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Tim Hortons’ new no-spill lid just adds to plastic pollution
In reaction to Tim Hortons’ announcement of a new plastic coffee cup lid that reduces spills and is “100% recyclable”, Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of Oceans & Plastics Campaign…
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Green New Deal Launch
Large, Diverse, Non-partisan Coalition of Youth, Artists, Scientists, Indigenous Leaders and Groups Calls for Green New Deal for Canada Urgent climate action must cut emissions in half within 11 years…
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ADVISORY: Indigenous leaders, Scientists, Doctors, Artists and Youth unite in call for The Pact for a Green New Deal
Media Advisory FOR DISTRIBUTION ON May 3rd, 2019 MONTREAL (May 3rd, 2019) – A diverse cross-section of civil society endorsers will hold a press conference in three cities across Canada…
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Nestlé has created a #PlasticMonster, and we’re calling on them to slay it
Over the last few weeks, Greenpeace and our allies in the Break Free From Plastic movement have ramped up our global campaign targeting Nestlé for its massive role in the…
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Greenpeace welcomes Montreal’s commitment to reducing single-use plastic
In response to the City of Montreal’s announcement concerning its single-use plastic reduction strategy, Agnès Le Rouzic, Oceans & Plastic Campaigner at Greenpeace Canada, said: “We welcome the Plante administration’s…
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Greenpeace activists ship plastic monster back to Nestlé
(Montreal) – Greenpeace activists in Canada, the U.S., Switzerland, and several other countries around the world [1] unveiled “plastic monsters” covered with branded plastic packaging at Nestlé offices and consumer…
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4 ways climate change could make you sick…and what you can do about it
Today is World Health Day. You might not know it, but climate change is poised to have major impacts on the health of people around the world. And with Canada…
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Greenpeace Winnipeg: Motivating Action Through Film
Last month, our Greenpeace Winnipeg local group volunteers organized a film screening and panel discussion to engage people on the topic of the growing plastic crisis in their community…
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How to get the most out of your #Trashtag Challenge
The #Trashtag Challenge is the latest challenge to go viral on social media. The idea is simple: grab your gloves and a handful of garbage bags and clean up an…
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STATEMENT: Greenpeace horrified by whale’s death from plastic waste and deplores lack of international action to combat plastic pollution in oceans
(MONTRÉAL) – In response to the news that a whale washed ashore in the Philippines on Saturday with 40 kilos of plastic bags in its gut, Agnès Le Rouzic, Greenpeace…