CleanBC without LNG

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Published on Wednesday, 07 February 2024 17:05

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Our latest publication does the math

Dear Paov,

One would think the provincial government would be concerned that its CleanBC climate plan has a fatal flaw, no? But apparently elected representatives and public servants alike seem convinced their new energy framework solves all its problems.

The truth: liquefied natural gas (LNG) will prevent B.C. from following through on its climate commitments. That is unless you and I stop it.

Our new report CleanBC or Fossil Fuels shows the province’s climate plan doesn’t prevent LNG from derailing all the work we’re doing to reduce carbon emissions.

Tens of thousands of new fracking wells in the northeast of the province would be required to fill the five LNG terminals proposed for the west coast — three of which already have all the permits they need to start construction. All that fossil fuel extraction...

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What's your health care story?

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Published on Tuesday, 06 February 2024 08:51

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Paov,

Will you join us tomorrow, February 7th, at 1pm on Zoom for our Listening Campaign Kick-off?

The member's meeting will present our organizing strategy as we head into a provincial election year, and it all starts with listening for stories. Your stories, your families' and friends' stories, your neighbours' and colleagues' stories - these are the building blocks of collective wisdom and action.

There's still time to register to receive the Zoom details in advance.

During the meeting, you'll get a chance to connect in small groups to exchange experiences with the health care system. We'll talk about ways you and people in your network can get be a part of people power for the public health care commitments we'll need in the years ahead.

BC Health Coalition General Meetings are open to all individual and organizational members. If you are unavailable at the time or are unable to join via Zoom, the recording will be posted on our website within one week.

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[evoz] Save the Date: Cafe Simpatico Friday, Feb 23

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Published on Monday, 05 February 2024 09:19

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B.C. promised better old-growth forest

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Published on Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:03

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Forests fall as endangered species dwindle

Hi Paov,

Like many of you, I’ve been excited to read recent promises made by the governments of B.C. and Canada to protect wild nature, in partnership with First Nations.

But will remaining old-growth forests and other threatened ecosystems survive long enough to actually get protected? Not if you and I don’t take urgent action today.

B.C.'s Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen promised the province was doing everything it can to help the highly endangered spotted owl recover. But the evidence in the forests themselves tell a different story.

To say we've been shocked at what we've found out in the woods would be an understatement. You would think given the governments’ recent promises, the forest habitat that is needed to bring spotted owls back to healthy numbers would automatically have strong protections.

What we found on the ground is...

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Register: Listening Campaign Kick-off

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Published on Thursday, 25 January 2024 15:18

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Paov,

Canada's universal, public health care system was won by organized citizens - a generation who imagined a world where everyone would have access to the health care they need. Today, we see staffing and access issues across health care, and we know the most equity deserving groups are the least likely to find the care they need. To reimagine a healthy public system that truly leaves no one behind, we need to rebuild organized people power at the scale necessary to meet the challenge before us.

That's why we're launching a Listening Campaign. We know that a people's movement needs to be rooted in the stories of everyday people. And we know that everyday people are more than clients, patients, or customers. We hold the resources and imagination that are essential to get our public system back on track.

Join us on Wednesday, 7 February from 1-2:30pm for a virtual General Meeting to find out how you and your organization take part in this effort. Advance registration is required to receive Zoom details.

End loopholes for big polluters

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Published on Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:37

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Scrub fossil fuel fingerprints from Canada’s oil and gas emissions cap

Hi Paov,

For over ten years, we’ve fought to put a lid on rising emissions from oil and gas — Canada’s most polluting sector.

Now’s our best chance to rein in pollution from the fossil fuel industry. Will you take it?

Late last year, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced he would place a cap on oil and gas emissions. But the framework he released is full of loopholes and doesn’t require the industry to do its fair share.

Fossil fuel lobbyists are asking for “flexibility” in the cap, which could let companies pay to cover 20 per cent of their obligations. This is despite the federal government already requiring them to do five to 10 per cent less than other businesses in Canada.

If we get this right, the oil and gas emissions cap could finally...

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