LNG - Fracking

Reflections on a burning summer and the precarious terrain between hope and despair

08/09/23

Author:

Seth Klein

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Protesters, joined by faith leaders and members of Extinction Rebellion Toronto, take over an intersection in downtown Toronto as part of a demonstration declaring a climate crisis, June 10, 2019. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / Canada's National Observer

Sept. 8, 2023

Sometimes, in the eye of a storm, it can be hard to tell when the winds have shifted. Victories often don’t occur in a clear-cut timeline, nor can they always be pinpointed to a specific event. Darkest before the dawn, as they say. When we look back at this time, maybe — just maybe — the spring and summer of 2023 will be remembered as a pivot period.

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Why I’m joining the global climate protests

06/09/23

Author:

Auston Chhor

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National Observer

Mike Layton, Toronto city councillor for University-Rosedale, speaks to protesters during a demonstration declaring a climate crisis on June 10, 2019. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / Canada's National Observer

Sept. 6, 2023

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Fossil fuel captured provinces are at war over climate policy.

02/09/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Premier Danielle Smith answers questions during Calgary Economic Development’s Report to the Community event at the Telus Convention Centre on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta

Sept.1, 2023

"One of the biggest stories in the country right now is the blowback Ottawa is getting from the provinces over policies with high public support (like oil and gas emissions cap). Fossil fuel captured provinces are at war over climate policy." John Woodside - Twitter

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Council vote means natural gas won’t be used to heat new homes in Nanaimo

01/09/23

Author:

Greg Sakaki

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Nanaimo News Bulletin

Nanaimo city council voted to accelerate implementation of the province’s zero carbon step code, which will effectively eliminate natural gas as an energy source for heating space and water in new homes starting a year from now. (News Bulletin file photo)

Aug. 29, 2023

City council votes 5-4 to accelerate adoption of zero carbon step code

Natural gas will not be the primary heat source in new homes built in Nanaimo starting next year.

City council, at a meeting Monday, Aug. 28, voted 5-4 to accelerate adoption of the zero carbon step code to 2024, six years ahead of the province’s timeline of 2030.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

LNG Canada wants to go electric. The B.C. government wants taxpayers to cover the cost

01/09/23

Author:

Sarah Cox

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The Narwhal

The BC NDP government wants Ottawa to contribute $1.5 billion to the $3-billion cost of building a new transmission line to provide electricity for LNG Canada and two other liquefied natural gas projects, new metal and critical minerals mines and the Port of Prince Rupert, according to a document received through freedom of information legislation. Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal

Aug. 25. 2023

Confidential documents show taxpayers could be on the hook for a ‘fossil fuel subsidy’ to help supply electricity to LNG Canada, a consortium of some of the world’s most profitable oil and gas companies

The B.C. government wants taxpayers across Canada to pay half the $3-billion bill for a new electric transmission line supplying power to the province’s LNG industry, including projects owned by some of the world’s most profitable oil and gas companies, according to a confidential briefing note obtained by The Narwhal.

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The end of the free trade era leaves Canada in the lurch

31/08/23

Author:

Lawrence Martin

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The Globe and Mail

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at the Port of Vancouver on July 19. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Aug. 30, 2023

An important point that some of us have overlooked: Canada will come under increasing pressure to market fossil fuels to other nations to balance our trade accounts!!!

- Gene (Vancouver Ecosocialists)

In Canada, which is heavily trade-dependent, free trade has been popular for several decades. For Conservative or Liberal governments, inking a new pact was reflexively hailed as a big achievement.

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Canada is burning, so why is our national pension fund still heavily into fossil fuels?

28/08/23

Author:

Patrick DeRochie

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The Globe and Mail

Flames reach upwards along the edge of a wildfire as seen from a Canadian Forces helicopter surveying the area near Mistissini, Quebec, Canada June 12, 2023. CANADIAN FORCES VIA REUTERS

Aug. 27, 2023

As Canada experiences a record-shattering summer of deadly extreme weather, it’s worth remembering that our national pension fund has poured much of our retirement savings into the primary cause of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.

In doing so, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is also undermining its own purpose: to provide Canadians with retirement security by achieving a maximum rate of return without undue risk of loss. Fossil fuel industries, after all, must be rapidly phased out to ensure a safe climate future.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

26/08/23

Author:

Damian Carrington

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The Guardian

Ending fossil fuel subsidies should be the centrepiece of climate action, the IMF said. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Aug. 24, 2023

Oil, gas and coal benefited from $7tn in support in 2022 despite being primary cause of climate crisis

Fossil fuels benefited from record subsidies of $13m (£10.3m) a minute in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund, despite being the primary cause of the climate crisis.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada’s newest health advisory? Natural gas

25/08/23

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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National Observer

Hundreds of doctors, nurses and health-care workers across Canada have issued a public health advisory about natural gas, said Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment president Melissa Lem. Photo by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson/National Observer

Aug. 24, 2023

Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other Canadian health-care professionals have issued a public health advisory on the health harms of expanding B.C.'s fracking and natural gas infrastructure amidst the climate crisis.

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