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REACTIVE: Starbucks to remove fossil fuel derived plastic straws globally, debut new lids in Vancouver, Seattle
Vancouver, BC – Starbucks has announced today that it is removing fossil fuel derived plastic straws from its 28,000 stores globally by 2020, including its over 1000 stores in Canada.…
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What’s the harm in processed meat and dairy?
In 2015, when the World Health Organisation released a report that classified meat as a carcinogenic and red meat as ‘possibly carcinogenic’ red flags were raised around the amounts and…
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Q&A about plastic pollution
What are the alternatives to single-use or throwaway plastics? To truly tackle the plastics epidemic, companies need to fundamentally rethink how they bring products to people. That could include refill and…
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G7 charter won’t effectively tackle plastic pollution, but Canada can still act
Greenpeace activists send G7 leaders a hard-to-miss message one day before the G7 Summit in Charlevoix Quebec. © David Kawai / Greenpeace This past weekend, the G7 announced the creation…
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You did it! Samsung chooses renewable energy!
Remember the time we gave Samsung stores a makeover...
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STATEMENT: Ikea commits to phase out single-use plastics by 2020
June 8, 2018 (Washington, DC) – Ikea announced today that it will remove all single-use plastic products from its 363 stores globally and from customer and co-worker restaurants in its…
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PRESS RELEASE: Companies joining new Ellen MacArthur Foundation plastics leadership coalition must prioritize transparency and reduction
June 11, 2018 (VANCOUVER) – Today, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced the development of a new coalition on plastic pollution, urging the world’s largest companies to join and show leadership…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau’s announcement of G7 Ocean Plastics Charter indicates the agreement will fail to adequately address plastic pollution crisis
G7 Summit June 9, 2018 (QUÉBEC CITY) – Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chair’s Press Conference about the final communique of the 2018 G7 Summit and his announcement of the…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: G7 Summit : Environmental organizations will be in Quebec City
At the International Media Center June 7, 2018 (QUÉBEC City) – Environmental Defence Canada, Équiterre, Climate Action Network Canada and Greenpeace Canada will be available for interviews at the G7…
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PRESS RELEASE: G7 Summit: Environmental groups call on Minister McKenna to use law, crack down on plastic pollution
June 7, 2018 (OTTAWA) – On the eve of the G7 Summit meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, environmental groups are calling on Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna…