Greenpeace Canada Arctic Campaigner Farrah Khan issued a statement in response to Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq’s (Nunavut) announcement on the launch of the Arctic Economic Council at the Northern Lights Trade Show in Ottawa. The full statement is available online. Call 514-999-6743.
In response to Canada’s submission to extend the outer limits of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, Greenpeace Canada arctic campaigner Farrah Khan has said: “The international scientific community has found that in order to prevent catastrophic climate change most of the existing fossil fuels reserves should be kept underground. If Canada is serious … Read more
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the Russian Federation in a binding ruling to release the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and the 28 activists and two freelance journalists on board – the “Arctic 30” – upon payment of a EUR 3.6 million bond. Both Alexandre Paul and Paul Ruzycki, the Canadians detained … Read more
Montrealer Alexandre Paul, one of the “Arctic 30” imprisoned in Russia following a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling, was granted bail by the Primorskiy court in St. Petersburg. The conditions of the bail have yet to be announced. The other Canadian activist, Paul Ruzycki, was granted bail on Nov. 19. More information is available … Read more
Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that it will apply for a three-month extension to the detention of the Arctic 30, Greenpeace said. They will then make the applications in front of a judge at hearings. Applications to keep the 30 in jail, including Canadian activists Paul Ruzycki and Alexandre Paul, have only begun with six extension requests … Read more
At a news conference on Parliament Hill the families of two Canadian Greenpeace activists jailed in Murmansk, Russia, joined Greenpeace and Amnesty International in urging Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) to step up his efforts to secure their release by speaking out publicly and using all available political channels. More information is … Read more
Greenpeace Canada said it has launched a satirical television ad campaign aimed at debunking the federal government’s campaign to “greenwash” the tar sands. The 30-second ad stars comedic actor Peter Keleghan, known for his work on “18 to Life” and “The Red Green Show,” as Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.). In the ad, he … Read more
As Canada officially took the chair of the Arctic Council, Greenpeace sent a direct message to delegates at the ministerial meeting in Kiruna, Sweden, and launched an international mobilization online calling on Canada to put people and the environment before oil companies. More information is available online. Call 514-999-6743.
Greenpeace Canada climate and energy campaigner Mike Hudema offered a comment on the Keystone XL delay announcement. Hudema said a year ago this pipeline was assumed to be a done deal, but thanks to the amazing strength and determination of ordinary people concerned about water, climate change and the health of communities, there is a … Read more
Greenpeace revealed that another group of global customers of Canadian pulp mill owner and major paper manufacturer Asia Pulp and Paper have cancelled contracts with the company. Among the latest companies to sever ties with APP is leading toy manufacturer Hasbro, who also released a new progressive environmental policy. Greenpeace Canada forest campaign coordinator Richard … Read more
