I join my fellow Canadians in urging our federal government to enact stronger global warming laws and policies.
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Acts of Climate Leadership in Canada Praised in Copenhagen
Power Up Canada - Gala event celebrates initiatives by provinces, major municipalitiesCanada’s leading environmental groups are teaming up today to recognize acts of climate leadership by provincial and large municipal governments across Canada. Continue Reading
News Release: President Gorbachev, PM Campbell Call On Canada to Dispel 'Defeatism,'Act on Climate
Power Up Canada; Green Cross International: Climate Change Task Force - International leaders from business, science, arts join call to PM HarperNews Release: Canada Falling Dangerously Behind US Efforts on Climate
Power Up Canada - PowerUP Canada releases comparative report from CopenhagenFalling Behind: Comparing Canadian and U.S. Efforts on Clean Energy and Global Warming
Power Up Canada -Canada has come under significant international criticism on climate change. The Canadian government’s primary and most persuasive reply is that the country will “match U.S. efforts.” Continue Reading
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Power Up Canada - Canadian Tzeporah Berman Announces Vblog from Copenhagen Climate SummitNews Release: Tens of Thousands of Canadians Demonstrate Calling for Action on Global Warming
Power Up Canada - Rallies in 240 cities across Canada, 5,248 rallies across 181 countries in world's largest coordinated political protest in historyNews Release: Unprecedented number of Canadians to take part in world's largest political demonstration against climate change
Power Up Canada - Canada 2nd only to U.S. in number of activities planned for global day of actionNews Release: BC Regulator Sides With Fossil Fuels
Power Up Canada - PowerUP Canada calls on BC Government to Take Action For Clean EnergyNews Release: Tzeporah Berman at largest climate protest in N. America
Power Up Canada -News Release: Former Prime Ministers Call for Green Stimulus
Power Up Canada -The Green Economy Action Fund
Power Up Canada -A bold federal initiative to supercharge growth in the green economy, harmonize with Obama’s five million jobs surge, and incentivize provincial action. Continue Reading
Play Climate Bingo During the Election Debate!
Power Up Canada -Just in time for the debates, PowerUP Canada is releasing a Climate Bingo Card with handy ‘bobble head blotters’ of all five leaders so that you can distinguish good policies from good PR in the debates this week Continue Reading
Thousands of Canadians Unite for Stronger Action on Climate Change
Power Up Canada - For Immediate ReleaseNon-Partisan Citizens Initiative Gives Canadians the Straight Goods on Global Warming And A Place To Be Heard – New Polling Data Released Continue Reading
Time to Get Serious on Climate Statement
Power Up Canada -Dealing with climate change will require steep cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases, in Canada and around the world. Avoiding the worst risks requires reducing emissions more than half, perhaps more than 80%, by the year 2050. Achieving such huge cuts, even over several decades, will mean transforming the world energy system to use climate-safe technologies that eliminate or greatly reduce emissions. Continue Reading
Changements Climatiques il est temps d’agir
StatementPour lutter contre les changements climatiques, il faudra réduire radicalement les émissions de gaz à effet de serre au Canada et partout dans le monde. En fait, pour éviter les conséquences les plus graves des changements climatiques, les émissions devront être réduites de plus de la moitié, et peut-être même de plus de 80 % d’ici 2050. De telles réductions, même si on les étale sur plusieurs dizaines d’années, impliquent de profondes transformations du système énergétique mondial et l’implanta Continue Reading
Former Prime Ministers, Business Leaders, Climate Scientists Call for Tougher Climate Action by federal governement
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 9, 2008, Toronto– With a federal election looming, a diverse group of influential Canadians, including former prime ministers along with leaders in academia, science, business, civil society and environmental advocacy, have taken the unprecedented step of uniting to demand more be done to solve climate change in Canada. Continue Reading
