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The Pathways Alliance of oilsands companies has blanketed the country with a false advertising campaign designed to influence government and manipulate public support for the industry with the highest carbon emissions in Canada, according to a complaint filed with the Competition Bureau on Thursday.

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How Big of a Climate Betrayal Is the Willow Oil Project?

16/03/23

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David Wallace-Wells

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New York Times

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Mar. 16, 2023

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Is BC LNG Really Green?

16/03/23

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Andrew MacLeod

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The Tyee

LNG Canada’s Kitimat project will reduce global emissions, say proponents. Critics say it will bring a big increase in its first few decades. Photo from LNG Canada.

Mar. 16, 2023

BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says exporting more liquefied natural gas from British Columbia will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

But is he right?

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

B.C. approves Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project

15/03/23

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CBC - The Early Edition

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CBC - The Early Edition

Mar. 15, 2023

The $3-billion Cedar LNG facility proposed by the Haisla Nation has been granted an environmental assessment certificate by the provincial government - but critics say the approval does not support BC's climate goals. We hear from Peter McCartney with the Wilderness Committee.

Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15972401-b.c.-approves-indigenous-led-cedar-lng-project

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BC Approves New LNG Plant, Introduces Oil and Gas Emission Caps

15/03/23

Author:

Andrew MacLeod

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The Tyee

Premier David Eby announced approval for the Haisla Nation’s LNG project Tuesday. Chief Councillor Crystal Smith, in black dress and white shirt, said the decision ‘is about changing the course of history for my nation and Indigenous peoples everywhere.’ Photo via BC government.

Mar. 15, 2023

Haisla Nation welcomes green light, but critics sound warning on threat to province’s climate plan.

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'Economic Crime': Cost of Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Soars by Billions, Again

14/03/23

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Brett Wilkins

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Common Dreams

Climate activists use a mock oil pipeline to block the entrance to the Canadian Embassy on April 18, 2018 to protest the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. (Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Mar. 13, 2023

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Climate Forward: Big oil’s comeback

14/03/23

Author:

Lisa Friedman

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The New York Times

Mar. 14, 2023

Hello! I’m Lisa and I follow environmental policy for The Times. There was a big win for fossil fuels this week, so the newsletter team invited me in to talk about what Big Oil is thinking and what we might expect from the industry going forward.

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If SUVs were a country, they would rank No. 6 most-polluting in the world

14/03/23

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Damian Carrington

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National Observer

The carbon emissions from the global SUV fleet outweigh that of most countries. Photo by Chait Goli/Pexels

Mar. 13, 2023

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The continued global rise in sales of SUVs pushed their climate-heating emissions to almost one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Young Canadians were asked how they felt about climate change — and their future. Here’s what they said

12/03/23

Author:

Steve McKinley

Mar. 7, 2023

‘No generation has faced an existential crisis of this scale,’ says Canadian researcher.

Canada’s young people are filled with a sense of doom and gloom, not just about the planet’s climate change future, but also about their government’s lack of action in dealing with it.

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The $3-billion Cedar LNG facility proposed by the Haisla Nation has been granted an environmental assessment certificate by the provincial government - but critics say the approval does not support BC's climate goals. We hear from Peter McCartney with the Wilderness Committee.

Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15972401-b.c.-approves-indigenous-led-cedar-lng-project

Haisla Nation welcomes green light, but critics sound warning on threat to province’s climate plan.

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