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The climate crisis is an oceans crisis
Major IPCC report to highlight climate threats to the world’s oceans and frozen regions Monaco – A stark warning on the state of the world’s oceans and frozen areas is expected…
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Global human rights declaration adopted ahead of UN Summit promises strong challenge to fossil fuel industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 September 2019 NEW YORK / OTTAWA – More than 200 human rights and environmental justice leaders gathered at a summit hosted by the United Nations, Greenpeace and…
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Vancouver murals for climate activity: help us spread the word!
On October 5th, exactly one week following the massive global climate strike and two days before the first leaders’ debate, Greenpeace will be using art to to keep the momentum…
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5 things to know about Texas and U.S. oil production
Courageous activists in the United States are at the doorstep of the global oil industry to say there is no place for business as usual in a climate emergency.…
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Find a Climate Strike Near You – September 27
“I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I…
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BREAKING: Greenpeace USA climbers block Houston ship channel, halting oil industry operations as election debates get underway in U.S. and Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 September 2019 Toronto – Contradicting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s claim that Greenpeace only targets Alberta oil production, 22 Greenpeace U.S.A climbers have formed a blockade on…
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A call to go on strike for the climate on September 27th
Montreal, September 10th 2019 – Rising up to the climate crisis, unions, students, non-governmental groups, health professionals and environmental groups are calling on mass civil society across Quebec to participate…
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40 000 signatures against GNL Québec project
A pivotal issue in the federal election campaign, say environmental and citizen groups Quebec City September 5, 2019 – With the federal election campaign soon to be underway, a petition…
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REACTION – Global Ocean Treaty negotiations at the UN
New York – Over 190 countries came together at the United Nations to negotiate a historic Global Ocean Treaty [1] that could help protect at least 30% of our seas…
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Greenpeace captures images of fires in the Amazon
Manaus, Brazil – Greenpeace Brazil has captured images of the fires that have been ravaging the Amazon forest for the past three weeks in a flyover in the states of…