RBC Protest (350 / SCAN)

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…

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Princess St. Promenade

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…

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Conversation with Ted Hsu

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…

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Defeat Bill 23 Rally

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.“

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