When is dirty oil not dirty? When you call it something else. We rarely talk about the other markets the tar sands people have in their sights. One of them is Europe.

The proposed pipeline for moving tar sands oil across Canada is called Energy East. Robert Van Waarden, photographer, decided to go along the proposed route and see what people thought about possibly living next to a pipeline.

Fish factory trawlers are the modern face of industrial fishing. A vessel that can stay on the oceans for months and whose destructive fishing methods are needlessly and recklessly killing marine life.

Interpol - the international police force - looks into slavery on the High Seas. Greenpeace is asked to report. We speak to the woman who has seen those working conditions on

Apps for activism part 2. Last month JP Davidson looked into apps which can help you shop ethically. This month he looks at whether you can change the world from your bedroom. Is there an app for activism?

An app to help you buy food which reflects your morals. If you are trying to shop ethically it’s confusing and hard to keep up. Is there an app for how to detox your shopping? Smartphone apps Ethical Barcode and Buycott can help sort out the greenwash.

Genetically Modified Food - you may have heard the acronym but what on earth are GMOs, exactly?

It’s one thing to not eat toxins, But if you keep them out of your clothes you also keep them out of the water system etc. Some companies didn't even know how toxic their clothes were. Puma, Adidas and others have committed to detoxing the clothing they sell.

How do you keep plastic out of the ocean? Let falcons patrol the city dump!

How do you make composting work properly?

Recycling medicines: a win/win

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You may take long showers but you are not the big water waster...find out who is.

A “Tailings Pond” is a dead lake. Who killed it?

Tricky convos: What to say to climate change denier at a party.

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Background image: WJiri Rezac / Greenpeace

The enormous implications of mining the floor of the deep sea. It's starting.

It's calledr "squalene" and is in lots of beauty products. It's usually bits of shark

Melina Laboucan-Massimo on It Starts With Us, a new website to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

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How tuna became the "go to" fish for every occasion.

Tips on buying Eggs (Free range vs Organic vs Cage Free).

Why a NYC Seminary got on board with divestment from fossil fuel.

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Photo Banner: Alex Hofford / Greenpeace

Creative ways of protesting fracking in Newfoundland.

What the heck are "fugitive emissions"? (Hint: connected to fracking)

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We share our favourite Greenpeace Canada Podcast stories:

Why have narwhals captured our imaginations?

A story of a special queen bee.

What is killing our bees?

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We share our favourite podcast stories:

Looking in the belly of an albatross and finding things you recognize. Like lighters.

A practical guide to going plastic free.

What toxin to watch out for in the bathroom.

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Photo courtesy of Kris Krüg:

http://www.kriskrug.com