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What if B.C. had its own Climate Defence Force?
July 2021 is a good month for international cooperation in the face of the climate crisis Last weekend a battalion of Mexican firefighters touched down into the inferno that ...
At this late hour in the climate crisis, every vote matters
A razor thin victory at City Hall reminds us how we could lose the climate fight. Late last week, Dogwood caught wind that a seemingly-routine series of staff recommendations ...
Plan B: Decarbonize
We can’t wait for our leaders to save us. We have to get off fossil fuels. The year was 1994. I was finishing a Bachelor’s of Science degree and ...
The urgent battle to decarbonize B.C.
Time for emergency measures, at every level of society, to burn less oil and gas “Our government is working hard every day to build real climate action into everything ...
Families, politicians and protectors join #StopTMX day of action
Communities take a stand along the Trans Mountain pipeline route and online on Family Day Trans Mountain recently announced that it was re-starting construction after an extended shut-down. Alongside ...
Old growth trees cleared for Site C dam reservoir
While the controversial project sits in limbo, BC Hydro inflicts irreversible damage Guest post by Ken Boon Premier Horgan is spending $3 million a day of our money on ...
The upsides of shutting down Site C
Renewables could deliver twice the power at half the price, evening out our losses on the troubled dam Never put all your eggs in one basket. It’s a saying ...
Honey, we need to talk about Site C
Giant dam for fracking companies could double your Hydro bill The Site C dam was supposed to be a gift from B.C. taxpayers to international fracking companies. We would ...