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The oil and gas industry is inherently misogynistic
In celebration of International Women's Rights Day, Greenpeace Canada is proud to highlight the womxn who contribute to our success! Each day, they will share their perspectives on their roles and experiences as women in the environmental movement!
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Why the Government’s Response to Our Amazon Petition is Just. Not. Good. Enough.
This week the federal government tabled a formal response to our demands. And it is… Just. Not. Good. Enough.
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Do you know what it means to have ‘wood’ pulled over your eyes’ ?
A minuit to midnight, Quebec rushed to reach the 17% protected area target for 2020, set by the UN. But beyond this target, did it really reach the objective?
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With holiday waste set to spike, Greenpeace report warns that plastic recycling “is not a thing”
VANCOUVER / AAMJIWNAANG — A new Greenpeace investigation reveals that Canada can’t handle the plastic trash companies generate. Findings demonstrate that the federal government's new approach for achieving zero plastic waste by 2030 is likely doomed to fail, leaving households, communities and the environment to deal with the consequences.
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The fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement? Don’t pop the Champagne
The climate emergency is short-term. It is impacting billions of us right now. People are losing all that they have to extreme weather, fires, floods and droughts, and it is happening now. This means decisions have to be made now to phase out fossil fuels and stop deforestation for a better world. A world where…
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The moment to stand up for the Amazon rainforest is NOW
Yesterday our message was delivered in the House of Commons: the federal government must act immediately to protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction.
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Weekly Scandal Report: A running list of government scandals and corporate lobbying during COVID-19
We’re here to expose corporations' sneaky efforts to profit from and during the coronavirus pandemic. Find out what's new this week!
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Our government must act – because what’s happening in the Amazon impacts us all
The Amazon rainforest is facing its greatest threat yet. In response to this, we have just launched a House of Commons petition.
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BAPE ON GNL Québec: HISTORIC PARTICIPATION EXPOSES THE FLAWS OF AN OUTDATED PROJECT
78% of testimonies were against or clearly opposed to the project (138 AGAINST, 36 FOR). Beyond this simple tally, the wide-ranging sentiment expressed and felt during the hearings in the past two weeks was one of consternation that in 2020.
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Greenpeace Canada calls for Canadian government to decline greenwashing tour of the Amazon
“We call on the Canadian government to decline participation in this greenwashing attempt by the Bolsonaro government to cover up the true extent of devastation in the Amazon. Minister Champagne must condemn the dismantling of environmental and human rights protections that have resulted in the dramatic spike in fires, deforestation and violence against Indigenous Peoples…