LNG - Fracking

O’Regan says he will ‘monitor’ methane rules. Critics say it’s time to strengthen them

30/10/20
Author: 
Carl Meyer
Link: 
National Observer
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, seen here in September, says “the regulations ... were established using our best available data, and forecasts will change over time...” Photo via SeamusORegan/Twitter

October 30th 2020

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada will look “very closely” at whether to tighten rules around a potent form of carbon pollution if “future data and modelling” convinces him it’s warranted.

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Climate Change
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Parallels drawn between police action over B.C. pipeline fights, Mi'kmaq fishers

21/10/20
Author: 
Carl Meyer
Link: 
National Observer
A photo posted to the Secwepemc Virtual Unity Camp Facebook page shows RCMP officers making an arrest last week near the drill site of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Facebook / Secwepemc Virtual Unity Camp

October 21st 2020

The RCMP's failure to protect Mi'kmaq fishers from intimidation, assault and destruction in Nova Scotia demonstrates how the Canadian state is all too ready to permit or perpetrate violence against Indigenous Peoples, say First Nations groups and B.C. politicians.

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British Columbia
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Indigenous Peoples
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The B.C. Election and the Crises of Capitalism

20/10/20
Author: 
Tim Kennelly

Oct. 20, 2020

British Columbia is at the confluence of several crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn; the ongoing housing, homelessness, and drug overdose crises; the climate and ecological crises; and the crisis of colonialism for indigenous peoples, which has been ongoing since the beginnings of settler society.

 

British Columbia is also in the throes of an election campaign. The election pits the BC NDP led by Premier John Horgan, against the BC Liberals led by Andrew Wilkinson, and the BC Green Party led by Sonia Furstenau.

 

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British Columbia
Canada
Capitalism
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
Social
VESG
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BREAKING: Wet’suwet’en Women Occupy Pipeline Drillsite To Stop CGL from Drilling Beneath Their Sacred Headwaters!

15/10/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
Oct. 13, 2020
The standoff is ongoing.

"We call for solidarity actions from coast to coast. Take action where you stand, or come stand with us on the yintah."
-Gidimt'en Checkpoint
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British Columbia
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
LNG - Fracking
Protest - Revolt
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Climate Reality Check 2020

15/10/20
Author: 
Ian Dunlop, David Spratt, also published by Climate Code Red
Link: 
Resilience

October 14, 2020

What must climate and energy policy really achieve? It’s time for a …Climate Reality Check 2020

First posted at Pearls and Irritations

The Australian Government is dangerously out-of-touch as climate change accelerates and a cascade of tipping points risks unstoppable global warming.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
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The struggle against Coastal GasLink continues!

09/10/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
Please watch and share this important message from Sleydo (Molly Wickam) on the current state of the struggle. 

Callout for long term supporters on the ground.
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British Columbia
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
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Canada Pension Plan fuels the climate crisis with our own retirement savings

05/10/20
Author: 
Patrick DeRochie & Adam Scott
Link: 
National Observer
Recent analyses of CPP’s investments in oil, gas and coal raise red flags about the fund’s alignment with Canada’s climate commitments and mandate to invest in the best interests of Canadians. Photo by Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health

Last month, Mark Machin, CEO of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), wrote that climate change is the crisis beyond COVID-19 that we can’t afford to ignore, stating that “the full effects will depend on the actions we take now and in the future.”

We strongly agree.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Canada
Climate Change
Coal
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B.C. Supreme Court hears Wet'suwet'en petition for review of Coastal Gas Link certificate

02/10/20
Author: 
Brenna Owen
Link: 
National Observer
Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs who oppose the Costal Gaslink pipeline take part in a rally in Smithers B.C., on Friday, January 10, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

October 2nd 2020

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British Columbia
Canada
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Things are heating up in the fight against Coastal Gas Link

26/09/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
Things are heating up in the north!

Facebook's retaliation against organizers of actions targeting KKR's financing of CGL shows the pressure is working! Join and share the online action this Monday.

As CGL approaches drilling near the Wedzin Kwa the Gidimt'en have built a new smokehouse on the river.

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British Columbia
Canada
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LNG - Fracking
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How BC subsidizes climate chaos - LNG

15/09/20
Author: 
stand.earth
Link: 
stand.earth
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A new report shows that Premier John Horgan’s British Columbia government has become one of the most generous subsidizers of oil and gas in Canada. 

The report, released by Stand.earth, reveals that BC is now second only to Alberta in providing subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. 

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Canada
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Ecology/Environment
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