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Join our Plastic Polluters Brand Audit on September 15th!
On Saturday, September 15th, shoreline and community cleanup activities will take place around the world. This year, Greenpeace, along with various organizations in the Break Free From Plastic movement, will…
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PRESS RELEASE: “Massive” court decision overturns Trans Mountain pipeline project approval, opportunity for Prime Minister Trudeau to drop pipeline plans
August 30, 2018 (Vancouver) – In response to today’s Federal Court of Appeal ruling related to the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, Greenpeace Canada spokesperson Mike Hudema said: “This is a…
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10 furry facts about orangutans
Ever wondered where orangutans sleep? Or where their name comes from? Here are 10 fun facts about orangutans that you can impress your friends with
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Emma Thompson: “If we want to save orangutans from extinction we need to save their home”
The first time I saw an orangutan in real life, I nearly peed with fright! I heard a great commotion in the trees above me and there he was, swinging through the branches, his huge plate-shaped face staring down.
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The Answer To A Baking Planet, Is Us.
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences published a report stating (according to the CBC): “The world is at risk of entering “hothouse” conditions with average temperatures 4-5 C higher…
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With orca mother finally releasing her dead calf, Greenpeace Calls for greater efforts to protect endangered orcas
13 August 2018 (VANCOUVER) — More needs to be done to protect the already endangered Southern Resident orca population currently dealing with the death of the first baby born to…
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Announcing the winners of the 2018 Greenpeace photo competition
Thank you to all the photographers, amateurs or professionals, that shared their best forest photos as part of the 2018 Greenpeace Photo Competition. Once again, the contest was a huge success — we received over 850 pictures and many of those submitted were truly fantastic images of forests, animal, and wildlife.
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A Mother’s Cry to Justin Trudeau
It’s been absolutely heartbreaking to watch. For the last seven days a grieving mother orca has carried the body of her dead calf. The calf was the first in three years to be born into the endangered Salish Sea orca population, but it died within just hours.
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Greenpeace and Democracy Watch request for an investigation of CAPP advertising campaign
This is a formal request from Greenpeace Canada and Democracy Watch to Ontario’s Chief Electoral Officer into whether an ad campaign by a front group for the Canadian Association of…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace asks Chief Electoral Officer to investigate oil industry group’s ads during Ontario election campaign
August 1, 2018 (Toronto) — Greenpeace Canada and Democracy Watch have filed a formal request for an investigation by Ontario’s Chief Electoral Officer into whether an ad campaign by a…