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BLOG: My Recent Climate Reality Leadership Training
Read more“Thank you, Mom, for doing this crucially important work as a climate activist. Your recent training as a Climate Reality Leader is inspiring, and serves as a reminder of the imperative of taking action, no matter your age or place in life, on behalf of a better future for the planet.” -Kara Smith, 21, daughter of Laura Sacks and Craig Smith.
MEDIA RELEASE: Climate Lobbyists applaud government committee report on de-risking clean tech adoption in Canada
Read moreBetween 2005 and 2014, global trade in clean technology exports doubled yet Canada’s ranking fell in clean tech sales fell from 14th to 19th. The data is quite clear that Canada needs a clear carbon pricing signal to de-risk clean technology adaptation.
BLOG: Vancouver youth connect with community on climate action
Read moreLongtime friends and high school students Rebecca and Naomi gathered upwards of 50 signatures for a parliamentary petition that focus on climate change and youth.
MEDIA RELEASE: Canadians among over 1,000 climate advocates to converge on DC and lobby Congress for price on carbon
Read moreWith the White House rolling back initiatives to reduce heat-trapping emissions, Congress needs to enact a market-based policy that’s good for the climate AND the economy.Building on the progress of the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus and the Republican Climate Resolution, it’s time for Congress to step up on solutions to climate change.
LASER TALKS: Trump’s Climate Disconnect
Read moreOn June 1, 2017, President Trump announced the USA was leaving the Paris Climate Accord. Contained within this post are five short “laser talks” to help everyone with communicating Trump’s climate disconnect.