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MEDIA ADVISORY: G7 Summit : Environmental organizations will be in Quebec City
At the International Media Center June 7, 2018 (QUÉBEC City) – Environmental Defence Canada, Équiterre, Climate Action Network Canada and Greenpeace Canada will be available for interviews at the G7…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace sends larger-than-life message to leaders one day before G7 Summit: ‘Recycling won’t cut it: Ban single-use plastics’
June 7, 2018 (OTTAWA) – One day before the G7 Summit starts in Charlevoix (Québec), Greenpeace Canada sends a hard-to-miss message to its seven leaders by deploying a giant plastic-bag…
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PRESS RELEASE: Activists call on G7 and corporations to end plastic pollution crisis
On World Environment Day June 5, 2018 (TORONTO) – New data collected through cleanups and brand audits confirms that some of the world’s largest corporations — including Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé,…
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STATEMENT: Canada must use G7 presidency to tackle plastic pollution at the source
May 11, 2018 (TORONTO) – In response to Minister McKenna’s recent comments comparing the upcoming G7 plastics charter to the Paris Climate Agreement, Greenpeace Canada plastics campaigner, Farrah Khan, said:…
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Greenpeace’s new ‘open’ project & your plastic-free future toolkit!
Earth Day 2018’s theme is to End Plastic Pollution, and Greenpeace Canada is rising to the challenge with the launch of our brand new project that’s a bit different from…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace launches Plastic-Free Future Action Toolkit
For Earth Day Greenpeace is known for driving hard-hitting campaigns that expose environmental problems and hold corporations and governments accountable. Through the launch of a how-to guide entitled A Million Acts…
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Guest Blog: Action on plastics shouldn’t make life suck for disabled people
Greenpeace have been campaigning to raise awareness of the harmful impact plastics have on our oceans for several years: from microbeads to single-use plastics such as bottles, bags and straws. Nonetheless, it’s fair to say that the horrifying scenes captured by Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Blue Planet 2’ showcased the hazards faced by marine life, and…
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Share your pics of ridiculous packaging!
Have you ever looked around - at the supermarket, or coffee shop, or local mall - and noticed how much excessive plastic there is? Once you start looking for it, it’s EVERYWHERE. And it’s a huge problem.
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PRESS RELEASE – Greenpeace slams Coca-Cola plastic announcement as ‘dodging the main issue’
More plastic production means more ocean plastic pollution Friday 19th January, 2018 — Greenpeace today criticised Coca-Cola’s new global plastics plan for failing to address the urgency of ocean plastic…
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Forest-destroying palm oil companies have nowhere to hide
You made it happen! After an incredible few months, and 1.3 million of you taking action, the world’s largest palm oil trader, Wilmar, just launched a groundbreaking plan.