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Greenpeace is an independently funded organization that works to protect the environment.
We challenge government and industry to halt harmful practices by negotiating solutions, conducting scientific research, introducing clean alternatives, carrying out peaceful acts of civil disobedience and educating and engaging the public.
| Press centre Updated : Greenpeace challenges closed-door meeting of Arctic “petroleum club” As five foreign ministers hole up in the Gatineau Hills today to divide the resources beneath the Arctic Ocean, Greenpeace calls on them to provide a much more transparent process for discussing the need for greater protection for the fragile Arctic region. Greenpeace activists are on the road leading to the meeting venue with a banner reading ‘Arctic Future: Not Behind Closed Doors’. Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Greenpeace cod funeral highlights Sobeys’ failure to protect overfished species Greenpeace mourners, complete with coffin and hearse, formed a funeral procession today to a Sobeys food store to mourn the loss of the Atlantic cod, an iconic species on the east coast. Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:08:07 GMT Nestlé drives rainforest destruction pushing orangutans to brink of extinction Nestlé is using palm oil from destroyed Indonesian rainforests and peatlands, in products like KitKat, pushing already endangered orangutans to the brink of extinction and accelerating climate change, a new Greenpeace report reveals. (1) In Canada, Nestle products made with palm include: KitKat, Rolo, Coffee Crisp, Turtles, Butterfinger, Drumsticks, Crunch ice cream, most baby cereals and all infant formulas. (7) Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Closure of Pickering good for green energy; fixing Darlington wrong: Greenpeace News reports indicating Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will not rebuild the four Pickering B nuclear reactors is another blow to the future of the Canadian nuclear industry and could provide an opportunity for expanding green energy, if the McGuinty government allows it, says Greenpeace. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Greenpeace encouraged by Loblaw's decision to protect some Redlist fish Greenpeace sees today's announcement by Loblaw that it will stop selling some “at risk” seafood species as another sign that the Canadian supermarket industry is following through on commitments to protect Redlist fish. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT make extra money online |