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Words of wisdom from the youth…
In September, as you may remember, we went to Finland to to stand in solidarity with the Sámi, Indigenous Peoples living in the Finnish boreal forest. By we, I mean…
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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.…
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One more year of inaction for the boreal caribou
One year ago today, came a critical moment for endangered species in Canada… After 5 long years, the deadline for provincial governments to unveil their plans to protect the boreal…
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Documenting plastic pollution in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Much of the plastic that we throw “away” ends up in our oceans. The Arctic Sunrise ship is journeying to the largest trash vortex in the ocean with the goal…
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This morning the Teck Frontier tar sands mine hearing began in Fort McMurray.
This morning the Teck Frontier tar sands mine hearing began in Fort McMurray. The Teck Frontier mine, if approved and built, would be one of the largest tar sands mines…
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It Shouldn’t Take A Lawsuit To Make Doug Ford Listen To Ontarians
Premier Ford can’t use the notwithstanding clause to get around the legal challenge brought by Greenpeace and Ecojustice Three hours after a judge granted an urgent hearing for Greenpeace’s lawsuit over the…
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#WingsOfParadise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction
For too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning rainforests, disappearing species and displaced communities. Greedy palm oil companies, that only seem to…
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How I woke up to the plastic pollution problem
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favourite reefs. Weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents…
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It was an amazing day. What the TransMountain pipeline denial means.
It was an amazing day. What the TransMountain pipeline denial means. It was an amazing day. A decision over 9-years in the making, quashing the TransMountain pipeline. The decision upheld…
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The Red Line – a week in solidarity with the Sámi people in Finland
Hi everyone, We made it to Finland! On Monday, four of us flew here: Mandy Gull, Deputy Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government; Kaitlynn Hester-Moses, Youth Grand Chief of…