I hope this Earth Day finds you in some way connected to the beauty and struggle of the land you are living on. As strife on our planet intensifies and time runs thin, I find myself increasingly drawn to solutions and collaborations of all kinds.
Across our province, remarkable work is taking place to advance both climate solutions and conservation of our lands and water. The Houssian Foundation is proud to work in partnership with many of these organizations, tackling these issues directly.
Clean Energy Canada conducted a poll on B.C.’s clean energy future, with findings showing strong support for renewable energy and heat pumps, and that 43% of British Columbians think we are going to slow on climate action.
The Zero Emissions Innovation Centre, with its Zero Emissions Building Exchange and Building-to-Electrification initiatives, offers positive findings that all-electric homes are cost-effective province-wide, detailed in this op-ed.
Wildsight, a Kootenay-based conservation organization, applauds the creation of an International Joint Commission to investigate water pollution from coal mining. At the same time, the group is sounding the alarm on yet another new metallurgical coal mine in the Elk Valley.
Living Here, a journalism project from Neighbours United, shares stories of individuals addressing energy and conservation challenges, including a forester driving change in Salmo, a Yukoner installing a heat pump, among others.
My Climate Plan introduced their first solutions partner, Mike Nowotniak at Method Air. Mike’s company installs heat pumps across the Lower Mainland. My Climate Plan is also hosting a webinar on April 23rd, so you can learn about heat pumps.
As we reflect on the significance of all this work, I’m reminded of the urgency to act and the necessity of hope.
Happy Earth Day.
Mira