Greenpeace released a science-based report that highlights the dangers of the large-scale use of wood and tree harvesting for heating, electricity generation or liquid biofuels. The report, entitled "Fuelling a Biomess," argues that burning woody biomass on an industrial scale could severely harm Canada’s public forests and further contribute to the global climate crisis. Greenpeace … Read more
A coalition of leading environmental and social NGOs released an investigative report today exposing unsustainable logging operations certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative in Ontario’s Kenogami Forest. The report, entitled “On the Ground: The controversies of PEFC and SFI”, details the major shortcomings of forest industry-driven certification worldwide. It includes a case study on Ontario’s … Read more
Greenpeace Canada said that more than 200 people risked arrest on Parliament Hill in the largest climate-related civil disobedience action in Canadian history. Over 100 participants were released with a trespassing ticket. The main message of the protest was to urge Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) to turn away from the destructive tar … Read more
Greenpeace Canada said hundreds of people from across North America gathered on Parliament Hill for a rally followed by a mass civil disobedience sit-in. Participants are responding to a call to action following two weeks of civil disobedience in the U.S. opposing the Keystone XL pipeline which would bring tar sands crude from Alberta to the … Read more
Greenpeace nuclear campaigner Shawn-Patrick Stensil made a statement on the Joint Review Panel for the Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project's environmental assessment conclusion. Stensil said Greenpeace is disappointed that the review panel has followed Dalton McGuinty's government’s orders not to consider cheaper and safer alternatives to building new reactors. Other countries have dropped proposals … Read more
Greenpeace forest campaigner Shane Moffat made a statement on the ruling by the Ontario Superior Court regarding a precedent-setting legal action dealing with the battle between clearcut logging and Treaty rights. The ruling as absolutely clear; Ontario has no jurisdiction to interfere with the rights of First Nations by authorizing development, including clearcut logging, on … Read more
Energy campaigner Mike Hudema said Greenpeace stands by Environment Canada's announcement of a new monitoring plan for the Alberta oil sands. Hudema said this is a first step on monitoring that should have been implemented before the tar sands ever began decades ago. He said that if the government was truly serious about addressing the … Read more
Environmental campaigners from Greenpeace have scaled the world’s most controversial oil rig and are hanging from the underside in an Arctic survival pod with enough food and water to stay there for ten days. Their action will prevent the rig starting dangerous deep water drilling 100 miles west of the Greenland coast. The full release … Read more
Greenpeace is frustrated with the Japanese authorities’ continued inadequate response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, after new data from its radiation monitoring showed seaweed radiation levels 50 times higher than official limits, raising serious concerns about continued long-term risks to people and the environment from contaminated seawater. The full release is available online. Call 81-80-3930-3341.
Greenpeace has unveiled the winning entry in its "Put a CAPP on Tar Sands" Greenwashing contest to culture jam pro-tar sands ads by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Posters of the winning ad, designed by Bryn MacDonald of Alberta, have been plastered around Ottawa and feature a picture of a smiling Prime Minister Stephen … Read more
