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STATEMENT : Liberals take positive step, yet still have pipeline sized hole in their climate plan.
September 24, 2019 CANADA – In reaction to the Liberal party’s announced commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 today, Mike Hudema, Climate and Energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada commented: …
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Celebrating International Legacy Giving Day
This is a thank you message to ‘Gift in Will’ supporters from Greenpeace’s International Executive Director for International Legacy Giving Day. Dear Green Guardians, My name is Jennifer and I…
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5 things to know about Texas and U.S. oil production
Courageous activists in the United States are at the doorstep of the global oil industry to say there is no place for business as usual in a climate emergency.…
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40 000 signatures against GNL Québec project
A pivotal issue in the federal election campaign, say environmental and citizen groups Quebec City September 5, 2019 – With the federal election campaign soon to be underway, a petition…
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Amazon in Flames
For all of them, and for us here in Canada, these fires bring complete and utter heartbreak. We know that the Amazon helps absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide. We know that if we lose the lungs of our planet, precious species will go extinct, Indigenous and rural communities will lose their land, and we…
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Three Reasons to Support an Ambitious Global Ocean Treaty
On August 19, the third of four United Nations negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty will open in New York. Why are these negotiations crucial for the future? Because they…
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Doug Ford’s gas pump stickers: misleading, partisan and unconstitutional
The Ford government’s carbon tax stickers are now in the mail to gas stations across Ontario, even though the regulation requiring gas station operators to post the stickers (or face…
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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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Green New Deal: 150+ town halls show what it should include for Canada
Last month over 150 town halls were held across the country to discuss what a Green New Deal to address the demands of the climate crisis and justice should look…
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A Day in the Life of a Greenpeace Volunteer
I was one of the people who spoke at Vancouver city hall council meeting in support of motion B5, to hold polluters accountable. Other cities around the world have been…