by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
As governments prepare recovery plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis, an informal alliance of over 150 civil society groups, representing collective memberships of millions in Canada, are demanding these plans move us toward a more equitable and sustainable future. United...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News
A scientific review of the world’s oceans published in the scientific journal Nature this past spring concluded that the world’s oceans can be restored within a generation. Through rampant overfishing, pollution and coastal destruction, humanity has inflicted severe...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Climate Action Now, FOCS in the Media, General News
Post by Forests For Climate Coalition (40 groups including Friends of Clayoquot Sound) On September 24th, as part of the global week of Climate Strike actions, over a hundred citizens picketed the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. This action received...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Climate Action Now, Earth Keepers Education, General News
Post by Toby Theriault, Age 15, Grade 10 @ Ucluelet Secondary School. “Let me tell you something adults: look around, as youth we are inspired! But we have no voice. 7 million of us and our government is still building a pipeline, the president of the United States...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Climate Action Now, Indigenous Solidarity
During the Government of Canada’s recent election, Justin Trudeau campaigned on a promise of more significant action to fight climate change. He even marched with the Global Climate Strike mobilization in Montreal. Yet Trudeau is still planning to invest billions of...
by dewolfe001 | Aug 29, 2019 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, Climate Action Now, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
This August marks 5 years since Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine disaster. To date, Imperial Metals has not been held accountable for causing 25 billion litres of toxic mining waste to flood into Hazeltine Creek, Quesnel Lake, and the Fraser River watershed. All...
