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Victoria City Council unanimously asks the government of BC for a “clear,...
The strongly worded resolution notes that CETA would “diminish the capacity of local government to hire or buy locally so as to use public spending as a tool for local economic develpoment.” Here in...
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Canada Day and BC’s carbon tax
What better way to celebrate Canada Day than by raising British Columbia’s carbon tax as scheduled? It affirms British Columbians’ commitment to a safe and resilient future for people, a concern for...
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James Hansen says climate change is worse than we thought, calls for carbon tax
Esteemed NASA climatologist James Hansen has a must-read op-ed in the Washington Post. Hansen summarizes his latest peer-reviewed research – which finds a direct link between extreme weather events and...
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$9.5 billion to defend Metro Vancouver from rising sea level, finds report
Global warming-induced sea level rise means major upgrades are needed to Metro Vancouver’s flood defence network over the next several decades. A new report from the BC government, Cost of Adaptation —...
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“Use carbon tax revenues to support complementary climate actions”
Marc Lee urges increases and reforms for BC’s carbon tax: Saying no to new fossil fuel infrastructure like the Enbridge pipeline is an essential first step towards a shift to a clean energy economy....
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“Economics as well as our ethics tell us that we shouldn’t be developing coal”
David A. Green and Kevin Washbrook sum up BC’s coal problem: Coal is the “dirtiest” fossil fuel – it produces the most global warming pollution of all fossil fuels when burned to make electricity, and...
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BC’s budget is immoral and dangerous, neglecting our most urgent crisis
The 2013 budget for British Columbia shows the Liberal government does not comprehend the urgent environmental, economic and social crises that beset the province and planet. A few highlights in the...
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World Bank accuses SNC-Lavalin of “criminal conspiracy”
The Globe and Mail has the story: A World Bank letter offers “the first detailed glimpse of the allegations against SNC in Bangladesh, one of four countries where the blue-chip Montreal company is...
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