In response to the federal government’s announcement that Canadian Arctic waters are now indefinitely off-limits to new oil and gas licenses, Jerry Natanine, Inuit community leader and former mayor of Clyde River, said: “Today’s announcement is an important first step. But it says nothing about the seismic blasting that my community is presently fighting against. The Trudeau government … Read more
Senior Forests Campaigner at Greenpeace Canada, Eduardo Sousa, made a statement following the announcement of the endorsement of the Great Bear Rainforest under the international Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy by their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the creation of a special trust for the region: “We welcome the announcement made today in the Heiltsuk First … Read more
Greenpeace and the Vancouver Renewable Energy Coop announced that 27 solar panels have been installed on the Community Hall in Clyde River, Nunavut. To coincide with the completion of this project, Greenpeace released the report Beyond Fossil Fuels – Sustainable Economic Development Opportunities in Eastern Nunavut. The Inuit of Clyde River will be at the Supreme … Read more
Greenpeace’s icebreaker the MV Arctic Sunrise is now sailing north from St. John’s, Newfoundland, toward the Inuit community of Clyde River, Nunavut, with solar panels, scientists and Inuit allies on board. The Arctic Sunrise will be sailing through Baffin Bay and Davis Strait — a part of the Arctic Ocean at threat from a five-year seismic blasting project that was approved in June 2014 by … Read more
Following Ottawa’s recent approval of the use of the chemical dispersant COREXIT in Canadian waters to respond to oil spills, Greenpeace Canada Campaigner Alex Speers-Roesch said: “There is extensive evidence from the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent research that dispersants actually increase the damage caused by oil spills, and it is … Read more
In reaction to the North American Leaders’ summit Mike Hudema, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada said: “Rapidly shifting to renewables, sustainable transportation and energy efficiency is what the science of climate change demands and we applaud all three leaders for helping to speed the move. Now a 100% renewable energy target in-line with … Read more
Reacting to the news that Shell is relinquishing its exploratory permits in Lancaster Sound, removing them as a barrier to the creation of an expanded marine protected area, Greenpeace Arctic campaigner Alex Speers-Roesch said: “Coming on the heels of Shell’s historic defeat in the Alaskan Arctic and its withdrawal from bidding on Arctic exploration licenses … Read more
Greenpeace is disappointed that the National Energy Board has approved the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion contingent on 157 conditions being met. “Seventeen First Nations on Kinder Morgan’s tanker and pipeline route have already stated their opposition to this project,” said Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Lubicon Cree First Nation member and Greenpeace Canada Climate and Energy Campaigner. “The NEB … Read more
Following the announcement of the Quebec caribou action plan which acknowledges the dire situation facing woodland caribou in Quebec and the urgent need to act on a provincial and regional scale to stop their decline, Richard Brooks, head of Greenpeace Canada’s forest campaign, said: “We appreciate the plan recognizes the importance of protecting intact forests … Read more
Reacting to breaking news that the consortium of companies planning to conduct seismic blasting surveys in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait will suspend their activities for 2016, Greenpeace arctic campaigner Farrah Khan said: “We are relieved to hear that seismic companies will not enter Inuit waters this year to threaten Arctic marine life and further exacerbate food insecurity in the North. … Read more
