Greenpeace Canada released a new video as part of its iVoteClimate.ca campaign to raise the profile of environmental issues in the federal election. The video is a re-make of the classic animated short film featured during the start and end of CBC and Radio-Canada television stations’ transmissions. In contrast to the original film’s sparkling lakes, ancient … Read more
Reacting to the news that Shell has abandoned its Arctic drilling programme after failing to find significant quantities of oil or gas, the head of Greenpeace Canada’s Arctic campaign Jessica Wilson said: “This is a major defeat for Shell, and a major victory for the millions of people around the world who stood up against … Read more
A new international report says the costs of creating a 100 per cent renewable energy system by 2050, as called for in The Leap Manifesto released in Canada last week, would be more than covered by future savings in fuel costs. Produced by Greenpeace International in collaboration with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), The Energy [R]evolution … Read more
Following news that the agency tasked with approving or denying Shell’s controversial deep-water drilling project off Canada’s east coast includes a Conservative-appointed official who worked for Shell for decades, Greenpeace Canada Arctic Campaigner Alex Speers-Roesch said: “This is a shocking example of how the oil industry has captured Canada’s regulatory process. We should not be having the … Read more
Greenpeace Canada issued the following statement: The practice of firing seismic airguns to find new oil reserves beneath the Arctic Ocean is ‘alarming’ and could seriously injure whales and other marine life, according to a new scientific review. More information is available online.
Following Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq’s approval of an Environmental Assessment of Shell’s plans for oil drilling off Nova Scotia that would allow the company to keep critical oil spill response equipment, the capping stack, in Norway, Greenpeace Arctic campaigner Alex Speers-Roesch said: “Oil spills are a serious threat to ecosystems and their fisheries. Canada should be … Read more
Indigenous and environmental activists are set to confront Shell’s massive Arctic drilling platform, the Polar Pioneer, 35 nautical miles west of Vancouver Island. The protest reflects the widespread opposition to Shell’s Arctic drilling plans, due to the threat that increased fossil fuel extraction poses to our climate. “When our governments fail us, when corporations refuse to bow to public … Read more
An independent report written by Arctic experts and commissioned by Greenpeace questions the governance structure of the Arctic Council and signals flaws in its current functioning. The report, “The Practice and Promise of the Arctic Council,” written by Dr. Terry Fenge and Bernard Funston, reviews the accomplishments and inherent limitations of the Council, and provides recommendations … Read more
Six Greenpeace climbers have intercepted an Arctic-bound Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 750 miles north-west of Hawaii and have scaled the 38,000 tonne platform. The multi-national team of volunteers will set up camp on the underside of the Polar Pioneer’s main deck. They have supplies to last for several days … Read more
Greenpeace launched an international petition to support the Hamlet of Clyde River in its legal challenge against a National Energy Board decision to permit seismic testing in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. The petition invites people to send an email to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and chair and CEO of the National Energy Board … Read more
