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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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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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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…
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PIPELINE REPORT: Enbridge found to average one pipeline incident every 20 days
And new pipelines are not risk free November 14, 2018 (WASHINGTON, DC)– A new Greenpeace USA report “Dangerous Pipelines: Enbridge’s History of Spills Threatens Minnesota Waters”[1] found that from 2002 to…
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Oreo maker linked to destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia
Oreo maker linked to destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia Oreo products found on Canadian supermarket shelves list palm oil as an ingredient, the cultivation of which in Indonesia is…
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Artistic Projection from Greenpeace at the Centre d’Histoire de Montréal
November 3, 2018 (MONTREAL) – Tonight, as part of the International Day of Action for the Boreal Forest, Greenpeace presented a major artistic projection on the facade of the Centre…