Environmental Days of Action
CUPE promotes environmental action by focussing on Earth Day, Clean Air Day and other environmental days. Get more information on days of action.
Earth Day 2012: Connect with your community
Apr 19, 2012 01:29 PM CUPE members are the backbone of Canadian communities, providing valuable public services that enrich lives. Earth Day is a time to connect with our communities on the most basic level: to celebrate the planet and the lives it sustains. more »
Unions mobilize and engage for Earth Day
Apr 23, 2012 04:17 PM Thousands of people marched through the streets of Montreal to mark Earth Day on Sunday, April 22. An estimated 300,000 people attended the march, including a number of celebrities. And yes, CUPE was there too. more »
Power down for Earth Hour 2012
Mar 28, 2012 09:44 AM This Saturday March 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time will be Earth Hour, a time to turn off your lights, park your car, and power down your electronics and other equipment in a mass energy conservation exercise. more »
CUPE launches 2012 Earth Day Contest
Mar 5, 2012 09:21 AM CUPE's 2012 Earth Day Newsletter is filled with current environmental facts. It also launches the 2012 Earth Day contest directed at young people. more »
Help the Earth – Buy Nothing Day
Nov 23, 2011 09:23 AM In a recent assessment of climate change, renowned Canadian social commentator Naomi Klein said one thing we can do to help the earth is “end the cult of shopping”. This Friday, November 25 we can practice by celebrating the 20th annual Buy Nothing Day. more »
2011 Earth Day Poster Winners offer hope
Oct 21, 2011 03:33 PM Brightly-coloured kids’ posters point to environmental solutions all of us should act on to make our communities greener. Each year, CUPE’s National Environment Committee holds its Earth Day Colouring Contest and hundreds of students express their ideas for a more sustainable and healthy planet. more »
- More university campuses choose public water 09/15/11
- CUPE Earth Day contest attracts Italian students 06/13/11
- Clean Air Day 2011 06/06/11
- Earth Day 2011 – take action! 04/20/11
- Earth Hour 2011 - March 26 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM 03/24/11
- Buy Nothing Day – cut back on waste 11/25/10
- Earth Day poster colouring contest winners call for action on the environment 10/04/10
- Earth Day Poster Winners 2009 06/03/10
- Clean Air Day – What’s your green promise? 05/31/10
- Earth Day 2010: Members drive victories 04/22/10