April 29, 2024

Greenpeace protest hits Lions Gate

A demonstration from environmentalists on the Lions Gate Bridge. Greenpeace Canada activists are rapelling from the bridge, with an anti-oil pipeline banner. It says "save our coast, no tar sands pipelines." In a news release, the organization says the goal is to send a message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]

Growing up Greenpeace

Sometimes, history lands right in your living room. It did for Barbara Stowe. She was just 14 years old when her parents, Dorothy and Irving, gathered friends in their Vancouver home and formed what would become the global movement of activism and environmentalism known as Greenpeace 40 years ago. “That’s the kind of family we were,” Stowe … [Read more...]