canada

Solving the oil crisis: "We need something like whales, but infinitely more abundant"

Posted by bex — 15 June 2007 at 3:47pm - Comments

Exxon's PR campaign (which seems to run along the lines of "we may fund climate change deniers and oppose Kyoto but we're quite nice really") suffered a slight setback yesterday, when 300 people from the oil industry apparently believed that Exxon's newest fossil fuel was made out of human flesh - belonging to the victims of climate change.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, exxon, impacts, oil, yes men

Enormous reserve protected from chainsaws in Canada

Posted by admin — 7 February 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

A grizzly bear swimming in the waters of Knight Inlet, British Columbia

It's rare that success comes on such a scale so this is one worth celebrating. The provincial government of British Columbia in Canada has announced the protection of 2 million hectares of ancient forest with strict ecological management for the rest.

Article tagged as: canada, forests, great bear rainforest, protected areas, successes

Kimberly-Clark and Kleenex - wiping away the world's ancient forests

Posted by admin — 1 November 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

This forest has been clearcut to produce Kimberly Clark toilet and tissue paper products even though recycled alternatives exist

Kleenex, one of the most well known brands of tissue products in the world, is helping to destroy the world's remaining ancient forests.

Article tagged as: canada, destructive logging, kimberly-clark, kleenex, kleercut, USA

Canadian book publishers set to go ancient forest friendly

Posted by admin — 3 November 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

FSC paper

When the Markets Initiative started, Canada's publishing houses were largely sourcing virgin wood pulp from Canadian forests, with a high percentage from ancient forests. No publishers were consistently printing on recycled paper, no printers stocked ancient forest friendly (recycled/FSC certified) papers, and no such paper was being produced as a standard book sheet.

Article tagged as: book campaign, canada, forests, FSC, harry potter, paper

The great Canadian harp seal hunt

Last edited 15 April 2004 at 8:00am
Greenpeace activist sprays seal pelt to make it valueless, Canada 1980

Greenpeace activist sprays seal pelt to make it valueless, Canada 1980

Article tagged as: canada, harp seal, overfishing

Kyoto dead... Don't hold your breath!

Posted by bex — 5 January 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
international climate talks 2001

international climate talks 2001

The latest round of international discussions about global warming concluded in Milan, Italy on 12th December. Sadly, the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP9) again failed to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, prompting critics to write it off for the umpteenth time.

In the past ten years, it has been almost impossible to count the number of times that the Kyoto Protocol has been declared 'dead'.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, COP, exxon, international policy, kyoto protocol, russia, USA

Stop Esso campaign spreads across the globe

Posted by bex — 10 October 2002 at 8:00am - Comments

Stop Esso campaign spreads across the globe

Esso garage closed by Greenpeace

In 2002, action against Esso got well underway in the USA, Europe and New Zealand, as Greenpeace activists around the world joined in the protest.

MAY 2002

United States: Greenpeace USA launches it's campaign against the richest company in the planet.

Canada: Greenpeace activists lock themselves to fuel pumps at Esso stations in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, while volunteers in Bush masks urge motorists not to buy Esso.

New Zealand: Greenpeace issues "A Decade of Dirty Tricks" report outlining how Esso has undermined international climate change policy.

Article tagged as: canada, climate change, direct actions, france, germany, ireland, luxembourg, new zealand, stop esso, USA

A history of Greenpeace's Canadian rainforest campaign

Last edited 9 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 March, 2007

Publication date: April 2001

Summary
A short, chronological history of Greenpeace's Canadian Rainforest Campaign; 1991-2001.

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Article tagged as: ancient forests, canada, logging, reports

Protecting Canada's Great Bear rainforest

Last edited 9 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
30 April, 2001

The first steps

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Article tagged as: ancient forests, bears, canada, conservation, environmental policy, logging, reports

Climate alarm - time to get serious

Posted by bex — 23 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
sounding the climate alarm

sounding the climate alarm

Sirens set off by Greenpeace activists outside the United Nations climate conference sounded the alarm - it is time for ministers to start talking. Activists outside the conference unfurled a banner which read "Australia, Canada, USA - Climate Criminals" while inside Australia and Canada were doing their best to either stall or vandalise the Kyoto Protocol and frustrate attempts to combat climate change.

"It's desperation time for the world's climate and this conference," said Steve Sawyer, Greenpeace climate campaigner.

Article tagged as: australia, canada, climate change, international policy, kyoto protocol, UN