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More than 66,000 speak out for Southern Resident Orcas in new Trans Mountain process
21 November 2018 Unceded Coast Salish Territories (VANCOUVER, BC) — More than 66,400 people submitted letters to the National Energy Board during a rushed public comment period on the federal…
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STATEMENT: Newfoundland: Husky’s oil spill dispersed into the ocean and cannot be cleaned up.
November 21, 2018 (BRITISH-COLUMBIA) – It has been confirmed that the largest oil spill Newfoundland has witnessed two days ago cannot be cleaned up. In response to that, Mike Hudema,…
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Big oil should look in the mirror
The Globe’s recent editorial “Only new pipelines can close Canada’s yawning oil-price gap” leaves a few things out of the discussion. The first is who’s responsible. Oil companies have no…
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PIPELINE REPORT: Enbridge found to average one pipeline incident every 20 days
And new pipelines are not risk free November 14, 2018 (WASHINGTON, DC)– A new Greenpeace USA report “Dangerous Pipelines: Enbridge’s History of Spills Threatens Minnesota Waters”[1] found that from 2002 to…
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REACTIVE: TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project blocked
November 9, 2018 (ALBERTA) – In response to a federal judge ruling that the Trump administration violated bedrock U.S. environmental laws when approving a federal permit for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone…
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STATEMENT: ‘No one gets to sit out’ fight against climate change
23 October, 2018 (TORONTO) In response to the federal government’s announcement on carbon pricing, Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist at Greenpeace Canada said: “This move makes it clear that no…
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STATEMENT: Ford cancelling cap-and-trade bad for Ontario’s budget, worse for the environment
16 October (TORONTO) In response to Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer’s report saying that cancelling cap-and-trade will cost the province $3 billion, Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart said: “The…
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PRESS RELEASE: International investment group managing 240 billion euros becomes latest investor to withdraw from tar sands, pipeline companies
10 October, 2018 (VANCOUVER) – International financial services company, NN (Nationale-Nederlanden) Group, has announced it is withdrawing from 10 tar sands oil companies and four controversial pipeline companies over environmental…
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PRESS RELEASE: Charges dropped for high-flying Ironworkers Memorial Bridge activists, but many still face jail time for resisting Trans Mountain
9 October, 2018 (Vancouver) Greenpeace Canada has been notified that all charges relating to the 38-hour tanker blockade on the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge have been dropped. Greenpeace lawyers were notified…
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STATEMENT: Trudeau government still not hearing concerns about troubled Trans Mountain pipeline
October 3, 2018 (VANCOUVER) In response to the Trudeau government’s announcement on the Trans Mountain pipeline, Mike Hudema, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada said: “Throughout this process, the…