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Check out daily elections clips HERE (menu to your left)Pembina Institute Reacts to 2011 Federal Election Outcome May 3, 2011 "Mr. Harper's actions on climate change and clean energy to date have
been inadequate relative to the need and the opportunity. To become a leader in
the fast-growing clean energy economy, Canada must implement much stronger
policies than the Conservative government has introduced so far or proposed in
its campaign platform." more. ___________________________________________________________ Missing: Environmental Leadership in Election 2011 April 13, 2011 - Mark Hanlon, Sierra Youth Coalition Election 2011 is well underway and the issues are flowing out of each
campaign platform (or not - depending on who you ask). For the most
part, issues that have been flowing from the major political parties
have been primarily domestic issues. This year, we're not hearing much
about Afghanistan, for example, as we had in the last election. We’re
hearing about the long gun registry (again), economic recovery, health
care and democracy. These are all great issues; but many climate change
and sustainability groups including Sierra Youth Coalition are asking:
what about climate change? more. ___________________________________________________________ Response to climate change and energy aspects of NDP Platform April 10, 2011 Climate Action Network Canada Equiterre The Pembina Institute Environmental Defence ____________________________________________________________ Response to climate change and energy aspects of Conservative Platform April 8, 2011 Climate Action Network Canada response Equiterre response The Pembina Institute response
April 7, 2011
Mike De Souza Concerns raised this week by U.S. President Barack
Obama regarding the oilsands need to be addressed with federal action to
protect the environment and not to boost the industry’s image, Liberal
leader Michael Ignatieff said Thursday.
“It’s not going to be fixed by better public relations,” Ignatieff
said after touring a seniors home in this suburb north of Montreal.
“It’s a problem of substance.” more.
Reaction to climate change and energy in Green Party platform
April 7th, 2011
Climate Action Network Canada
"This is the most comprehensive vision for fighting climate change
and promoting clean energy jobs that we’ve seen out of the parties so
far. They’ve hit all the bases. The Green Party is saying that they
would stop the handouts to big oil and use the money to invest in
renewable energy and efficiency." more. The Pembina Institute "The Green Party puts tackling climate change at the heart of its platform. The
result is a commitment to a suite of strong policies to cut greenhouse gas
pollution, along with national emission reduction targets based on up-to-date
climate science. More clearly than any of the other parties have to date, the
Green Party's platform makes the case for urgent action to prevent dangerous global
warming." more.
le 5 avril, 2011
Equiterre Montréal, 5 avril 2011 – Équiterre estime que la plateforme électorale
du Bloc Québécois, dévoilée hier, présente un ensemble de mesures
pertinentes dans les domaines de la lutte aux changements climatiques et
de l’agriculture, les deux chevaux de bataille de l’organisation.
April 4, 2011
Calgary Herald The federal Liberals plan to establish a cap-and-trade system to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, formalize a ban on crude oil tankers moving
through the West Coast, and develop a clean energy partnership with
provinces, territories and industry. more
Response to clean energy and climate change aspects of Liberal platform
April 3, 2011 Climate Action Network Canada response Pembina Institute response Equiterre response
Harper’s Priorities out of whack: Fighter Jets vs. Green Power
April 1, 2011
Council of the Canadians Canadian
taxpayer dollars slated for fighter jets demonstrates Harper is “not”
here for Canadian interests or the environment, says the Council of
Canadians.
“For the cost of 10 fighter jets, the Canadian
government could power a million homes on green electricity,” says
Andrea Harden-Donahue, Energy and Climate Justice Campaigner with the
Council of Canadians.
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Response to NDP subsidies and clean energy annoucement March 31, 2011 In response to Jack Layton’s announcement that the
NDP will
end subsidies to oil and gas and invest in renewable energy, Graham
Saul, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada has responded
as follows:
"The NDP's announcement this morning that they plan to
put an end to hand outs to big oil and invest more in clean energy is a
promising start to the federal election campaign. We look forward to
seeing the details of these plans, but there is no doubt that Canada
needs to act fast to get on board with the clean energy revolution and a
good way to finance part of this transition would be to end subsidies to
oil and gas and re-invest in safe and reliable renewable energy.
Canadians want a clean future and leaders need to have plans to make
that happen."
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Pembina reacts to NDP announcement on fossil fuel subsidies and clean energy
March 31, 2011
The Pembina Institute
OTTAWA, ON — Clare Demerse, acting director of the Pembina Institute's climate change program, made the following
statement in response to today's fossil fuel subsidy reduction and clean energy
funding commitment ![[external link]](http://www.pembina.org/images/xlink/xLink-external.gif) from the New Democratic
Party (NDP): more
Équiterre suivra la campagne électorale fédérale avec grand intérêt
Publié le 28 mars 2011 C'est parti! La campagne électorale fédérale bat son plein. Les
Canadiens ont jusqu'au 2 mai prochain pour choisir à quel parti ils
accorderont leur vote et leur confiance. Pendant toute la durée de la
campagne, Équiterre travaillera à rappeler l'importance des enjeux
environnementaux et sociaux, et la nécessité d'élire un gouvernement qui
sera porteur de cette vision.
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