Ecology/Environment

If you want your vote to help the climate, here are the questions you need to ask

09/09/21

Author:

Seth Klein

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National Observer

A helicopter drops a bucket of water on the Chuckegg Creek wildfire west of High Level, Alta., on May 25, 2019. Photo by Chris Schwarz, Government of Alberta / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

September 9th 2021

Why you should take Mark Jaccard’s platform ratings with a hunk of salt

If there is some good news in this election it is that, finally, every leader and party feels compelled to run on what they hope will be viewed as a credible climate plan, and each of the major parties appears to be presenting a somewhat stronger climate plan than just two years ago.

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Will the next federal government lift the curtain on the true cost of TMX?

09/09/21

Author:

John Woodside

Link:

National Observer

The cost of the Trans Mountain expansion project continues to soar, but by how much exactly is still not clear, according to a new report from West Coast Environmental Law. Photo via TMX / Facebook

September 9th 2021

The costs of the Trans Mountain expansion project continue to soar, but with the company behind it increasingly opaque since Ottawa bought the pipeline, it’s difficult to say by how much, according to a new report from West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL).

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EMERGENCY CALL-OUT Our tree-sit at Lost Creek in Burnaby is under attack!

08/09/21

Author:

BROKE (Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion)

Please spread the word and come when you can. Bring water, canned fruit. It appears the plan might be to starve out the tree-sitters. Lots of security on site and, since yesterday, lots of fencing erected around the trees where the tree-sit platforms are.

Solidarity,

Gene McGuckin

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Date: Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 11:19 PM
Subject: Treesit under attack

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We Backed BC’s Climate Plan. Now We See It’s Not Enough

07/09/21

Author:

Grand Chief Stewart Philip, Hannah Askew, Tzeporah Berman, Andrew Gage and Khelsilem

Link:

The Tyee

Time to reroute our plans. Fire near the Coquihalla Highway on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by BC Ministry of Transportation.

Sept. 6, 2021

The time has come for a major reboot of the CleanBC goals.

As we come to the end of what has been a devastating summer for many British Columbians — marked by the June heat dome event and the loss of nearly 600 people, hundreds of wildfires leading to people losing their homes, days of smoke, thousands of evacuations — the time has come for a major reboot of CleanBC, the province’s climate plan.

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If the NDP and Greens were truly serious about climate action, they would make a deal on Vancouver's West Side

05/09/21

Author:

Charlie Smith

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The Georgia Straight

Vancouver Granville NDP candidate Anjali Appadurai and Vancouver Quadra Green candidate Devyani Singh would each bring a deep understanding of climate issues, as well as tremendous passion for action, to Ottawa.

August 21st, 2021

If you're reading this article, it's because you're interested in federal politics. I'm guessing that the headline captured your attention.

I'll elaborate on this headline deeper in the piece. But first, I'm going to set the table with a quick synopsis of the contradiction between Canada's energy policy and climate policy.

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Election 2021: How the four main federal parties plan to fight climate crisis

02/09/21

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

Link:

National Observer

Canada election Sept. 2021 From left: Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Green Leader Annamie Paul. Photos by Erin O'Toole/Flickr, Alex Tétreault and Rebecca Wood

August 18th 2021

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Yukon Subsistence Users Go To New Lengths For Food After Massive Salmon Decline

02/09/21

Author:

Olivia Ebertz

Link:

KYUK AM

“I had to go 100 miles north up just to get my subsistence needs,” said Herman Hootch. CREDIT OLIVIA EBERTZ / KYUK

Aug. 13, 2021

This has been the worst salmon fishing season on record for the Yukon River. King salmon, a regional favorite, have returned in low numbers for years, but now a typically stable species, chum salmon, has also collapsed. Subsistence fishing on the lower Yukon River for both species is closed, and residents who usually depend heavily on the fish are pivoting towards other ways to get meat.

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40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It's Drying Up Fast.

01/09/21

Author:

Abrahm Lustgarten

Link:

ProPublica

Lake Mead, the nation’s largest freshwater reservoir, has been losing water because of epochal drought since 2000. Credit:Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

27 August 21

One of the country’s most important sources of fresh water is in peril, the latest victim of the accelerating climate crisis.

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Out of control: A growing area of high-hazard clearcuts and plantations is fuelling BC's raging forest infernos

31/08/21

Author:

David Broadland

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Focus on Victoria

August 11

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As the province burns, the BC Government approves the first steps in yet another huge fossil fuel project

31/08/21

Author:

Russ Francis

Link:

Focus on Victoria

Out of control: A growing area of high-hazard clearcuts and plantations are fuelling BC's raging forest infernos

August 24, 2021

WHILE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of the 569 British Columbians who died in June as a direct result of runaway global heating were still grieving, the provincial government was quietly approving the initial project plan for another huge fossil fuel facility.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy