Canada named Colossal Fossil at UN climate conference

A pivotal international conference on climate change just wrapped up in Poznan, Poland. The conference was a disappointment. Developed countries did not respond to the urgent need to stop climate change now. Canada's environment minister, Jim Prentice, shamed us on the international stage, sticking to negligible reductions for Canada and blocking consensus on international targets. As a result, Canada received the dubious distinction of the "Colossal Fossil" award. When it comes to climate change, we are now officially an international pariah. But don't despair. Yet. There is still something we can all do.

• First, to find out more about what your representatives said in Poznan
• Next, join thousands of Canadians who are taking action to fight climate change and sign our KYOTOplus petition
• Now, once you've signed our petition, take this opportunity to tell all your friends right now. Let's create a national groundswell on climate change Jim Prentice and Stephen Harper can't ignore.

Greenpeace Canada executive director turns himself in for the 'Tokyo Two'

Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki face ten years in jail for exposing the fact that a 'scientific whaling' vessel was smuggling whale meat into Japan. Last week, Greenpeace Canada executive director Bruce Cox presented himself at the Japanese embassy in Ottawa, asking to be named a co-defendant in the case. On the same day in Japan, the executive directors of Greenpeace offices including Japan, Germany, Australia, Brazil and the United States went to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to call for an end to the Japanese government-funded whale hunt in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

• Learn more about the situation for Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki.
• Sign the petition and show your support.

Hackers help destroy the Amazon

Logging companies intent on plundering the Amazon rainforest have been using hackers to break into the Brazilian government's sophisticated tracking system and fiddle with the records. The result of the hacking scandal: nearly 1.7 million cubic metres of illegal timber have been smuggled out of the Amazon, enough to fill 780 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

• Learn more

Everything you need for the holidays, right here, right now

If you celebrate Christmas, and you are looking for gifts, go no further. Here's what we've got.

• First, we urge you to contemplate The Greenpeace Living Guide, which you can order now. Take advantage of our fabulous bulk rates, and give the guide to everyone on your list.
• Next, we hold up for your consideration the glorious Greenpeace International calendar and other environmentally-impeccable Greenpeace merchandise. If you place your order before the 22nd, we'll ship it right away. It might not be there right on Christmas, but it will still thrill all the enviros on your list.
• And, for those of you determined to deliver the goods on the day in question, we present Presents from the Planet, a Greenpeace catalogue replete with shiny cybergifts, available immediately.

Happy holidays!

The Greenpeace Living Guide's top three reasons you matter to Greenpeace, and to the environment

It's the holidays, a time for gratitude, and the perfect moment to tell you the many reasons you matter to Greenpeace, and to the environment. The holidays are also the perfect time to order The Greenpeace Living Guide for your friends and family.

• Find out the top three reasons you matter to Greenpeace
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