E-News: Celebrating recent wins and local campaign actions
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The Death of Goldboro LNG
Earlier this month, Pieridae Energy officially announced that it is giving up on its proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. This news came after the company failed to attract a single major investor for the project, including the nearly $1 billion in financing it had requested from the federal government.
This is a huge win for the thousands of people who have been resisting this dangerous LNG project since its inception in 2013 – including Mi’kmaq water protectors, Council of Canadians members, and climate justice activists.
To celebrate, we threw a lively going-away party for Pieridae on July 27th! Together, we took stock of the more than eight years of solid activism that went into the fight against Goldboro LNG and celebrated our latest collective win for climate justice.
Thanks to each and every one of you who contributed to this win – every phone call, town hall, rally, ceremony, and letter mattered! This is your win!
photo courtesy of Daryl Newcombe / CTV News
London is now officially a Blue Community!
This week, London, Ontario, was officially recognized as a Blue Community! The Council of Canadians London chapter presented a certificate to the city’s mayor and water department during a ceremony in front of London’s City Hall.
The Blue Communities Project encourages municipalities to support the idea of a water commons framework and pass resolutions that: 1) recognize water and sanitation as human rights; 2) ban the sale of bottled water at municipal facilities and events; and 3) promote publicly owned and operated water and wastewater services.
The London chapter has worked tirelessly for years to build unanimous support in various city committees. We congratulate and thank them for all their hard work and tenacity!
London is the 48th Blue Community in Canada and the 79th worldwide.
There is constant pressure from big business to privatize water infrastructure, commodify water resources, and undermine the commons on all fronts. The Council of Canadians continues to oppose these forces through mobilizing our supporters locally and nationally.
We need more water warriors to create more Blue Communities.
Keeping up the pressure on Big Coal
Last month brought key victories in the fight to move Canada beyond coal.
A joint federal-provincial review panel refused permits for the Grassy Mountain project, saying its impacts on water, the environment, and Indigenous rights far outweigh any potential economic benefits. Meanwhile, the proposed Tent Mountain open-pit coal mine will now have to undergo a federal impact assessment before it can proceed.
But while we celebrate these wins, we need to keep up the pressure too. Benga Mining, the company behind Grassy Mountain, has already started an appeal process, and Tent Mountain and six other development projects could still proceed.
Call federal Environment Minister Wilkinson (or Minister Savage if you live in AB) and ask that they protect the Rocky Mountains by saying no to coal. Then, send a letter and your personal story to the Alberta Coal Policy Committee, urging them to say no to all future coal development in the province.
Nova Scotia: Call for climate justice in the upcoming election!
A provincial election has just been called in Nova Scotia, and not a single party has offered a concrete, adequate plan for dealing with the combined crises of climate and inequality that the province is facing.
The Council of Canadians recently commissioned polling that showed about four out of five people in Nova Scotia want a transition from fossil fuel to renewables and energy efficiency, as well as support for affected workers and marginalized peoples.
Public opinion is clearly united on these issues. It’s time for our political parties and candidates to catch up too.
One way to push climate justice and a real just transition plan to the top of politicians’ priority list is to call them directly and tell them to do so. Will you make a call to Nova Scotia’s party leaders and ask them to commit to a bold and effective just transition plan?
Image courtesy of Global News
A mural to bring a Just Transition to life
This month, our friends at Green Jobs Oshawa unveiled a new Just Transition-themed mural in the heart of downtown Oshawa.
Collaborating with School for Climate and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and with help from talented muralists, they designed a visual representation of what a ‘Just Transition’ could and will look like in the future.
The Council of Canadians was one of several funders for the project and we’re proud to work closely with Green Jobs Oshawa through our Green New Deal Communities network.
Read more about the mural project here or go to Green Jobs Oshawa’s Facebook page.
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