By Morgan Sharp, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Two Greenpeace activists were hoisted above the entrance to the Royal Bank of Canada’s Bay Street [Toronto] headquarters on Tuesday, part of a sustained campaign to get the country’s banks to divest from fossil fuel projects and respect Indigenous rights.
Continue reading Greenpeace targets RBC for its fossil fuel financingTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In a series of tweets, Skeena BC Liberal MLA Ellis Ross called out Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio for his allegedly “misinformed” comment in support of the Wet’sutwet’en Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline opposition.
Continue reading Indigenous MLA slams Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘misinformed’ support of pipeline oppositionNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s hard work, but it’s heart work.
That’s the maxim of the climate action team helping bring the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) First Nation’s vision of clean energy sovereignty to life.
The small, remote coastal nation in Bella Bella on British Columbia’s wild central coast is in the last stage of shaping a three- to five-year clean energy plan to shift its dependence on diesel and increase the community’s climate resiliency by focusing on sustainable solutions using the sun, wind, earth and water.
Continue reading Heiltsuk First Nation doing ‘heart work’ to tackle climate crisisBy Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Victoria, BC – A new wind buoy being deployed off the southern tip of Vancouver Island could help remote communities cut their diesel dependence.
Continue reading New buoy explores the potential of Vancouver Island’s offshore wind powerTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and elders issued an “eviction notice” to Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen on Saturday (Nov. 27), citing failure to ensure the safety of his constituents including the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en.
Continue reading Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issue northwest B.C. MLA eviction notice from territory
