We don’t need fossil gas energy
Nov. 26, 2025 - Winnipeg Free Press - The announcement in last week’s throne speech of a new $3-billion fossil gas-fired power plant to meet growing peak electricity demand is a major disappointment that undercuts the government’s recent commitments to emissions reductions, affordability and economic development. Read more
Manitoba Food Rescue & Emissions Reduction
Let's Feed People Not Landfills. We are working to establish a new freezer warehouse in Winnipeg that will store large volumes of rescued food and get it to those in need. Good food is ending up in our landfills, when it rots it produces methane gas, which quickly heats up the planet. Learn more.
Emissions in Manitoba 4.8% above 2005 levels
Emissions data for Manitoba, as reported in the National Inventory Report, reveal that our province continues to fall behind in the global initiative to reach net zero. Manitoba and Alberta are the only provinces in Canada where emissions have not decreased below the 2005 levels, the baseline year used to track progress. Read more
’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas
The city could soon study how to phase out natural gas heat at all Winnipeg buildings and swap in greener alternatives. The city’s Climate Action and Resilience Committee will debate the motion on Oct. 28.
We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.
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When the Power Goes Out, Food Recovery Infrastructure Matters
Aug. 25. – 2026 – Climate Change Connection – When extreme weather knocked out power in southwest Winnipeg this summer, a local Red River Co-op store suddenly had a problem: about 600 pounds of frozen meat needed to be moved—fast.
Instead of going to landfill, it went to people who could use it. Read more
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How extreme weather makes life more expensive for Canadians
July 4, 2026 – Catastrophic events ‘a dominant force shaping insurance market’: StatsCan.
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Join our team as a Youth Public Education & Outreach Associate. Open to a post-secondary student passionate about climate action, storytelling, communications, and creating real impact in Manitoba. 16-week summer position. Remote work opportunity. With occassion travel in Winnipeg to support in-person events and presentations. Deadline to apply: June 12, 2026!
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Global Warming of 1.6C Now Best Case Scenario, New Research Shows
Aug. 19, 2024 – New Scientist -Humanity’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which has been totemic in climate policy for the past decade, is now almost certainly out of reach.
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