May 15, 2024 – Environmental Defense – Natural Gas is not green. There is serious concern that fossil fuels like liquified natural gas (LNG) and CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) could be labeled as sustainable by the Canadian Government. A new report aims to ensure they do included into a sustainable finance taxonomy.
+May 14, 2024 – The National Observer – Canada’s five biggest banks are among the 20 largest fossil fuel financiers in the world, according to new research, leading parliamentarians and climate advocates to warn the country is setting itself up for major risks through the energy transition.
+May 13, 2024 – Corporate Knights – MP Charlie Angus says his proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Act is designed to take on “the lies” of oil and gas, in much the same way parliament zeroed in on Big Tobacco decades ago.
+May 13, 2024 – PNAS Nexus – Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequality. This review synthesizes the breadth of these interwoven emergencies and underscores the urgent need for comprehensive, integrated action.
+May 13, 2024 – CBC – First detected on Thursday, fire quickly grew by Sunday to 35,000 hectares.
+May 6, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press – Last school year, a student of mine posed a question that reverberated through my thoughts long after the class had ended: “So, how are you advocating for climate action as an adult?” It’s the kind of question that I hope many of us are thinking about, but frankly, I think many of us are unsure about how to answer. As adults who care for the well-being of children and the environment on which we are all dependent, it’s crucial that we are able to respond to this question. One place requiring these kinds of action-oriented answers is our education system.
+May 7, 2024 – The Globe and Mail – Oil production – Canada’s largest export – reached another record level in 2023, at almost five million barrels a day, up nearly 30 per cent since the Liberals took office. Forecasts suggest oil output could make its biggest-ever jump this year, as many as 500,000 barrels a day, propelled by new capacity on Trans Mountain.
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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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