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Time for Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim campaign to stop fuelling plastic pollution
It’s Roll Up the Rim time again across Canada with lovers of Tim Hortons’ popular rewards game flocking to Timmy Ho locations for their daily double double in hopes that…
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STATEMENT – Greenpeace: “Don’t let Ford do to endangered species what he has done to climate”
(Ottawa) – Today the Ontario government announced that it will review the province’s Endangered Species Act, which is now open for public comment. Its stated goals in this review include…
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What people got wrong about Whistler’s climate letter … and why climate accountability is here to stay
In recent days, the City of Whistler’s letter to oil companies caused a furor in the Canadian oil patch, on Bay Street, and (inevitably) in the media. In the mainstream,…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace slams Antarctic Ocean Commission for ‘failing its mandate’ to protect Antarctic waters
2 November 2018 (Hobart, Tasmania) – Greenpeace International has slammed the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) for “failing its mandate” following a meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, where governments failed to agree a…
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Media Advisory: Artistic Projection: Virtual Immersion into the Boreal forest
Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Artistic Projection: virtual immersion into the Boreal forest 30 October 2018 (MONTREAL) – As part of the International Day of Action for the Boreal Forest,…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace unveils branded plastic trash installation at Yonge-Dundas Square
30 October 2018 (TORONTO) — Today, Greenpeace Canada unveiled a large art installation in Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square depicting the role of corporations in the plastic pollution crisis facing ocean life…
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PRESS RELEASE: Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone, Mars, PepsiCo. and Unilever sign global plastics pledge but still haven’t prioritized reduction
29 October, 2018 (BALI, INDONESIA) — Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment announced today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), but note that it allows for…
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STATEMENT: ‘No one gets to sit out’ fight against climate change
23 October, 2018 (TORONTO) In response to the federal government’s announcement on carbon pricing, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist at Greenpeace Canada said: “This move makes it clear that no…
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PRESS RELEASE: Charges dropped for high-flying Ironworkers Memorial Bridge activists, but many still face jail time for resisting Trans Mountain
9 October, 2018 (Vancouver) Greenpeace Canada has been notified that all charges relating to the 38-hour tanker blockade on the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge have been dropped. Greenpeace lawyers were notified…
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And the Top 5 Plastic Polluters are…
The Plastic Polluters Brand Audit results are in. It’s time to name and shame the companies that are trashing our waterways, oceans, green spaces and communities with their throwaway plastic.…
