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The World Wants a Real Deal

leadthewaybc wrote 3 weeks ago: I thought I’d pass this along from the Climate Action Network: World leaders are gathering in … more →

Tags: cap and trade, Carbon Tax, Global Warming, Climate action, Climate Action Network, climate change, Copenhagen, global day of action, Gordon Campbell

Throne Speech

leadthewaybc wrote 4 months ago: Hi everyone, Sorry for the delay in posting but I’ve been rather busy and the news has been ra … more →

Tags: Independent Power Production, bad for the environment, BC Hydro, B.C. Utilities Commission, British Columbia, Burrard Thermal, cope 378, election, greenhouse gasses

Minister Lekstrom on BC Utilities Commission decision2 comments

leadthewaybc wrote 5 months ago: Not sure if you saw the Twitter post the other day but the BC Utilities Commission sided with fossil … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Independent Power Production, BCNDP, BC Liberals, BC Hydro, Blair Lekstrom, Environment, B.C. Utilities Commission, Ministry of Energy

Canada "already wired" for PHEV & Burrard trial underway

leadthewaybc wrote 5 months ago: Vancouver City Council recently passed legislation requiring developers to add 240 V outlets to 10% … more →

Tags: 10% parking stalls, bikes, Canada, Cyclists, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Mayor Gregor Robertson, PHEVs, plug-in cars

Carbon Neutral Action Report

leadthewaybc wrote 6 months ago: The Ministry of the Environment, through LiveSmartBC.ca has released their Carbon Neutral Action Rep … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Barry Penner, Minister Barry Penner, Carbon Neutral, Minister John Yap, Ministry of the Environment, action report, carbon neutral action report, B.C.

Saanich beats 2010 target by a year, Cities work to sustainability, and the tax goes up...

leadthewaybc wrote 6 months ago: Here’s an interesting article from the Times Colonist: The District of Saanich has exceeded it … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, sustainability, Saanich, The Tyee, transit, Downtown Core, sustainability Prince George, greenhouse gas emissions, 2010

1,800 pages of complaints...

leadthewaybc wrote 6 months ago: From yesterday’s Province: Ministry of Environment officials lodge 1,800 pages of complaints a … more →

Tags: Independent Power Production, BCNDP, BC Liberals, Minister Barry Penner, IPP, Shane Simpson, rob fleming, Minister John Yap, Ministry of the Environment

Nova Scotia hits the polls, Vancouver puts the squeeze on cars

leadthewaybc wrote 6 months ago: Nova Scotians headed to the polls today. They’re 4 hours ahead and their polls closed at 7 the … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, TransLink, Mayor Gregor Robertson, NS NDP, Darrell Dexter, Downtown Core, Gastown, Vancouver, parking spaces

Transit key to urban future, PowerMeters, N.S. NDP take a page (or two) from BC

leadthewaybc wrote 7 months ago: A New York based group that spoke to a TransLink forum on livability on Monday says that more people … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, administrative, Carole James, BCNDP, eco-smart, NS NDP, Darrell Dexter, PowerMeters, Power Smart

Energized about PowerMeter Partners

leadthewaybc wrote 7 months ago: Here’s an interesting post from the folks over at Google: Earlier this year I blogged about en … more →

Tags: BCNDP, BC Liberals, BC Hydro, Google, powermeter, eco-smart, smartmeter, NDP, Hydro

Will BC Elections turn on Carbon Tax Shift? - only 2 DAYS LEFT!

leadthewaybc wrote 7 months ago: Here’s an interesting blog post from a website called Sightline Daily, a cool website that cra … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Global Warming, Western Climate Initiative, Carole James, BCNDP, Gordon Campbell, BC Liberals, Tzeporah Berman, Mark Jaccard

Time to put the planet before politics - 3 days1 comment

leadthewaybc wrote 7 months ago: An open letter was published in the Globe and Mail today, signed by numerous mayors, environmentalis … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Global Warming, Independent Power Production, BCNDP, BC Liberals, Green Party, David Suzuki, Ian Bruce, MOTHERS DAY

Garbage trucks to run on LNG? - five days to E-Day

leadthewaybc wrote 7 months ago: IMW helps clear the air The 28 diesel trucks that haul Vancouver’s garbage to a landfill in Ca … more →

Tags: administrative, Barry Penner, Chilliwack, IMW, LNG, liquefied nitrogen gas, Cache Creek, wastech, Fraser Valley

Will BC election prove the naysayers wrong? ONE WEEK until E-DAY

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: Time flies, but we’re just 7 days away from that big day- election day. Great article on CBCNe … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Environment Minister barry Penner, Shane Simpson, Axe the Tax, Damien Kettlewell, radiocative, CBC, BC election, seven days away

Leader's Debate Tomorrow - 10 days!

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: Hi folks, Today’s been relatively quiet as far as the environment goes, possibly because all t … more →

Tags: Global Warming, administrative, Bruce Ralston, BCNDP, BC Liberals, Green Party, liar liar pants on fire, Flaring, fugitive emissions

Doublebilled Dishonesty - 11 days until E Day.4 comments

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: I got caught helping my brother move so I didn’t have a chance to post yesterday. But I was li … more →

Tags: administrative, BCNDP, flip flop, BC Liberals, liar liar pants on fire, Keith Baldrey, vaughn palmer, Flaring, The Tyee

BC's Carbon Tax rated top climate policy, and NDP make a semantical error - 13 days!

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: There’s a great article in today’s Globe & Mail that has to have the NDP fuming: B.C … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Global Warming, Carole James, BCNDP, BC Liberals, Tzeporah Berman, David Suzuki, Environment Minister barry Penner, Mayor Gregor Robertson

The New Climate Skeptics - 14 days -- TWO WEEKS -- until voters hit the polls

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: Well, we’re finally here. Two weeks to go. In fourteen days British Columbians will go to the … more →

Tags: Carbon Tax, Carole James, BCNDP, Gordon Campbell, BC Liberals, Two Weeks, Polls, world is watching, irresponsible

BC Hydro imports electricity. Period. - 15 days left!!6 comments

leadthewaybc wrote 8 months ago: There is some confusion here in BC over whether or not BC is a net importer or net exporter of elect … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Independent Power Production, BC Hydro, Columbia River Treaty, C.E., Canadian Entitlement, IPPs, Dirty Energy, green energy


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