Greenpeace announced that one of the organization's ships will stand-off with Danish navy commandos protecting an oil drilling operation in the seas off the Greenland coast. Greenpeace said that it has been involved in a week-long search for the Danish ship Leiv Eiriksson, the only oil rig scheduled to begin off-shore Arctic drilling operations this … Read more
Greenpeace Canada made a statement marking the first anniversary of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. This historic agreement brings together environmental organizations, the forest industry and First Nations with the goal of protecting the Boreal Forest. The full release is available online. Call 416-524-8496.
Greenpeace criticized TEPCO and the Japanese government for continuing to underplay the seriousness of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis, after TEPCO admitted that a partial meltdown of the reactor 1 core at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant occurred a mere five hours after the tragic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, followed by a full meltdown … Read more
Greenpeace announced that new Wikileaks revelations show that even though climate change is causing an increase in the speed of melting sea ice, Canada and other Arctic nations want to accelerate the development of oil and gas resources. Greenpeace Canada's campaigns director Yossi Cadan said that the Arctic acts as a global climate control valve … Read more
Greenpeace Canada urged the newly elected Harper government to learn from a new UN report on renewable energy and shift its policy from providing subsidies to the tar sands to investing in green energy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources, which found that just two per cent … Read more
Greenpeace supporters blocked the construction of an European Pressure Reactor at Flamanville, France by anchoring two trucks to the ground to blockade the entrance and scaling three cranes to impede further construction. Call 416-524-8496.
Greenpeace announced that the Ontario Power Generation's review of its reactors lacks credibility. Greenpeace said that the review is losing authority due to the OPG's refusal to release safety information. In March, Greenpeace said that 40 individuals and groups participating in a three-week hearing called on the Joint Review Panel on building new reactors at … Read more
Greenpeace announced that the Japanese Government has refused to grant it permission to carry out independent radiation monitoring within the 12 mile waters surrounding the Fukushima nuclear complex. Greenpeace said that permission has been granted to study seawater, sediment and sea life in Japan, but not to enter into the specific area surrounding the nuclear … Read more
Greenpeace said that Ontario Power Generation has refused to release information on the potential health and environmental impacts of a radiation release from a Chernobyl- or a Fukushima-like accident at its reactors, denying Canadians access to information they have a right to. The full release is available online. Call 416-524-8496.
Greenpeace released a statement notifying the media that activists have occupied Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid's office to highlight the McGuinty government’s repeated refusal to consider safer and cheaper green alternatives to building new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station. The full release is available online. Call 416-524-8496.
