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Young people from across Canada descend on Ottawa for climate summit
PowerShift Young & Rising to train & mobilize hundreds of young organizers OTTAWA / ALGONQUIN ANISHINABE TERRITORY — Hundreds of young people from across Canada began gathering in Ottawa yesterday…
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U.S. Federal Court Dismisses $900 Million Pipeline Company Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
TORONTO — Today, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a landmark dismissal [1] of all claims against all defendants in the USD$900 million case…
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Species at risk habitat shouldn’t be open for business
TORONTO — The Government of Ontario’s review of the 2007 Endangered Species Act could put the province’s most vulnerable animals and plants at even greater risk by removing barriers to the harmful activities that are driving wildlife decline, say the David Suzuki Foundation, Ecojustice, Earthroots, Environmental Defence, Greenpeace Canada, Ontario Nature and World Wildlife Fund…
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Major insurance company Aegon divests from tar sands
The financial company will also sell its investments in pipeline companies Transcanada and Enbridge in Canada and the US. Friday 1 February 2019 (MONTRÉAL) – Insurance company Aegon (number 19…
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STATEMENT: Ben & Jerry’s to phase out plastic straws, utensils, lids, and cups in Scoop Shops worldwide
(Washington, DC) Ben & Jerry’s announced today that it will phase out plastic straws and utensils by April of 2019, and plastic lids, plastic cups, and plastic-lined cups by the end…
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Federal Court Dismisses Racketeering Counts Against Greenpeace
Federal Court Dismisses Racketeering Counts Against Greenpeace (San Francisco) – Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a landmark decision [1] dismissing all claims…
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La Cour fédérale américaine rejette les allégations de racket contre Greenpeace
(San Francisco) – Aujourd’hui, la cour fédérale américaine pour le district nord de la Californie a rendu une décision historique rejetant toutes les allégations au titre de la loi Racketeer…
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Technical failures increase risk of contaminated Fukushima water discharge into Pacific
Tokyo, 22 January 2019 – The nuclear water crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has been compounded by multiple technical failures and flawed decision making driven by short term cost…
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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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Nestle admits recycling is not enough to tackle plastic pollution crisis
Vevey, Switzerland – Nestle announced this week plans to accelerate its actions to tackle plastic pollution, which include making its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and shifting to single-use paper…