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Peaceful activists arrested while calling out Poilievre’s anti-climate agenda
Two activists from Greenpeace Canada were arrested for mischief and intimidation at Stornoway, Ottawa’s official residence of the Leader of the Opposition, Pierre Poilievre.
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Greenpeace Canada blocks Poilievre’s house, calling him out for his anti-climate agenda that betrays people
Early this morning, two activists locked themselves to a replica oil pumpjack in the driveway of Stornoway, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa, unveiling a strong message: Poilievre: Protecting polluters, betraying people. The oil jack, surrounded by burned forest and flames, was painted with charcoal made from wood burned in…
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Plastic action on plastic villains, this #PlasticFreeJuly!
Plastic Free July is underway, and what better time than now to review some key actions you can take to help accelerate our transition to a plastic-free future.
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Chill Your Heatwave: Greenpeace offers free vegan ice cream in Montreal to expose Big Oil driving the planetary thermostat up
In the midst of an intense heat wave hitting Montreal today, Greenpeace Canada activists are out on Mont-Royal Avenue with their “Chill Your Heatwave” bike, serving free vegan ice cream to offer a refreshing perspective on these extreme temperatures. Activists highlighted the fossil fuel industry’s leading role in driving these extreme temperatures and demanded fossil…
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As international plastics treaty negotiations conclude in Ottawa, fight over domestic regulation rages on
After a decision from the Federal Court late last year upended Canada’s efforts to regulate plastic pollution, the legal fight is set to continue.
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March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle
Break Free From Plastic members and allies peacefully demand a human-rights based approach to the Plastics Treaty ahead of fourth round of negotiations.
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Resolution: Justice. Setting intentions for the world we want
January, 2024. By now, the average person has made a brief (or lengthy) list of goals they’d like to achieve for themselves this year. This is no uncommon phenomenon, and…
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Report: Greenwashing big oil & gas: the fossil fuel deception playbook
As countries discuss a way forward on the increasingly urgent climate crisis at COP28, a new report by Greenpeace Canada and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) exposes widespread greenwashing practices fossil fuel companies use to maintain social license and avoid accountability for the harms they cause.
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Greenpeace reaction to Loss & Damage Fund Announcement and Pledges
In reaction to the Loss & Damage finance announcement and pledges made at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), Greenpeace International and Greenpeace Canada said:
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Groups denounce gas company’s lawsuit seeking to overturn a Quebec municipality’s partial ban on fossil gas in new buildings: Énergir wants to prevent municipalities from fighting the climate crisis
Sixteen environmental and community groups based in Quebec vigorously denounce Energir’s legal offensive against the small municipality of Prévost and are calling on the company’s owners to intervene. The Quebec gas giant is attempting to overturn a bylaw aimed at limiting the use of fossil-gas-powered equipment in buildings in order to combat the climate crisis. They say…