Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba
Manitoba’s Climate Action Team (CAT) is calling on Manitoba Hydro to create a geothermal utility as a way to save residents money and reduce electricity demand. Read more
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For supporting the Manitoba Food Rescue and Emissions Reduction project! Their generous support will go towards the establishment of a low-cost freezer warehouse in Winnipeg! To help increase the capacity of our local food banks. Read more.
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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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New Report: Gas Does not Belong in A Canadian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
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.
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Canadian banks still huge fossil fuel investors
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.
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Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax
Apr. 1, 2024 – The Conversation Canada – The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike prompted complaints from seven premiers and a recent parliamentary showdown, culminating in a failed vote of non-confidence in the Liberal government. Yet this ongoing debate overlooks a far costlier carbon tax: fossil fuel subsidies.
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Carbon Pricing
Want to understand how carbon pricing works in Manitoba? Or the impact various carbon prices would have on the price of fossil fuels that Manitobans typically buy?
He floated banning fossil fuel ads in Canada. Then came the threats. via @corporateknight
“Canada is a #Petrostate. If we can start talking about the decades of misrepresentation and lies by oil & gas, what they knew, what they covered up, like Big Tobacco, that changes how we see the issue and makes us ... take a stronger position.” #cdnpoli
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