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Extra glyphosate in our food? No thanks…Ecological agriculture is the way to go
(Guest blog by Greenpeace Ottawa Local Group member Christina
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How to manage eco-anxiety: Advice from a climate activist
“The moon is following us home again!” My daughter exclaimed as she always does. “But why is it red?” Her question hit me with the weight of the realization that with the moon, the climate crisis, too, is following us home.
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Thousands of Indigenous Peoples are gathered to defend the Amazon & their rights — What’s happening, why it matters, what you can do
The “Struggle for Life” (“Luta pela vida”) Camp has brought together up to 6,000 Indigenous leaders and activists from all regions of Brazil to protest the government’s anti-Indigenous policies
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Amazon Rainforest at the Tipping Point — And What We Can Do
The Amazon rainforest is on the brink, and now the “burning season” is getting started.
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Extreme Heat events affect the vulnerable the most. This must change.
Climate change is increasing the severity and frequency of extreme heat waves, sea-level rise and flooding across Canada. The people most susceptible to dying in extreme heat waves are people of color, the elderly, people with underlying health conditions, and mental illness or addiction.
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Greenpeace report: Canadian banks defying climate science by increasing fossil fuel finance
Canadian banks are playing a growing and globally significant role in fueling climate destruction and are more exposed to climate risk than they are telling their shareholders according to data in a new Greenpeace report.The report finds that prior to the pandemic, Canadian big 5 banks steadily increased their fossil fuel loans and investments since…
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Coalition Calls for Ontario Securities Commission to Investigate Ring of Fire Proponent
Coalition Calls for Ontario Securities Commission to Investigate Ring of Fire Proponent
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IPCC report signals decisive moment for humanity: Urgent climate action needed
(IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the Physical Science Basis signal for urgent climate action
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How Glyphosate Herbicide is Used to Poison Forests – And What You Can Do
First comes the clearcut. Then, as the forest begins to regrow, helicopters fly over. They spray glyphosate herbicide - key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup - across the landscape.
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When did protecting the planet become anti-Albertan?
The Alberta government’s “Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns” is set to label Greenpeace as “anti-Albertan,” as part of a broader effort to intimidate and silence critics of the oil industry.