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Updated: Doctors’ group, environmental groups and residents call on Toronto’s City Council to hold big polluters accountable for climate costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 APRIL 2019 TORONTO — Toronto residents and organizations held a press conference this morning to announce their support for a motion before the City of Toronto…
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Canadian tar sands emissions now larger than entire provinces ofQuebec, British-Columbia or Manitoba.
April 16, 2019 (TORONTO) – According to Canada’s submission to the United Nations (2019 National Inventory Report 1990-2017), Canada’s 2017 national emissions increased by 8 MT bringing it up to…
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Premier Ford’s 2019 budget is “the most anti-environmental budget in Ontario” since Walkerton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 APRIL 2019 TORONTO — Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist with Greenpeace Canada, said the following in response to the 2019 Ontario budget: “The 35 per cent…
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4 ways climate change could make you sick…and what you can do about it
Today is World Health Day. You might not know it, but climate change is poised to have major impacts on the health of people around the world. And with 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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We don’t have to choose between suing polluters and pressuring politicians
On April 25, Toronto City Council’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee will consider a motion from Councillor Mike Layton asking city staff to report on two things: The long-term cost implications…
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Greenpeace Canada to Toronto City Council: Hold oil companies accountable for their fair share of climate costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22nd, 2019 Greenpeace Canada to Toronto City Council: Hold oil companies accountable for their fair share of climate costs TORONTO — Greenpeace Canada has urged Toronto…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth March for Climate Justice in Ottawa
18 February, 2019 (OTTAWA) – Following a four-day youth climate convergence conference, volunteers from PowerShift:Young& Rise – an intersectionnal growing movement that gathered youth from all backgrounds across Canada – are marching…
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Youth have the Power to Shift, so Rise.
It’s clear: we have 12 years to act. We are living in a climate emergency where floods, wildfires and rising sea levels are impacting us around the world- but you…
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Major insurance company Aegon divests from tar sands
The financial company will also sell its investments in pipeline companies Transcanada and Enbridge in Canada and the US. Friday 1 February 2019 (MONTRÉAL) – Insurance company Aegon (number 19…