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Two draft agreements on BC caribou protection: One offers hope, the other falls short, says Greenpeace
22nd March, 2019 (Vancouver) - The British Columbia and Federal governments have just released two draft agreements regarding the province’s Southern Mountain Caribou. The draft agreement between the B.C. and federal government and the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, proposes a significantly new protected area in the Peace region, with an interim moratorium area…
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Greenpeace Canada to Toronto City Council: Hold oil companies accountable for their fair share of climate costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22nd, 2019 Greenpeace Canada to Toronto City Council: Hold oil companies accountable for their fair share of climate costs TORONTO — Greenpeace Canada has urged Toronto…
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Oil companies just gave Toronto 6ix Reasons to Sue. Here’s Why.
In the 5 years that I’ve lived in Toronto, like millions of my fellow Torontonians, I’ve gone through heat waves, floods and wind storms. In addition to the emotional and…
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How to get the most out of your #Trashtag Challenge
The #Trashtag Challenge is the latest challenge to go viral on social media. The idea is simple: grab your gloves and a handful of garbage bags and clean up an…
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Can Ontario’s Endangered Wildlife Survive Doug Ford?
Humanity has caused populations of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles to decline by 60 per cent since 1970. Now more than one third of plant and animal species are at risk of disappearing off the face of the earth. Surely leaders around the world should now be doing everything in their power to address this crisis…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace horrified by whale’s death from plastic waste and deplores lack of international action to combat plastic pollution in oceans
(MONTRÉAL) – In response to the news that a whale washed ashore in the Philippines on Saturday with 40 kilos of plastic bags in its gut, Agnès Le Rouzic, Greenpeace…
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12 Questions with #YouthClimateStrike organizer Rebecca Hamilton
Welcome to #12For12, our new blog series designed to fight apathy and inspire change. In this series, we’re asking 12 courageous climate champions from across Canada 12 questions about how…
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STATEMENT: B.C. negotiates caribou conservation plans while speeding up logging: Greenpeace calls out insincerity
“It is disingenuous of the B.C. government to say they’re working on caribou conservation plans while at the same time giving the go-ahead to logging in some of these very same areas, which are the habitat of the threatened southern mountain caribou. If the province was genuinely concerned about protecting and recovering caribou, they should…
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Youth Climate Strikes Are Coming: How To Support
On Friday, in over 1325 places, in 98 countries young people around the world will walk out of their classrooms to push for urgent action on the growing climate crisis.…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace applauds Ontario NDP’s proposed bill to ban single-use plastics
(MONTRÉAL) – In response to the Ontario NDP’s proposed private member’s bill announced today calling for a ban of single-use plastics in Ontario, Sarah King, Head of Greenpeace Canada’s Oceans…
