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Deep sea mining is not the future
If you were planning to send monster machines down to a deep ocean habitat that’s full of creatures found nowhere else on Earth, you’d need a pretty good story to…
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A single-use plastic ban in Canada? Let’s hold the feds to it!
Last week we were met with surprising but welcome news, that the Trudeau government plans to ban certain single-use plastics as early as 2021. This is the news that we’ve…
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Standing up for our Forests when business leaders don’t
On June 12, 2019, I and three fellow women activists with Greenpeace Canada unfolded two large banners at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit held at the Vancouver Conference Center.
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Taking a bite out of climate change with World Meat Free Week
Greenpeace calling for a culture shift towards more plant-based food and away from industrial meat June 17, 2019 (Toronto) – To mark World Meat Free Week (17-23 June), Greenpeace Canada…
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Greenpeace protest disrupts meeting of CEOs linked to deforestation and climate change
Vancouver, Canada – Today Greenpeace Canada activists peacefully gate-crashed a gathering of hundreds of CEOs and senior managers of leading global brands to call out their role in destroying forests…
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Breaking News: Greenpeace activists scale Vancouver Convention Centre to protest global brands’ role in climate crisis
Vancouver — As hundreds of CEOs and senior managers of some of the world’s leading brands gather inside the Vancouver Convention Centre, Greenpeace climbers have scaled the building and are staging…
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Reaction – Canada ban on single-use plastics: Greenpeace welcomes the move
Montreal — In reaction to the federal government’s announcement today about a move towards banning single-use plastics and rolling out Extended Producer Responsibility programs, Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of…
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ADVISORY: Indigenous leaders, Scientists, Doctors, Artists and Youth unite in call for The Pact for a Green New Deal
Media Advisory FOR DISTRIBUTION ON May 3rd, 2019 MONTREAL (May 3rd, 2019) – A diverse cross-section of civil society endorsers will hold a press conference in three cities across Canada…
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Greenpeace will challenge Ford gas pump stickers as misleading advertising
In response to the Ford government’s announcement that it will introduce legislation requiring gas companies to put carbon price stickers on pumps, Greenpeace Canada said it would challenge these stickers…
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Greenpeace Winnipeg: Motivating Action Through Film
Last month, our Greenpeace Winnipeg local group volunteers organized a film screening and panel discussion to engage people on the topic of the growing plastic crisis in their community…