Environmental Groups

To avoid climate catastrophe, Canada must account for its hidden emissions

27/07/21

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Fraser Thomson

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We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions both here in Canada and around the world. Photo by Pikrepo

July 27th 2021

The past month has been a wake-up call for many Canadians as large parts of the country sweltered under an intense “heat dome” that is believed to have contributed to at least 719 sudden deaths in British Columbia.

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BC Spends More Subsidizing Fossil Fuels than on Fighting Climate Change: Report

25/06/21

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Michelle Gamage

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The Tyee

Environmental organization DogwoodBC put up a billboard at the Vancouver intersection of Main Street and Second Avenue to raise awareness about BC’s fossil fuel subsidies and the upcoming provincial review of its royalties. Photo by Michelle Gamage.

June 25, 2021

Government says its upcoming royalty review will ensure ‘a fair return on our resources.’

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'Keystone XL Is Dead!': After 10-Year Battle, Climate Movement Victory Is Complete

10/06/21

Author:

Jon Queally

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Common Dreams

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Biden’s Fossil Fuel Moves Clash With Pledges on Climate Change

30/05/21

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Lisa Friedman

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New York Times

Caribou calves in the Utukok uplands in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.Credit...Patrick Endres/ Design Pics Inc., via Alamy

May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON — Despite President Biden’s pledge to aggressively cut the pollution from fossil fuels that is driving climate change, his administration has quietly taken actions this month that will guarantee the drilling and burning of oil and gas for decades to come.

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Ireland Pressed to Move World Fracking Ban at UN General Assembly

18/05/21

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The Energy Mix

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The Energy Mix

MAY 16, 2021

A grassroot group from Ireland is looking for international support to persuade the Irish government to call for a global ban on oil and gas fracking at the United Nations General Assembly in mid-September, just six weeks before this year’s UN climate conference, COP 26, convenes in Glasgow.

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Looming Showdown as Michigan Governor Orders Canadian Pipeline Shut Down

03/05/21

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Amanda Coletta

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Washington Post

02 May 21

or Michigan’s governor, the 645-mile pipeline jeopardizes the Great Lakes. For Canada’s natural resources minister, its continued operation is “nonnegotiable.”

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Extinction Rebellion Protest on Granville Bridge - Eight Arrested

03/05/21

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Staff Reporter

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Vancouver Sun

Extinction Rebellion, a global environmental movement, occupies the Granville Bridge in Vancouver, BC, May 2, 2021. PHOTO BY ARLEN REDEKOP /PNG

May 02, 2021

The arrests were made after activists refused to leave the bridge on Sunday afternoon

Eight people have been arrested after a group of environmental protesters shut down the Granville Bridge Sunday, one day after the same band of activists disrupted traffic by occupying one of the city’s busiest intersections.

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Canadian Energy Regulator Approves Trans Mountain's Request to Keep Insurers’ Identities Secret

29/04/21

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Insure Our Future

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Insure Our Future

Coalition Denounces Decision, Pledges to Ramp Up Pressure on Remaining Insurers to Cut Ties with Trans Mountain

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A Green-NDP electoral alliance can defeat Trudeau’s climate status quo

03/04/21

Author:

Cameron Fenton

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Ricochet Media

APRIL 2, 2021

Despite his dismal environmental record, Justin Trudeau still polls positively on the issue of climate change. Voters need not just the truth but an alternative vision.

If you ask a climate activist how Justin Trudeau is tackling the climate emergency, their answer is likely somewhere on the spectrum from “very poorly” to “room for improvement.”

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