Sept 15, 2023 – Global Climate Strike
Joint Strike with SCAN, 350 Kingston and QBACC
Joint Strike with SCAN, 350 Kingston and QBACC
Quoting from BankTrack.org: "For the first time since 2019, a Canadian bank is the #1 annual financier of fossil fuels rather than US bank JP Morgan Chase. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) showered fossil fuel projects with US$ 42.1 billion dollars in 2022, including US$ 4.8 billion for tar sands and $7.4 billion into fracking. Canadian…
Sponsored by SCAN and 350 Kingston, this demonstration got above the fold front page coverage in the Whig Standard and coverage by Global News.
Our June 24th Princess St. Promenade booth was a big hit. We had around 160 people fill out the quiz and enter the draw for the Air Purifier. The quiz generated lots of good discussion as some of the climate lessons were unexpected - like Transportation is not a major portion of the greenhouse gas emissions…
350 Kingston and QBACC discussed a wide range of issues related to the Climate Emergency including energy production, bans on new natural gas hookups, how rental properties can be improved in energy efficiency when landlords of student housing have little economic incentive to bring properties up to standards and can wait out complaints until the tenants…
Keeping the pressure on RBC, the world's biggest funder of fossil fuels
2022-11-27 Rally against Bill 23 in Confederation Park!! Defeating Bill 23 is a do-or-die moment for Ontario’s communities and ecosystems. The “More Homes Built Faster” act should be called “More Ontario Destroyed Forever.“