I’m a member of Voters Taking Action on Climate Change (VTACC), a local citizens group lobbying the BC government to take action on climate change. The organization has successfully lobbied to stop the coal plants and is now campaigning for a carbon tax. In a recent budget consultation process, the government received an unexpected call for action to create a carbon tax. Here are the details:

Read the complete Post.

Vancouver city councilor (NPA) Suzanne Anton is the first councilor I have heard use the term “Peak Oil” publicly. She seems to have seen the light considering her comment:

“I don’t think we should be thinking about anything except global warming, climate change and peak oil,” she said. “Everything else should fit within that.”

made in response to her thoughts about the GVRD’s revision of the 11 year old Livable Region Strategic Plan. The full article is available here: Urban, suburban divide revealed in growth plan.

Perhaps we should organize a meeting with her to discuss how we can raise peak oil as a higher priority within the council?