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Delays in final implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements creating ecological uncertainty
Photo & video available here Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories (Vancouver, BC) — On the 4th anniversary of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, environmental organizations are warning that the…
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$12.6B TransMountain construction cost better invested in Green New Deal
Canada – In reaction to the announcement that the TransMountain Expansion Pipeline construction costs are now estimated to be $12.6B, Greenpeace Canada climate campaigner Mike Hudema said:
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Reactive on hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica
In reaction to the hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica, Frida Bengtsson, currently leading a Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic, said:
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Approving the World’s Largest Oil Sands Mine With Conditions Would be a Betrayal to the Millions Who Voted for Climate Action Say Environmental Groups
Approving the World’s Largest Oil Sands Mine With Conditions Would be a Betrayal to the Millions Who Voted for Climate Action Say Environmental Groups OTTAWA, Feb. 6, 2020 /CNW/ – Environmental groups are…
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Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6th, 2020 Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs Vancouver – In…
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Reaction to the release of the federal Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution
In reaction to the release of the federal Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution supporting the need for a single-use plastics ban, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of Oceans and Plastics, Sarah King said:
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Imminent closure of four recycling centres in Quebec
Reacting to the announcement of the imminent closure of four recycling centres in Quebec, including Montréal’s two main sorting centres, Saint-Michel and Lachine, Greenpeace Canada’s Oceans and Plastics Campaigner, Agnès Le Rouzic said:
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Act on climate, phase-out coal
Greenpeace in Ottawa with a message from over 16,000 Canadians as part of global protest telling Australian government Ottawa – Greenpeace organisations are holding peaceful protests at Australian embassies around…
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Starbucks sets ‘resource positive’ goal for coming decade
In response to today’s news, Sarah King Head of Oceans & Plastics at Greenpeace Canada said: “While it’s a welcome development that Starbucks is revisiting its sustainability strategy, the company still has a lot to figure out as to how to make it happen as quickly as possible. When it comes to the climate crisis,…
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Nestlé commits to virgin plastic reduction yet doubles down on recycling myth
Nestlé has announced today that it will partly shift from virgin plastics to food grade recycled plastics. It also aims to accelerate the development of new packaging solutions. These commitments come ahead of the World Economic Forum that will take place in Davos between January 21st-24th.