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Sortons la Caisse du Carbone Coalition welcomes CDPQ’s exit from oil
(Montreal) - The Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition welcomes the CDPQ’s decision to say goodbye to oil production in its investment portfolio. The announcement comes five years after the launch of a public campaign calling for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to get out of fossil fuels, and two years…
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Crucial UN food summit “hijacked” by meat lobby to push increase in intensive farming
A coalition of meat industry associations has pushed for the upcoming UN food systems summit to boost global meat consumption and promote intensive livestock farming despite its environmental footprint, Unearthed can reveal.
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Federal election 2021: No more delays — the climate crisis needs action now
The election results send a clear message: Canadians demand strong, decisive action tackling social inequality and the climate crisis without delay.
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Greenpeace turns 50 today
Fifty years ago, September 15th 1971, a ship named the Greenpeace, set out to confront and stop US nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka, one of Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska.
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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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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…
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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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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.
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HUGE VICTORY! People power defeats proposed GNL Quebec gas plant
VICTORY! Legault backs down in the face of public pressure and rejects GNL Quebec project.
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Environmental groups calling on Big Plastic to drop its lawsuit against federal government this Plastic-Free July
This Plastic-Free July, Canadian environmental groups are calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada: NOVA Chemicals, Dow Chemical and Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil. These three companies are suing the federal government in an effort to stop the federal action plan to reduce plastic pollution. This trashy tactic is aimed at protecting Big Plastic’s bottom…