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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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PRESS RELEASE: Nestlé, Tim Hortons and PepsiCo found to be worst plastic polluters in Canada
In Canada: Nestlé, PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company also among top 5 Plastic Polluters October 9th, 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Nestlé were the corporations most frequently…
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IPCC report points to stark choices ahead, but reason for hope and action
7 October, 2018 (CANADA) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today revealed the massive and urgent task ahead of us to limit global warming while also providing a…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau government still not hearing concerns about troubled Trans Mountain pipeline
October 3, 2018 (VANCOUVER) In response to the Trudeau government’s announcement on the Trans Mountain pipeline, Mike Hudema, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada said: “Throughout this process, the…
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MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT: Greenpeace to reveal Plastic Polluters’ investigation results in Canada and worldwide
October 2nd, 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – On Tuesday October 9th, 2018, Greenpeace Canada will be revealing the results of the Plastic Polluters Brand Audits conducted three weeks prior on World Clean…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace urges Ontario legislature to support private members bill on climate liability
October 1, 2018 (TORONTO) — Today, Greenpeace Canada urged all parties in the Ontario legislature to support the Liability for Climate-Related Harms Act, a private member’s bill proposed by NDP…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace thanks the defenders who stood up to Trans Mountain in Globe and Mail ad
September 26, 2018 (VANCOUVER) — Today Greenpeace Canada is running an ad in the Western Globe and Mail to thank defenders of the land for their efforts to stop the…
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G7 Ocean Plastic Charter : largest corporate polluters among named signatories
September 21, 2018 (VANCOUVER) – Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestle Canada and other big corporations pledged to help reduce plastic pollution in support of the Ocean Plastics Charter, a campaign endorsed by…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau continues to treat Trans Mountain expansion process as a “box-checking exercise”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2018 (Toronto) In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on the Trans Mountain pipeline, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada said: “By…
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65% of surveyed Canadians agree governments should act quickly to ban single-use plastics
In light of Minister McKenna’s announcement of a ‘Zero Waste Strategy’ Greenpeace Canada: 65% of surveyed Canadians agree governments should act quickly to ban single-use plastics September 20, 2018 (VANCOUVER)…