ANOTHER GREENPEACE VICTORY!

Christy Ferguson, Greenpeace Canada	Apr 4, 2019, 3:49 PM (8 days ago)
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Nelson, Wow! I want to say a huge thank you to the amazing 848 supporters who chipped in with generous donations to meet our first quarter deadline last month.  It was down to the wire and honestly, on Friday I wasn’t sure if we were going to meet our goal. But over the weekend you really stepped up, and we raised an amazing $12,235 thanks to your generous support. Thank you! To show you the incredible impact of everything you do, here are some inspiring good news stories from the past few weeks. Read on…  Court Defeat for Trump Is a Win for the Arctic Trump lost big in court last Friday when a federal judge in Alaska threw out his plan to open up the Arctic Ocean to more oil drilling. The judge ruled that Trump's attempt to overturn permanent protections for nearly all of the Arctic and some of the Atlantic was illegal. This is a major victory and puts another obstacle in the way of oil companies trying to drill for oil in US waters. Greenpeace USA was part of the case, led by attorneys from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Earth Justice. Read more about this legal victory. EU parliament bans single-use plastics The European parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stir sticks as part of a sweeping law against plastic waste. The vote paves the way for a ban on single-use plastics to come into force by 2021 in all EU member states. With more and more whales washing up dead with stomachs full of plastic, this news couldn’t come soon enough. Could Canadian cities and provinces follow suit? We think so. Right now we’re mobilizing supporters in Ontario to speak out in support of a provincial ban on single-use plastics. If you’re in Ontario, please add your voice — or share with your network. New regulation protects vulnerable marine ecosystems in the Norwegian Arctic Three years ago, Greenpeace launched a report investigating the expansion of destructive bottom trawling into pristine areas of the Norwegian Arctic. That same year, our campaign led to an industry commitment to halt the expansion of trawling. Since then, we’ve worked with industry and challenged the lack of regulation. And we won! The new regulation will protect 10 new vulnerable marine ecosystems and limit the expansion of bottom trawling in the Norwegian Arctic. Now we’re calling for a strong global oceans treaty and for at least 30% of our oceans to be protected by 2030. Swamp Creatures Showed Up to a Hearing for Trump's Latest Cabinet Pick A study exposing the dangers posed to wildlife by three widely-used pesticides in the US was blocked from publication by a deputy secretary at the Department of the Interior. Two of the pesticides were found to be so toxic that they “jeopardize the continued existence” of more than 1,200 endangered species. The man that blocked the study, David Bernhardt, is a former oil-industry lawyer and now Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Interior. Trump campaigned on “draining the swamp,” so in a creative (and mischievous!) act of protest, Bernhardt was photobombed by swamp monsters who showed up at his confirmation hearing this week. Our colleagues at Greenpeace USA were behind the masks. The stunt made headlines in Newsweek, USA Today, and MSNBC calling out polluter lobbyists in US halls of power.  I hope these stories made you smile, Nelson. Thank you so much for all the ways you’ve helped make them a reality. Any success we have in standing up for and protecting the planet is only made possible because millions of people around the world -- including you -- are making your voices heard.  Thank you. Christy Executive Director (Interim), Greenpeace Canada

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