a holiday that was requested in one of the 94 Calls to Action delivered with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report (TRC) in 2015. Six years later, the Canadian government has finally made good on this request, and…
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Beneficiaries warn Canada’s largest pensions of legal duty to manage climate-related financial risks
(Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal) - Letters were delivered today to the boards and executive of Canada’s 10 largest pension fund managers requesting information on how the funds are meeting their legal fiduciary obligations to beneficiaries in the face of a worsening global climate crisis. These pension funds together have nearly $2 trillion in assets under…
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IPCC report signals decisive moment for humanity: Urgent climate action needed
(IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the Physical Science Basis signal for urgent climate action
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When did protecting the planet become anti-Albertan?
The Alberta government’s “Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns” is set to label Greenpeace as “anti-Albertan,” as part of a broader effort to intimidate and silence critics of the oil industry.
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Toronto Volunteers Pressure Insurance Companies to Drop Pipeline Support
We don’t want any additional fossil fuel projects and Indigenous rights can’t continue to be neglected. The week of action pressured the insurance companies ensuring this pipeline to stop, such as Berkley, Chubb, Liberty Mutual, and more, as their support is crucial for the project to operate.
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GNL Québec Project Rejected: Another Great People-Powered Victory Over the Fossil Fuel Industry
The signatory groups welcome the Quebec government's announcement rejecting the GNL Québec LNG project. This announcement is a victory for the tens of thousands of people who have mobilized over the past three years.
