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Media Release/Communiqué
For Immediate Release: October 16, 2006
(Media Release in Adobe Acrobat format  PDF,
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BCSEA Petition Demands Climate Change Action
VICTORIA, BC--The BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA)
has submitted over 1700 signatures on petitions demanding
that the Federal Government meet Canada's Kyoto commitments
on climate change.
"Our petition demonstrates that Canadians want action
on climate change," said Bruce Mackenzie, Vice Chair
of the Victoria Chapter of the BCSEA. "We hope that we
can convince Canada's New Government not to cut and run in
the face of this crucial global challenge."
The petition calls upon Parliament:
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To honour our legal commitment to the Kyoto Treaty, and
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To further pledge to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas
emissions by 30% below the 1990 level by 2020, and to
80% by 2050, as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
and the State of California have done
Four Members of Parliament have agreed to submit the petitions,
including Denise Savoie (NDP - Victoria), Keith Martin (Liberal
- Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca), Libby Davies (NDP - Vancouver East)
and Pat Martin (NDP - Winnipeg Centre). Current plans are
to submit them the week of October 16 to 20. Signatures were
collected at public events in Victoria, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.
"It is indicative of the urgency felt around climate
change that this petition is catching on across the country.
It was picked up independently by a group in Manitoba and
they collected 500 signatures from local residents and sent
them back to us," said Naomi Devine, Chair of the Victoria
Chapter of the BCSEA.
Several hundred signatures were delivered to Denise Savoie at her screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' at the Odeon Theatre in Victoria on October 10, 2006. [Photo attached]
"The Kyoto Protocol is the most credible global agreement
for fighting climate change, and there are many policies,
initiatives, and investments that can be implemented in order
to significantly reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions,"
said Mr. Mackenzie.
The BCSEA is a non-profit association of citizens, professionals and practitioners, committed to promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of sustainable energy and energy conservation and efficiency in British Columbia.
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For more information, contact:
Bruce Mackenzie, Vice-Chair
BCSEA Victoria Chapter
250-216-7871
bruce.mackenzie@shaw.ca
Naomi Devine, Chair
BCSEA Victoria Chapter
250-472-5170
ndevine@bcsea.org
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