Indigenous Peoples

Tŝilhqot’in Nation opens largest solar farm of its kind in B.C.

25/10/19

Author:

James Peters

Link:

CFJC Today

Chief Joe Alphonse (l) at the grand opening ceremony (Image Credit: Tŝilhqot’in Nation)

Oct 21, 2019

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has opened the largest solar farm of its kind in the province.

According to a news release from the Tŝilhqot’in National Government, the facility lies on two hectares of land at the Riverwest Sawmill, about 80 kilometres west of Williams Lake.

The 1.25 MW solar farm consists of 3,456 modules that generate electricity to sell to BC Hydro.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

VIDEO: Tsilhqot’in Nation celebrates new solar farm west of Williams Lake

25/10/19

Author:

Monica Lamb-Yorski

Link:

bclocalnews

Colette Billy, 9, of Tsi Del Del (Redstone) First Nation and other members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation attended the Tsilhqot’in Solar Farm Celebration held Friday, Oct. 19. Monica Lamb-Yorski photos

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

Tŝilhqot’in Nation opens largest solar farm of its kind in B.C.

25/10/19

Author:

James Peters; Monica Lamb-Yorski

Link:

CFJC Today and BCLOCAL News

Oct 21, 2019

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has opened the largest solar farm of its kind in the province.

According to a news release from the Tŝilhqot’in National Government, the facility lies on two hectares of land at the Riverwest Sawmill, about 80 kilometres west of Williams Lake.

The 1.25 MW solar farm consists of 3,456 modules that generate electricity to sell to BC Hydro.

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Category:

'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and International Solidarity

22/10/19

Author:

Kasim Tirmizey

Link:

The Bullet

Photo of Miriam Cisneros, president of the community of Sarayaku. Translation: “I don’t feel alone because this struggle has been alongside the mestizo, afro, and indigenous communities. We have struggled together. We demand that our sisters detained in the prison be liberated, and that our leaders no longer be persecuted when this is over.” Photo Credit: CONAIE.

October 18, 2019 •

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Greta Thunberg goes to heart of Canada's oil sands

21/10/19

Author:

The Canadian Press

Link:

National Observer

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a rally at the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Dave Chidley

The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation says he gave climate activist Greta Thunberg a message during a quietly arranged meeting in Fort McMurray on Friday night.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam says he told the 16-year-old Swede that Europeans are major investors in the area's oilsands, and she needs to get people to lobby those investors for greener technology to extract Alberta energy.

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For Life to Continue on Earth, Every Day Must Be Indigenous People’s Day

13/10/19

Author:

Four Arrows & Darcia Narvaez

Link:

Truth Out

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A just transition requires a planned economy. But whose plan?

12/10/19

Author:

David Gray-Donald and Emily Eaton

Link:

briarpatch magazine

The coal fired Keephills Power Station in Wabamun, Alberta. Photo by Amber Bracken.

Oct 10, 2019 12 min read

As enthusiasm for a Green New Deal for Canada grows, what type of planning will bring about a just transition to a low-carbon society?

Specifically, we turn to two questions.

First, how can plans for a just transition, from their very beginning, respect the principle of free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples?

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Climate Justice Means Solidarity with Colombia

20/09/19

Author:

JAMES PATRICK JORDAN

Link:

Alliance for Global Justice

September 20, 2019

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BREAKING NEWS: First Nations score another victory against Trans Mountain

17/09/19

Author:

Kai Nagata - Dogwood BC

It’s another legal hurdle for the Trans Mountain pipeline and oil tanker expansion proposal.

Today, B.C.’s Court of Appeal ordered provincial ministers to reconsider the conditions hastily attached to the project by former Premier Christy Clark.

There’s no timeline on that process, but First Nations are encouraging the province to partner with them and “jointly review” Trans Mountain’s threats to rivers, beaches, drinking water, neighbourhoods and human health.

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What's In A Trump Straw?

16/09/19

Author:

Naomi Klein

Link:

The Intercept

WATCH AS Naomi Klein explains why the overpriced scraps of pre-landfill known as Trump Straws can actually tell us a whole lot about why our planet’s on fire.

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Indigenous Peoples

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