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Greenpeace Canada Monthly Environmental E-news | May 2010 |
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Introducing the World's Biggest Forest Conservation Deal
Major gains for caribou and conservation in the Boreal Forest
After years of campaigning for protection of the Boreal Forest, we're happy to announce one of the biggest, most ambitious conservation agreements ever. With the co-operation of major logging companies, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement begins with a three-year planning period to identify 72 million hectares of new conservation areas, an area larger twice the size of Germany, while immediately establishing a moratorium on 28 million hectares of critical woodland caribou habitat. There is still a lot of work to do, but this landmark agreement promises vast new protected areas across Canada's Boreal Forest.
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In This Issue
Recent Blog Posts
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Oil Spills: Not a Question of If, but When
The disastrous failure of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform has left thousands of barrels of oil pouring into the ocean each day. As the struggle for containment continues and cleanup efforts begin, we cannot allow this lesson to be lost on Canada's own energy policy – in the Arctic, the Tar Sands and along our coasts. If left unchecked, the question won’t be if a spill happens, it will be when and how big.
Sweet Success – Strong New Anti-Deforestation Policy from Nestlé
After a two-month campaign by Greenpeace, Nestlé has announced a strong new anti-deforestation policy that will give Indonesia's rainforests, peatlands, and endangered orangutans a much-needed break. The policy will remove companies linked to deforestation from Nestlé’s supply chain, effectively excluding notorious rainforest destroyer Sinar Mas. We’ll watch Nestlé closely to make sure it puts its policy into practice. In the meantime, thank you for helping make this happen!
Taking the Tar Sands to Europe
We’re stepping up pressure on Europe to adopt tough fuel standards that could ban imports of Alberta's dirty oil. Last week a delegation of tar sands experts and First Nations representatives met with Scandinavian politicians and investors in the lead-up to Statoil's AGM in Norway May 19th. The launch of the 10-day tour also coincided with the release of our new report on the export of tar sands oil to Europe.
The Acid Test
As the sea ice vanishes in the Arctic, the marine ecosystem is becoming disrupted. Increasing carbon dioxide levels are changing the chemistry of our oceans, increasing their level of acidity and creating a severe threat to marine life. Our ship, MY Esperanza, and its crew are joining leading scientists to investigate this change - called 'ocean acidification' - as part of our 'Arctic Under Pressure Expedition'.
Let Them Stay!
Greenpeace opposes violence and war, and supports War Resisters, some of whom are our founding members. We are urgently calling for support of Bill C-440, to halt deportation proceedings against U.S. Iraq War Resisters. The Bill goes to second reading on May 25th. Please contact your MP and ask them to support the Bill today – it’s quick and easy to do – please visit: letthemstay.ca
James Taylor, folk icon and environmentalist, endorses new Greenpeace CD
In an exclusive video for Greenpeace, folk music icon James Taylor recommends Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace. This live concert album, performed by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Phil Ochs, raised funds for the first Greenpeace mission – to stop nuclear bomb testing off the coast of Alaska. The two-disc CD set is available exclusively online at www.amchitka-concert.com. All proceeds go to Greenpeace. Buy it today!
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