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The shady group determined to block our climate solutions

19/01/24
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Link: 
National Observer
A shadowy group with links to Canada's natural gas lobby is running online ads attacking Canadian municipalities' efforts to ban natural gas infrastructure. Illustration by Ata Ojani/National Observer

Jan. 15, 2024

A shadowy new organization attacking the climate efforts of Canadian cities is infiltrating Google searches and ads in the New York Times and other publications online.

The group — Voice for Energy — bills itself as a platform for Canadians to "speak up" against municipalities implementing measures to reduce or ban natural gas to "protect" people’s so-called "energy choice."

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Fortis B.C. faces fire over Delta gas leak and its 'apocalyptic' stench

19/01/24
Author: 
The Canadian Press Chuck Chiang
Link: 
Vancouver Sun
File photo: Fortis BC LNG expansion site in Delta, BC Friday, February 3, 2017. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /PNG

Jan. 17, 2024 

The gas provider is being criticized for a lack of transparency and timely explanation about the stench Delta Mayor George Harvie said led to emergency services being flooded with calls

Tara Jean Stevens said the “apocalyptic” stench that blanketed Delta on Tuesday night was so heavy that her car and garage still smelled of rotten eggs Wednesday morning.

 

“I had a headache all night,” said Stevens, a radio host on Wave 98.3. “I never get headaches … it felt thick in the air, even though you couldn’t see it.”

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Audio Reveals RCMP Officers Laughed about Beating a Land Defender

19/01/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Link: 
The Tyee
In audio recordings captured after arrests on Nov. 19, 2021, and played for the court, several officers could be heard laughing about police violence, mocking arrestees and making derogatory comments about symbols worn to honour and remember murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 19, 2024

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Rally Supports Vancouver Compassion Club Providing Tested Drugs

17/01/24
Author: 
Michelle Gamage
Link: 
The Tyee
Rallies were held around the world on Tuesday in support of Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, with people gathering in Vancouver, Nelson, Calgary, Dublin and London. Photo for The Tyee by Michelle Gamage.

Jan. 17, 2024

DULF denied its day in court as Crown prosecutors assess their case.

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BC Court Convicts Three Indigenous Land Defenders

16/01/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Link: 
The Tyee
From left, Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham stand outside the Smithers courthouse. All three were found guilty of criminal contempt of court today. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 12, 2024

But defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations.

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The Legal Reason Courts May Soon Tackle Climate Change

16/01/24
Author: 
Steve Lorteau and Andrew Green
Link: 
The Tyee
Climate-related legal challenges were once considered ‘too political’ for Canadian courts to resolve. But the tide is turning. Photo by James Chen via Shutterstock.

Jan. 11, 2024

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Premier Lies About Near Collapse of Alberta Hydro

16/01/24
Author: 
Max Fawcett
Link: 
National Observer
A woman covers her face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 C hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Jan. 16, 2024

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2024 could be the year we end oil and gas expansion in B.C.

13/01/24
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Link: 
Dogwood BC
Okanagan solar

Jan. 9, 2024

Major pipelines over budget, cancelled or facing fierce opposition

Just three days before Christmas, British Columbians received a surprise gift: a pipeline rejection. The BC Utilities Commission denied the application by FortisBC to build a $327 million gas pipeline in the fast-growing south Okanagan.

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Canada’s next big LNG project may be the sleeper climate issue of 2024

10/01/24
Author: 
Seth Klein
Link: 
National Observer
A delegate is silhouetted while walking past the ExxonMobil booth during the LNG2023 conference, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 10, 2023. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Jan. 10, 2024

One of the biggest climate stories in Canada in 2024 might well prove to be a project that, so far at least, few in the country have heard of — Ksi Lisims LNG.

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Migrant Farmworkers Go to Court to Fight for Rights — and $500 Million

04/01/24
Author: 
Zak Vescera
Link: 
The Tyee
Farmworkers from other lands are suing to reform a system they say opens the door to employer abuse and denies them rights. Photo for The Tyee by Zak Vescera.

Jan. 4, 2024

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Agriculture
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