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A Green Industrial Revolution
Climate Justice, Green Jobs and Sustainable Production in Canada Download 1.64 MB64 pages To fight against catastrophic climate change, Canada needs to reduce greenhouse gas…
Few jobs, massive emissions from oil and gas: look to green investments for stronger economy, says report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Accelerated oil and gas extraction will boost profits but won’t drive major employment gains, says a report released…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2012, Volume 15, Number 2 Download 1.1 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Enbridge pipe dreams and nightmares by Marc Lee What are the alternatives…
Moving Towards Climate Justice, Overcoming Barriers to Change: Seth Klein’s speech to the Institute for New Economic Thinking
CCPA-BC Director Seth Klein speaks at the annual meeting of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (an international gathering of leading economists) in Berlin. His…
Moving Towards Climate Justice: Overcoming Barriers to Change
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another
We live on a different planet from the one our parents grew up on, says environmentalist Bill McKibben. Climate change from our rampant combustion of…
Log exports: waving the white flag of economic defeat
As more and more raw, unprocessed logs leave British Columbia’s coast in ocean freighters bound for the far side of the world, a common refrain…
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: new reality check on employment numbers finds economic benefits overstated
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study reviews the economic case for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP) and casts serious…
Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares
The Economic Costs and Benefits of the Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Download 1.9 MB28 pages Attachments Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares — SUMMARY
The Weight of the One Percent
Environment hurt more by super-rich than population growth Last October, two things happened that captured media attention. One was the run-up to the birth of…
Slow and easy will win energy race
It is hard not to detect a note of desperation in the provincial government’s recently unveiled natural gas strategy. In announcing it, BC Energy Minister…
2012 David Lewis Lecture: Generation Now
On October 4th, the CCPA proudly hosted the 2012 David Lewis Lecture, a series that examines the future of democracy in Canada. This year’s lecture…
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