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Strategy video update March 2015
In this video Beyond Coal Director Laura Benson and Energy & Democracy Director Kai Nagata discuss the importance of strong partnerships. Learn how Dogwood got involved with our friends ...
My fearless predictions for 2015
When I was a little boy, every year at about this time my mother would sit me down for a talk about my priorities for the coming 12 months. ...
Dogwood reflects
Kai Nagata on Let BC Vote On a personal note, it was a huge privilege to join Dogwood last March. The past ten months have been extraordinary. I want ...
You can’t make this stuff up
On the weekend, B.C.’s Ministry of Energy and Mines posted a pretty audacious media release urging British Columbians to “Stuff your stockings with B.C. coal”. The release paints an ...
Not the kind of port reform we were hoping for
Just when you thought public input into major resource export proposals couldn’t be undermined any more than it already has, you get something like Bill C-43. This omnibus bill, ...
I’ll never forget where I was when the coal decision came down
I don’t think I’ll ever forget where I was when I found out Port Metro Vancouver approved the Fraser Surrey Docks coal export expansion facility this past August. I ...
It’s time we got the meaningful, democratic process we deserve
Wendy lives in North Delta. She’s been there for nearly 30 years. Wendy’s husband Ted has asthma. Ted’s father and grandfather both died of emphysema, so he’s vigilant about ...
Forty thousand strong and we’re just getting started
We had no idea Port Metro Vancouver would approve the Fraser Surrey Docks coal terminal just last Thursday on Aug. 21. While the timing was a definite shock, the ...
Port Approves New Coal Port Despite Overwhelming Opposition
Today British Columbia’s largest nonpartisan democracy group called on local and provincial officials to stand up for B.C. after Port Metro Vancouver approved a permit for Fraser Surrey Docks ...