Little for Manitobans who need it most, even less for the planet, says Beddome
04/17/12
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Green Party Social Justice Advocate Harold Dyck Responds to Manitoba 2012 Budget
Poor Bite Brunt of Budgetary Bullets
04/17/12
Lights Out For Earth Hour
Time for some reflection on needed energy and climate change policies in Manitoba
03/31/12
Earth Hour 2012
When: TONIGHT! 8:30-9:30PM March 31, 2012
Where: In the comfort of your home and worldwide!
What to do: Turn off your lights and other non-essential points of electrical consumption in solidarity for action on climate change.
About Earth Hour: Earth Hour was started in 2007 by World Wildlife Fund in Australia. It has grown into a worldwide phenomenon. About 15 million Canadians, 43 per cent of the population, turned off their lights last year for Earth Hour. This year even NHL hockey games will be dimming the lights for select games. Visit: EarthHour.org for more information.
Manitoba Hydro: East, West, or Not at All?
Conservation is the key: Greens speak truth on energy in Manitoba
GREENS SUPPORT:
- A new mandate for Manitoba Hydro:
- rename Manitoba Hydro, “Manitoba Energy”
- reduce energy consumption through various programs of incentives and disincentives;
- explore and implement renewable forms of energy beyond hydroelectric power (wind, solar, and other forms of micro-generation).
- require the installation of renewable micro-generation systems in all new residential homes;
- create an independent, citizen-driven commission/task force to assess the effects of past hydroelectric dams in Northern Manitoba and the potential future impact of more dams.
Read more in our PDF document.
Hydro's uncertain future
09/20/11
The financial projections for hydro's new dams are not looking good. "The Public Utilities Board concluded that Wuskwatim's revenues initially will not cover its costs." If these dams are not cost-effective, then why are we building them? "Hydro already envisions hiking domestic rates by 45 per cent in 10 years, and by 70 per cent in the next 20 years, to pay for Keeyask and Conawapa."
Read the article in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Greens Embrace New Energy Opportunities
08/18/11
“Greens fully support having a publicly owned crown utility, but it must be for the benefit of Manitobans. As a crown utility, the highest degree of transparency should apply. Manitoba Hydro needs to make all the details of its export contracts publicly available, so the people of Manitoba can determine for themselves if further exports to the U.S. are detrimental or beneficial,” said Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome.
Green Policy Asks: To Make Public Transportation Fare Free!
07/19/11
The City of Winnipeg should hold off on plans to spend as much as $10 million on new electronic equipment for collecting bus fares from Winnipeg transit riders, says James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.
"Any commitments that Winnipeg's Council has made in this matter should be delayed till after the public has had an opportunity to vote for zero fare bus service in Manitoba, by voting Green with their October 4 election ballots,” said Beddome.
No Nuclear Transport on MB Highways
Ontario’s nuclear waste- coming your way?
Do Manitobans really want 18,000 truck loads of Ontario’s high level nuclear waste passing through their communities enroute to a depository in northern Saskatchewan? Not likely. The time to act is now to prevent this happening.
