British Columbia

Organizations call on B.C. to form permanent housing roundtable

22/04/23

Author:

Claire Wilson

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Business Intelligence for BC

Ten organizations support the creation of new housing roundtable, including the BCREA. | Chung Chow

Apr, 20, 2023

Initiative would work to address unintended consequences of housing policies and create new ideas and legislation

The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) and various housing organizations across the province are calling on Victoria to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis.

The roundtable aims to bring together housing experts alongside municipal, provincial, federal and Indigenous governments to create a review and advisory panel.

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Critics say NDP’s “energy action” plan puts climate targets at risk

22/04/23

Author:

Nathan Griffiths

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Vancouver Sun

Climate advocates are sounding the alarm that B.C. is failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions and will struggle to meet its own climate change targets. PHOTO BY RIVER34 /Getty Images/iStockphoto

Apr. 21, 2023

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Will Housing Cost Trudeau the Next Election?

22/04/23

Author:

Geoff Meggs

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The Tyee

The Sen̓áḵw development in Vancover ‘ticks every box of contemporary housing strategy,’ says Geoff Meggs. Image from Sen̓áḵw.

Apr. 21, 2023

An Indigenous Vancouver project shows a way forward.

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BC Lags Most Provinces in Cutting Emissions

22/04/23

Author:

Andrew MacLeod

Link:

The Tyee

Apr. 21, 2023

But minister and experts say the government is making good progress.

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Fairy Creek old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution collapses

19/04/23

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Canadian Press

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National Observer

People take part in a peace circle along a logging road in Fairy Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Apr. 18, 2023

NANAIMO, B.C. — The B.C. Prosecution Service has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.

Spokesman Gordon Comer said prosecutors were in court Tuesday to enter the withdrawals, and the service is reviewing other cases after a ruling that acquitted protester Ryan Henderson earlier this year.

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'Renewable' Natural Gas Another Greenwashing Scam

18/04/23

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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National Observer

Apr. 6, 2023

Is ‘renewable’ natural gas a climate solution — or masterful greenwashing?

Each time Tim Crossin turns on his gas fireplace to heat the modest home he shares with his partner, the avowed environmentalist "assuages" his climate guilt with a reminder that he is paying a premium for so-called "renewable" natural gas.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Vancouver’s Problem with Freedom of Expression - And what needs to change.

18/04/23

Author:

Spencer Izen

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The Tyee

Freedom of expression is a constitutional right. But in recent weeks, our municipal institutions have abandoned it, writes Spencer Izen. Photo by Jhayne on Flickr.

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'Global LNG Boom Must Be Stopped in Its Tracks,' Climate Coalition Tells Biden

13/04/23

Author:

Julia Conley

Link:

Common Dreams

$A woman takes part in a protest against fracked gas exports on June 15, 2022 in New York. (Photo: John Smith/VIEWpress)$

Apr. 12, 2023

"Every LNG terminal that comes online risks locking in decades of avoidable climate pollution and environmental injustice."

Ahead of a planned global summit on the climate and environment in Japan, campaigners on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to resist pressure from Japanese officials to expand public investments in liquefied natural gas, which is derived from fracking and the drilling of oil and gas wells, warning that proponents have wrongly claimed the gas is a "clean" alternative to other fossil fuels.

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Canada’s banks have sunk $1 trillion into fossil fuels since 2016 — and risk becoming ‘overexposed’ in the energy transition

13/04/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Canadian banks are overwhelmingly financing the oilsands as foreign banks divest from the region. Photo by Andrew S. Wright

Apr. 13, 2023

Despite pledging to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, Canada’s Big 5 banks have invested over $1 trillion in coal, oil and gas companies since 2016, upping the risk to the Canadian economy as the energy transition unfolds.

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