Interactive map places the tar sands in your backyard

Canada's new Environment Minister Peter Kent didn't even let the ink dry on his contract before vowing to defend Alberta's tar sands as "ethical oil." But what's ethical about producing over 30 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year?

We have a feeling that if the tar sands were in Mr. Kent's home riding of Thornhill, Ontario, he wouldn't be calling them "ethical."

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Extreme weather and climate change: How long must we sing this song?

Debates over the connection between extreme weather events and climate change seem to intensify each year, but pondering the same short-term questions may be distracting us from the bigger picture while time runs out for real action on climate change.

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Direct action on climate change is legally necessary

Disrupting the operations of the main drivers of climate change is increasingly being recognized as legally valid in landmark international cases. We believe a similarly level-headed approach is needed from Canada's own judiciary.

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Endangered species exemption for industry will sacrifice caribou

With the McGuinty government proposing to exempt the forest industry and others from the Endangered Species Act, Greenpeace will be ramping up its efforts to convince the Premier to honour his promise to protect the threatened woodland caribou.

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