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8 ideas for greener and more socially responsible gifting
Do we really need more stuff to be happy in life? With the approach of the holiday season – and Black Friday casting a dark shadow – the question is…
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McKenna Shows no Leadership on Fighting Plastic Pollution with Release of National Plastic Strategy
November 23, 2018 (OTTAWA) – In reaction to the release of the federal government’s new national Zero Plastic Waste strategy following the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers…
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Black Friday is frying the planet, join Make SMTHNG Week instead
23 November 2018 (MONTREAL) – To disrupt Black Friday and Cyber Monday as major international moments for consumerism, Greenpeace and partners launch MAKE SMTHNG Week (November 23 – December 2).…
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If Europe can do it, so can we!
On November 23rd, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will meet with provincial environment ministers to discuss a concerted strategy to reduce plastic pollution.
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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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Over 27,000 Concerned Canadians Ask the Feds to Phase-Out Single-Use Plastics
19 November 2018 (MONTREAL) – Over 27 thousand Canadians participated in the national public consultation on “Moving Canada Toward Zero Plastic Waste” [1], sending a clear message to Environment and Climate…
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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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Greenpeace activists released in Spain after 33-hour detention over peaceful protest against dirty palm oil
18 November 2018 (ALGECIRAS, SPAIN)– The six activists who were detained for 33 hours on board a shipment carrying dirty palm oil into Europe have been released by Spanish authorities in Algeciras.…
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B.C. woman among six Greenpeace activists arrested in Europe aboard a ship loaded with palm oil from Oreo maker’s supplier
Photos and video: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJW7KI8R 17 November 2018 (AMSTERDAM) — Six Greenpeace activists, including one Canadian, have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker while peacefully boarding a 185-metre long cargo ship loaded…