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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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New forestry standard a defining moment for Canadian logging industry
Toronto – Responding to the announcement today of a new Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard, Shane Moffatt, Head of Nature and Food Campaign with Greenpeace Canada commented: “In the middle…
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New Executive Director focuses on a Greenpeace for a new generation
Toronto – With great enthusiasm and pleasure, Greenpeace Canada’s Board of Directors announces the appointment of Christy Ferguson to the position of Executive Director. The 42-year-old new mother has been…
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Green New Deal Launch
Large, Diverse, Non-partisan Coalition of Youth, Artists, Scientists, Indigenous Leaders and Groups Calls for Green New Deal for Canada Urgent climate action must cut emissions in half within 11 years…
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Biodiversity loss: urgent need for forest, ocean protection and dietary change
Toronto- The UN’s biodiversity report warning of mass species loss due to human impacts must spark urgent action to protect the world’s forests and oceans and lead to sweeping change…
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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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REACTION – Ford Government hands a rotten egg to Ontario’s wildlife just in time for Easter
Responding to today’s proposals by the Ontario government to amend the Endangered Species Act, Head of Forest Campaign with Greenpeace Canada Shane Moffatt commented: “The Ford government is proposing to…