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For Ocean's Sake - Pass the Climate Change Accountability Act
The dangers facing the ocean by drilling for the last oil are in our face right now, but just as traumatic is the inexorable rise in ocean acidity as we continue to emit CO2, and the effects that ocean warming has on nutrient mixing, currents and oxygen levels.
On May 5, after three years of debate and delays, the House of Commons passed the Climate Change Accountability Act – a crucial piece of legislation that will see Canada finally pulling its weight to address the global climate crisis. The Act is now in its second reading stage before the Senate, and facing another barrage of opposition from oil-mired interests. Another delay could hopelessly snarl the process – at a time when we only have a decade, at best, to prevent global warming from exceeding a catastrophic tipping point. Take action.
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Calculate your carbon footprint:
1. Go to www.safeclimate.net - to measure your carbon footprint.
2. Please return to this page and fill in our survey, so that we can help support you in your efforts.
3. Thanks for participating!
--------------------------------------------------------Find a climate buddy - or a whole group!
Why go it alone? When we band together, we can achieve more, and it's fun!
Consider hosting a Sierra Club Small Party or join a CERCle (Carbon Emissions Reduction Club). The relaxed, fun atmosphere at these gatherings will spark new ideas and provide support for making climate-friendly lifestylechanges.
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Connect with other CERCles participants on our CERCles blog:
http://cercles.sierraclub.bc.ca/
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Take Action
- Take action to stop coalbed methane development in BC.
- Take action to ensure we keep the 35-year old ban on oil tanker traffic along BC's inland coast.
- Take action to ask the government to pass the Climate Change Accountability Act.
- Tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice and your MP what you think about Canada’s new climate change plan.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
pm@pm.gc.ca (phone) 613-992-4211
Environment Minister Jim Prentice
Minister@ec.gc.ca (phone) 819-997-1441
