Climate Change

The most epic (and literal) gaslighting of all time

06/03/24
Author: 
Bill McKibben
Link: 
Bill McKibben Substack
gaslighting

Mar. 5, 2024

Exxon--is it possible?--hits a new low

I’m listening to John Coltrane through my headphones as I type, in an effort to stay calm enough that I don’t just start sputtering. You might want to do likewise as you read.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Capitalism
Climate Change
Global
Industry Spin
LNG - Fracking
Social
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Climate Disruption Reduces Water Needed for Hydro Power

05/03/24
Author: 
Andrew Nikiforuk
Link: 
The Tyee
BC Hydro’s Revelstoke hydroelectric dam spans the Columbia River. Drought forced the utility to import expensive power from Alberta and the US in 2023. Photo via Shutterstock.

Mar. 4, 2024

Hydro Power’s Conundrum: Rising Demand in a Drier Climate

Central to low-carbon economic plans is an electricity source threatened by drought.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Energy
Global
Nuclear
Social
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Calls mount for crackdown on false fossil fuel ads

05/03/24
Author: 
Rochelle Baker
Link: 
National Observer
The Gitanyow and climate critics are calling on the province and federal government to tackle false advertising on LNG. Canada Action bus ad / screenshot

Mar. 5, 2024

The Gitanyow Nation is calling on both the provincial and federal governments to do something about deceptive ad campaigns that greenwash the climate impacts of liquified natural gas projects in B.C.

Its concerns relate to a deluge of paid ads across the province touting claims by gas companies that LNG is somehow a green source of energy aligned with net-zero emissions targets.

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British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Global
Indigenous Peoples
LNG - Fracking
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Satellite to ‘name and shame’ worst oil and gas methane polluters

05/03/24
Author: 
Damian Carrington
Link: 
The Guardian
MethaneSat is scheduled to launch from California aboard a SpaceX rocket on Monday. Photograph: 2024 Ball Aerospace/BAE Systems

Mar. 4, 2024

Leaks are driving 30% of the climate crisis and MethaneSat will provide the first near-comprehensive global view

A washing-machine-sized satellite is to “name and shame” the worst methane polluters in the oil and gas industry.

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Climate Change
Climate Science
Global
LNG - Fracking
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Canadian LNG Will Stall Asia’s Shift to Renewables, Energy Experts in Asia Say

02/03/24
Author: 
Geoff Dembicki
Link: 
DeSmog
LNG as a climate solution is 'way outdated,' says one South Korean advocate. Credit: Ken Hodge/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Feb. 15, 2024

Western provinces are selling fracked gas as a global climate solution. But experts across the Pacific say that’s ‘outdated’ and inaccurate.

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. as a global climate solution, with some industry boosters even going so far as to call Canada’s supply of the fossil fuel the “cleanest in the world.”

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Energy
Global
Industry Spin
LNG - Fracking
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An Ecosocialist Strategy to Win the Future

01/03/24
Author: 
Sabrina Fernandes
Link: 
Rosa Luxember Stiftung
Climate protesters march in Melbourne, Australia, March 2020. CC BY 2.0, Photo: Flickr/Mark Hrkac

A strategic document for a global and regional ecosocialist transition by Brazilian ecosocialist Sabrina Fernandes

Nov. 17, 2022

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Agriculture
Capitalism
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Ecosocialism
Energy
Global
Green New Deal/LEAP
Key Articles
Labour - Unions
Oil - Pipelines
Protest - Revolt
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The pathway to doubling public transit use by 2035

29/02/24
Author: 
Cloe Logan
Link: 
National Observer
Inside public transit - Photo by Lisanto 李奕良 via Unsplash

Feb. 27, 2024

Taking the bus in Halifax for Douglas Wetmore often means long wait times, crowded routes and unreliable service.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Environmental Groups
Social
Transportation
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Is Ottawa changing its tune on LNG?

29/02/24
Author: 
Rochelle Baker
Link: 
National Observer
After championing LNG, federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is now suggesting that investing in B.C.'s fossil gas export projects is risky as the transition to clean energy picks up speed. B.C. government Flickr

Feb. 29, 2024

The same week one of B.C.’s proposed LNG projects was delayed, Canada’s energy minister mused about the risk of fossil fuel investments as the clean energy transition picks up speed.

The final investment decision for the Cedar LNG project, backed by the Pembina Pipeline Corp. and the Haisla First Nation, will be postponed until mid-2024, it was announced last week.

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British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
LNG - Fracking
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‘Invested in their destruction’: B.C. teachers ask for pension divestment from fossil fuels

29/02/24
Author: 
Pippa Norman
Link: 
Vancouver City News
Members of the BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) protested in Vancouver on Wednesday, calling for a "fossil-free and weapons-free portfolio." (Raynaldo Suarez, CityNews)

Feb. 28, 2024 

Members of the BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) protested in Vancouver on Wednesday, calling for a “fossil-free and weapons-free portfolio.”

The rally, organized by BCTF Divest Now and Van Climate Strike Coalition, was held outside of the BCTF’s offices in an effort to get the attention of the federation’s President Clint Johnston, says Jillian Maguire, co-founder of BCTF Divest Now.

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British Columbia
Climate Change
Labour - Unions
Protest - Revolt
Social
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What the BC Budget Missed on Climate Disasters

28/02/24
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
Link: 
The Tyee
The province isn’t doing enough to reduce the threat of wildfire by protecting ecosystems, say some experts. Photo by Ben Westerik via BC Wildfire Service.

Feb. 28, 2024

Experts say the focus is still on response, not prevention.

After a record-breaking drought and fire season, this month’s B.C. budget made sizable investments in emergency response.

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British Columbia
Climate Change
Forestry
Indigenous Peoples
Social
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