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Five reasons to look after our land
If we want to keep both our bodies and our planet healthy, we need to make big changes to the way we look after the land.
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IPCC report reveals tough land-use choices needed to stem climate crisis
Toronto – Protecting and restoring forests and urgently revamping the global food system through dietary change are the key solutions to the escalating nature and climate crisis, an authoritative UN…
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From Hiroshima to now, can nuclear ever be peaceful?
On August 6 1945, the United States military dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It was 8:15 in the morning, and the city was just about to start its day.…
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3 things to know about BC wildfires
Two years ago, British Columbia saw its worst-ever wildfire season … that is, until last year. In 2017 alone, about 65,000 people were evacuated and more than 200 homes were…
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REACTION: Sobeys takes a long-awaited first step on the road to the reduction of single-use plastics
Montreal – In response to Sobey’s announcement to remove all plastic bags at the cash in its 255 Canadian locations by the end of January 2020 and in its Montreal…
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Fighting Climate Despair With Street Art
In a climate emergency, anxiety can easily paralyze us. When it’s too much to bear, it can feel like we can’t act. And yet, despite the danger we’re in, we…
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‘Climate Disasters brought to you by Shell, BP, Exxon, and Suncor’
Greenpeace names villains behind the climate emergency 31 July 2019 (MONTREAL) – In collaboration with renowned street artist Roadsworth, known for his engaging street art in Montreal and abroad, Greenpeace…
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Attacks on healthy food are Scheer lunacy – Greenpeace
(TORONTO) In response to Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s pledge to review the Canada Food Guide, Greenpeace Canada Head of Nature and Food Shane Moffatt responded: “These attacks on healthy…
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Deep sea mining is not the future
If you were planning to send monster machines down to a deep ocean habitat that’s full of creatures found nowhere else on Earth, you’d need a pretty good story to…
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Counterpoint: Time to get ready for a rough ride
Pointing fingers makes for good politics, but it does nothing to prepare us for the dangers ahead. In a recent opinion piece attacking climate activists (Boycotts of Canadian energy will…